Saas Fee (Saas Fee), one of the most high-altitude resorts in Switzerland - is a great place for "advanced" and expert skating. The local ski area consists of 4 parts, the largest of which is actually Saas-Fe (1800 m).
The nearby villages of Saas-Grund (1559 m), Saas-Balen (Saas-Balen) and Saas-Almagell (1672 m) offer less extensive, but in their own way interesting trails. Up to each of the settlements can be quickly reached by bus, and the local ski-pass unites all these resorts. It exists in several variants: Saas-Fee, Grund-Almagell-Balen, Saas-Almagell, Saas-Balen and the total for the entire skiing area. Special discounts for families with children.
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How to get to Saas-Fee
Flight to Geneva or Zurich, then train to Brig or Visp, to the bus "Saas-Fee - post". Time of transfer from Geneva - around 3, 5 hours, from Zurich - 4 hours 45 minutes.
Transport
Saas-Fee can be reached by car, but in the resort itself, car traffic is prohibited. From the garages at the entrance to the hotel, guests will be delivered an electric car.
Trails Saas-Fee
Thanks to the glacier Fegletcher snow in Saas-Fee is always - and this for skiers can compensate for the lack of a large number of trails.Steep trails for the "pros" here a bit, but they can fully meet the demands of skiers of the highest class. From the top of Lengfluh (2870 m) interesting "red" and "black" trails with good snow cover descend, also deserves attention of the route to Platten (Plattjen, 2570 m) and Felskinn (3000 m). Complex sections are located along the edges of the glacier: this is the steep black descent Langflu-Shpilboden, a mighty range on the slopes of Egginer, 3370 m. In general, the complex Saas-Fe tracks are primarily interesting for their relief, rather than steepness.
Saas-Fe is best for medium-level skiers: long and uncomplicated "red" trails are located in Mittelallan (3,500 m). From Allalin to the village there is the longest route of the resort - 14 km. The resort is also interesting for fans of snowboarding: in Saas-Fee there is a fan park located at an altitude of 3400 meters, open all year round, as well as a halfpipe and a boarder race track (3200-3400 m). For beginners, there is a large area of riding down near the station. Having become a little settled, you can climb the slopes to Platien and Felskinn.
Fans of cross-country skiing will find here about 8 km of tracks, of which 6 km - classics, 2 km skates and another 26 km of trails in the region. And also: 52 km of winter hiking routes (marked and prepared), 30 km of routes for walking on snowshoes and 5 km of toboggan run with a height difference of 550 m.
The climate of Saas-Fee
| Weather in Saas Fee on 10 days |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | sen | Oct | but I | Dec | |
| in the afternoon | -2 | +0 | +3 | +7 | +11 | +16 | +17 | +17 | +14 | +9 | +3 | -1 |
| at night | -9 | -8 | -5 | -1 | +4 | +7 | +9 | +7 | +4 | +0 | -3 | -7 |
Kitchen and restaurants
The resort is quite expensive restaurants: both in hotels and "independent". The local attraction is the revolving restaurant Allalin at a height of 3.5 km. According to its owners, in clear weather you can look all over Switzerland, without getting up from his table.
Book popular Saas-Fee hotels at the best prices
| Hotel Ferienart Resort & Spa from 14,204 rubles Saas-Fee Postfach | The Capra Saas-Fee from 41 966 rubles Saas-Fee Lomattenstrasse 6 | Chalet Haus Perla from 27 310 rubles Saas-Fee Saas Fee |
| Hotel Saaserhof from 14 850 rub. Saas-Fee Lehn | Sunstar Boutique Hotel Beau-Site Saas-Fee from 5 488 rubles Saas-Fee Obere Dorfstrasse 30 | Hotel Du Glacier from 4 520 rub. Saas-Fee Blomattenstrasse 2 |
| Artemis from 4 391 rubles Saas-Fee Hanniggasse 1 | Hotel La Collina from 5 811 rubles Saas-Fee Hügelweg 1 | Hotel Jägerhof from 5 811 rubles Saas-Fee Obere Gasse 16 |
| Hotel Europa Annex from 3,874 rubles Saas-Fee Hannigstrasse 41 | Hotel Burgener from 3 164 rubles Saas-Fee Dorfstrasse 43 | Hotel Belmont from 8 394 rubles Saas-Fee In den Chalbermatten |
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Saas-Fee
Tired of snow and mulled wine, you can spend a pleasant morning in the museum of Saas-Fee, which is in the south of the city near the church. And on Mount Allalin there is the biggest in Switzerland grotto with ice sculptures with an area of 5500 square meters. m (the largest in the world, for which it is included in the Guinness Book of Records). Near the ice pavilion there is a chapel where wedding ceremonies are held.
Skating rink, curling, snowboarding, fitness clubs, tennis, badminton, aquafitness, sports center with swimming pool, sauna, Jacuzzi, Turkish bath, solarium, table tennis and billiards, as well as all kinds of alternative winter sports.
Developments
In October, the Snowboard World Cup is held in Saas-Fee, followed in November by the SAAB Crossmax Series-Skiercross competition, in mid-December the Rip Curl freeride competitions take place, in which the world's best athletes take part .Also in December - the international festival of ice sculpture, and in early February - the Ice climbing World Cup .Allalin race - open competition in downhill skiing and snowboarding between Mittelallalin (3600 m) and Saas Fee (1800 m) takes place in late March - early April, and Schneegaudi snow party in April is fun and open-air music on height 2400 m . Photos of Saas-Fee (15)