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Visitor experience for Saas Fee in the Saastal ski area.

Reviews15
Overall rating7.7/10
Skiing rating7.7/10

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Overall rating7.7out of 10
Skiing rating7.7beginner to free-nature skiing
Snow conditions8.4out of 10
Family7.5out of 10
Beginner6.7
Advanced8.1
Expert7.9
Free-nature7.9
Snow8.4
Family7.5
Après-ski7.4
Nature8.5
Hiking7
Lifts7.4

Saas Fee, Valais

8.5/10

Visited april 2009 · couple

Beginner7
Advanced9
Expert8
Free-nature10
Snow9
Family8
Après-ski8
Nature9
Hiking7
Lifts8
Saas Fee is awesome. I know it's not the biggest resort, and sometimes it can take a while to get to certain points of the mountain, especially if you're there during busy holiday weeks like New Years, half-term, etc.
Saas Fee offers incredible off-piste runs through all parts of the mountain, including the lower sections through the woods. It's one of the only places I have been where you can almost run into wildlife grazing.
This place has everything and more of what I imagined a beautiful Swiss ski resort to be. A great apres-ski culture, some really nice restaurants, some cool bars. Enjoy Saas Fee.
Alpine charmNo negative aspects!

Review by Mark from Sydney on April 22nd, 2009.

Saas Fee, Valais

7.8/10

Visited march 2008 · couple

Beginner7
Advanced8
Expert8
Free-nature8
Snow8
Family7
Après-ski7
Nature8
Hiking7
Lifts7
Note: Went after it had snowed 70 cm in one week, so piste conditions were unusually good. It was also the first couple of days in April, so the resort was sunnier than usual. Despite variable conditions (everything from foot-deep powder on top to sloggy slush at the bottom), my wife and I had a great time. The glacier runs are far better than Zermatt's, yet the village lacks the charm and authenticity of its more popular sister. The only Walliser houses I saw were purely for tourist consumption. The pistes are limited, and there is a lot of walking to be done. I was lucky enough to find some fresh powder on Plattjen two days after it snowed; even the crud was fun on my longboard. Avoid the
GlacierAccessebility ski-area

Review by Felix from Geneva on April 2nd, 2008.

Saas Fee, Valais

7.5/10

Visited february 2008 · couple

Beginner7
Advanced8
Expert8
Free-nature7
Snow6
Family7
Après-ski7
Nature9
Hiking7
Lifts7
Just back from Saas. Skiing - okay, but a bit limited below 2500m as lack of snow meant only one run to village open. Do a day at Saas Grund...great slopes and very sunny, whereas Saas Fee is cold and sun goes early. Village - very beautiful and charming, with all you could want. Accomodation - stayed at Hotel Allalin which was totally brilliant. Great views, food and staff. Very clean and service was excellent. Bars, etc - apres is a bit light but the Black Bull and Nesti were good but not like Austria (jumping). Metro bar was good later. Avoid Poison unless under 22 and grungy. Overall - nice and beautiful resort with great views. Skiing okay but a bit limited unless lots of snow below 250
Alpine charmLimited apres ski

Review by Mirari from Lisboa on February 17th, 2008.

Saas Fee, Valais

7.8/10

Visited december 2007 · family

Beginner7
Advanced8
Expert8
Free-nature8
Snow8
Family8
Après-ski8
Nature9
Hiking8
Lifts9
Visited Saas Fee in Christmas 2007, with my wife and grown up kids. It is a resort best suited to intermediates as there are not many blue runs. We stayed at the Crystal Hotel La Collina, which had great facilites, and single rooms for the kids at no extra cost. Plus a swimming pool, jacuzzi and steam room. Although the food was a bit limited. The walk to the lifts was a ten minute slow walk or a 7 minute march, we left our gear at the new Ceasar sports shop at the bottom of the alpin express, about £20 for the week for three sets of skis/boots. The apres skis spots are best at the bottom of village near the nursery slops, note that the resort is north facing, so no need for sun cre
High altitudeNo proper beginner slopes

Review by Ian Christie from Manchester on January 3rd, 2008.

Saas Fee, Valais

7/10

Visited february 2007 · group

Beginner5
Advanced9
Expert9
Free-nature5
Snow7
Family5
Après-ski5
Nature8
Hiking4
Lifts6
Saas is an odd ski area in that it is very contained, very high, and very thin. The height can be very difficult for new skiiers as the altitude causes tiredness and breathlessness. It also takes a while to get to the top. However if you can put up with that you will have some excellent runs to play on. Due to be glacial the lifts high up are mostly t-bars and they can be a real chore - one particularly must be one of the longest in europe. There are some excellent blacks but if the snow is poor low downm the runs can cut up quickly. There isn't much for beginners either. The worst part is the red run heading past the mid restaurant. This is a bottle neck and virtually everyone has to ski do
Snow reliabilitySmall ski area

Review by Chris from London on December 18th, 2007.

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