Saas Fee Switzerland

  • 100km of high altitude terrain, great snow conditions and 22 efficient lifts
  • SkiPlan groups' generous area lift pass covers all 22 lifts and 34 stunning pistes
  • Apres-ski includes swimming, tennis, skating, cinema, museum and ice grotto

Saas Fee is a charming traffic free resort set against one of the most dramatic glacial backdrops in the Alps. And an extremely popular destination for school ski trips to Switzerland. This high altitude village boasts the world's highest underground funicular system, the Metro Alpin. An exhilarating experience for pupils and teachers alike, culminating in a fantastic revolving restaurant at a massive 3500m. There’s excellent skiing for beginners with large nursery slopes at the edge of the villages of Saas Grund and Saas Fee. At this altitude snow is virtually guaranteed, for school ski trips with some of the best skiing in the Alps!

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ski factsSki Facts

Beginners***
Intermediate ****
Advanced ****
Off-Piste Grade **
Direction of Slopes N, W, E
Kms of Piste 100
No. of Runs
Blue 13 (25Km)
Red 14 (50Km)
Black 5(25Km)
Longest Run 9kms (Allalin)
Number of Lifts 22
Highest Lift 3600m
Lift Capacity 21,000 skiers per hour
Snow-Making Yes, 70 snow canons covering 18km of piste
Cross Country Saas Fee (6km); Saastal (35km)
Glacier Yes
Snowboarding Yes. 1 fun park & 1 halfpipe
Children's Facilities Kids club & ski kindergarten
Inclusive Lift PassYes, covering Saas Fee, Saas Grund, Saas Almagell & Saas Balen
Key Card Lift Pass Yes. 5 SFR per person deposit added to your invoice and refunded in resort

resort factsResort Facts

Resort Height 1800m
Resort Amenities Excellent
Vertical Drop1800 m
Transfer Times to ResortApproximately 13 hours rom Calais, 3½ hours from Geneva or Zurich airport.

Piste MapsPiste Map

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School ski Accommodation Saas Fee Saas Fee Accommodation
Azalea

school ski hotel rating Capacity 59Hotel Azalea school skiing accommodation Saas Fee Switzerland

This stylish hotel is owned by Katia and Freddie and enjoys a great location close to the Saas-Grund chairlift and adjacent to some nursery slopes. It’s also an ideal choice as a one party hotel.
Located 100 metres from the Saas-Grund ski lifts and 500 metres from the village centre. For total beginners, there are nursery slopes alongside the hotel. A free skibus service also operates to the Saas-Fee ski circuit dominated by the Fee Glacier. Facilities: There’s a large combined dining room and bar decorated in a typical rustic style with large picture windows overlooking the village.

Bedrooms are well decorated and sleep 2 - 4 pupils. All rooms have en-suite facilities and many are with balcony.

    Facilities include
  • High Standard of accommodation
  • Doorstep skiing
  • All rooms with private facilities









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