Ski Holidays

Sion 1 hour, Geneva 3 hrs

Saas Fee is often regarded as the poor relation to the world renowned Zermatt. It shouldn't be as it's a great resort, with excellent snow sure skiing for all abilities, an attractive car free village and humming night life. Saas Fee is a reasonable size resort, built in a traditional style. Most of the accommodation is in hotels and apartments, although there are a few catered chalets.

Saas Fee's height and glacier ensure that snow conditions are invariable good, even late season. Most of the skiing is above 2500 m, which also helps. Beginners are spoilt for choice. The first nursery slopes are perfectly situated in the village, so children can ski and parents can sit in the bar watching. It's easy then to progress further up the mountain for more greens and blues. Intermediates have plenty of cruising runs the longest being from Mittelallalin back to the village, a drop of over 1700m. There are a number of good steep descents for advanced skiers and Saas Fee is the end of extended Haute Route from Chamonix so ski touring is a possibility, but a guide is imperative. Saas Fee has some good mountain restaurants, the most famous being the revolving restaurant at Mittelallalin.

For non skiers, Saas Fee has designated the whole of the Hannig area for walking, tobogganing, paragliding and generally anything which is not skiing or boarding.

Apres Ski

In addition to the numerous restaurants, the village has ten bars and four night clubs which remain open until dawn. One is beneath the Feriehart, where there are sometimes live bands and where there is also a piano bar. Another, the Metropol Crazy Night Life, incorporates a pub and VIP bar. Interesting choices include the Happy Bar, with its impressive carvings and the Metro, which resembles a century old mine shaft.

Eating Out

Choice of almost 60 restaurants and bars • Typical 3-course dinner from approx. SFr33 • Fondues from approx. SFr35 • Pizzas from approx SFr17 • Bodum for traditional fondue, the Alpa Hut, La Freme Grill, Swiss Hut and the Del Ponte Pizzeria La Ferme grill

Activities

• Sports Centre • Indoor tennis and Badminton • Swimming • Sauna • Solarium • Steamroom • Whirlpool • Ice-rink with Curling and skating • Sledging and night sledging • Tobogganing • Husky dog sledding

Other Amenities

• The Eispavillion , the biggest ice pavillion in the world and the world's highest revolving restaurant • Cinema • Shops and boutiques • 20kms of prepared winter hiking routes