Saas Fee
Ski resort · Switzerland
Is it worth the trip?
47Fair out of 100 for your dates
3 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 49 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- glacier
- Coldest
- -18°C
- Wind
- 3 kn
Tue 3 · 49 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- glacier
- Coldest
- -20°C
- Wind
- 3 kn
Wed 4 · 43 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- glacier
- Coldest
- -15°C
- Wind
- 7 kn
Thu 5 · 49 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- glacier
- Coldest
- -19°C
- Wind
- 5 kn
Fri 6 · 42 out of 100
- Fresh
- 2 cm
- Depth
- glacier
- Coldest
- -11°C
- Wind
- 3 kn
Sat 7 · 45 out of 100
- Fresh
- 3 cm
- Depth
- glacier
- Coldest
- -13°C
- Wind
- 6 kn
Sun 8 · 48 out of 100
- Fresh
- 6 cm
- Depth
- glacier
- Coldest
- -10°C
- Wind
- 10 kn
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Forecast: next 8 days
Full forecast- Sun 149, fair
- Mon 249, fair
- Tue 349, fair
- Wed 443, poor
- Thu 549, fair
- Fri 642, poor
- Sat 745, fair
- Sun 848, fair
The resort in two facts
- Top 3,556 mvillage 1,802 m
- 49 km of runsevery grade
Full forecast
every day, every number
We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check SLF.
| Day | Score | Fresh72 h | Depthtop, mid, base | Coldestat top | Windat top |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 49, fair | 0 cm | glacier | -21°C | wind, 9 knots |
| Mon 2Nov | 49, fair | 0 cm | glacier | -18°C | wind, 3 knots |
| Tue 3Nov | 49, fair | 0 cm | glacier | -20°C | wind, 3 knots |
| Wed 4Nov | 43, poor | 0 cm | glacier | -15°C | wind, 7 knots |
| Thu 5Nov | 49, fair | 0 cm | glacier | -19°C | wind, 5 knots |
| Fri 6Nov | 42, poor | 2 cm | glacier | -11°C | wind, 3 knots |
| Sat 7Nov | 45, fair | 3 cm | glacier | -13°C | wind, 6 knots |
| Sun 8Nov | 48, fair | 6 cm | glacier | -10°C | wind, 10 knots |
Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Dec–Mar
Good ski days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Snow by month
| Month | Base1,802 m | Mid2,679 m | Top3,556 m | Coldestat the top |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov | 0.4 m | – | – | -13°C |
| Dec | 0.8 m | – | – | -16°C |
| Jan | 1.2 m | – | – | -19°C |
| Feb | 1.4 m | – | – | -16°C |
| Mar | 1.5 m | – | – | -15°C |
| Apr | 1.4 m | – | – | -9°C |
| May | 1.0 m | – | – | -6°C |
Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.
Map
the resort, its town, photos
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Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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More skiing near here
5 places
- Saas Grund 1.8 km away
- Saas-Almagell - Furggstalden/Heidbodme 2.8 km away
- Grächen 11.9 km away
- Macugnaga - Belvedere 15.7 km away
- Macugnaga - Moro 15.7 km away
About
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About Saas Fee
Village 1,802 m.
A ski resort with its village at 1,802 m and its top at 3,556 m. It has 49 km of runs and 30 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 1,776 m, from 3,556 m to 1,780 m. For beginners and families: 44% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 6 km of black, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a ski school and childcare. For skiers the best months are usually January, February, March and December, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Saas-Fee. Within 5 km we also list 2 ski resorts, 1 climbing area and 1 mountain bike area.
Saas-Fee is the main village in the Saastal, or the Saas Valley, and is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The village is situated on a high mountain plateau at 1,800 meters (5,900 feet), surrounded by a total of 13 peaks above 4,000 meters (13,123 feet) which is the highest concentration in the Alps, giving the village the nickname the Pearl of the Alps. It is a classic ski resort characterised by well-preserved Swiss wood architecture and a car-free city centre. The villages in its neighbourhood are Saas-Almagell, Saas-Grund and Saas-Balen.
From the Wikipedia article Saas-Fee by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
The ski area
Runs from 1,780 m to 3,556 m: 1,776 m of vertical. 49 km of runs and 30 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Saas Fee.
| Easy (blue) | 22 km |
|---|---|
| Intermediate (red) | 21 km |
| Advanced (black) | 2.3 km |
| Ski routes and freeride | 3.2 km |
| Gondolas and cable cars | 8 |
|---|---|
| Chairlifts | 2 |
| Drag lifts | 15 |
| Magic carpets | 1 |
| Other lifts | 4 |
Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.
For families
44% of the km of runs are green or blue.
Within 5 km of the village:
- a ski school: Swiss ski school Saas Fee, 0.1 km
- childcare: no name given, 0.5 km
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The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$2,170–US$3,770 each
about US$2,170–US$3,770 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$496–US$1,030 |
| Transfer | shared airport transfer, return | about US$94–US$161 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$375–US$630 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$449–US$831 |
| Lift pass | 5 days at about US$113 a day, country average | about US$476–US$650 |
| Ski hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$281–US$469 |
| Total | about US$2,170–US$3,770 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
1 min by car · 105 places to stay
about US$141/nightcountry average
About Saas-Fee its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Saas-Grund on Booking.com
4 min by car · 54 places to stay
- Beds in Saas-Almagell on Booking.com
5 min by car · 24 places to stay
About US$141 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 15h 50m
About 15h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 2h 15m by road
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