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Saas Fee, Switzerland

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About Saas Fee

Village 1,802 m. Facts: verified.

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. It is usually in season from August to March. The snow is usually deepest in May, about 21.3 m at the top (3,556 m). 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.

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, shortened. 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.

Runs
Easy (blue)22 km
Intermediate (red)21 km
Advanced (black)2.3 km
Ski routes and freeride3.2 km
Lifts
Gondolas and cable cars8
Chairlifts2
Drag lifts15
Magic carpets1
Other lifts4

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area data © OpenSkiMap.org and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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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From Chicago: about 15 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), direct. About 7 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 15 from the airport to Saas Fee.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 18Oct442 cmglacier-5°C
Mon 19Oct453 cmglacier-3°C
Tue 20Oct5616 cmglacier-4°C
Wed 21Oct6527 cmglacier-8°C
Thu 22Oct6527 cmglacier-10°C
Fri 23Oct5414 cmglacier-7°C
Sat 24Oct442 cmglacier-11°C
Sun 25Oct453 cmglacier-5°C
Mon 26Oct02 cmglacier––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to.

Snow by month

MonthBase1,802 mMid2,679 mTop3,556 mColdestat the top
Julnone22.9 m20.4 m2°C
Augnone22.9 m20.4 m2°C
Sepnone22.9 m20.4 m-2°C
Octnone22.9 m20.5 m-7°C
Nov0.4 m23.0 m20.7 m-13°C
Dec0.8 m23.2 m20.9 m-16°C
Jan1.2 m23.3 m21.1 m-19°C
Feb1.4 m23.3 m21.1 m-16°C
Mar1.5 m23.4 m21.2 m-15°C
Apr1.4 m23.4 m21.2 m-9°C
May1.0 m23.4 m21.3 m-6°C
Junnone22.9 m20.8 m1°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.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 2h 15 by road. About 15h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Ski Saas Fee

    glacier only, a few high runs, 16 cm fresh, -4°C at the top.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Ski Saas Fee

    glacier only, a few high runs, 27 cm fresh, -8°C at the top.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Ski Saas Fee

    glacier only, a few high runs, 27 cm fresh, -10°C at the top.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Ski Saas Fee

    glacier only, a few high runs, 14 cm fresh, -7°C at the top.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Ski Saas Fee

    glacier only, a few high runs, 2 cm fresh, -11°C at the top.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 2h 15 by road. About 15h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,735–£3,040 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£440–£915
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Transfershared airport transfer, return£70–£120
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£285–£475
Food7 days eating out£340–£630
Lift pass5 days£355–£485
Ski hire5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£210–£350
Total£1,735–£3,040

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Saas-Fee

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