Saas-Fee
Opens in 29days 03h02min46s Sun 1 NovSaas-Fee is a ski area in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has 23 lifts (1 funicular, 2 cable cars, 6 gondolas, 2 chairlifts, 8 T-bars, 1 drag lift, 4 platters, 1 magic carpet mapped) and 49.4 km of marked pistes – 23 km easy, 24.1 km intermediate and 2.3 km difficult, plus 4.2 km of ski routes. The lifts reach 3’566 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’778 m, a vertical drop of 1’788 m. An adult day pass costs CHF 84 – Saas-Fee & Saas-Almagell. Season passes: Magic Pass. Season 2026/27: opens Sun, 1 November 2026, until 18 Apr. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 274 cm of new snow per winter at Zermatt (1’638 m, 14 km away), with 77 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground; typically snow-sure from 31 Dec to 18 Mar. Live webcams are available on the official website.
Snow
New snow forecast
Daily new snow for the next 14 days at the top (3’566 m) and the base (1’778 m). Model data, MeteoSwiss ICON-CH and others via Open-Meteo.
Snow line
Freezing level (0 °C) for the next 7 days. Precipitation falls as snow up to roughly 300 m below this line – compare it with the top and base of the ski area.
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Snow history
Measured by MeteoSwiss at Zermatt (1’638 m), 14 km from the ski area · winters 1995/96–2025/26 (30 seasons). Higher up on the slopes there is usually considerably more snow.
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at Zermatt: typical range (10–90 %) and median of the last 30 winters, compared with last winter and this winter so far.
New snow per winter
Total fresh snow, October–May. Last winter highlighted.
Average new snow by month
Average fresh snow per month over 30 winters.
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| Month | New snow (avg) | Snow depth (avg) | Days with new snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 7 cm | 0 cm | 1 |
| Nov | 42 cm | 6 cm | 5.2 |
| Dec | 57 cm | 26 cm | 7.7 |
| Jan | 56 cm | 45 cm | 6.7 |
| Feb | 44 cm | 55 cm | 6.3 |
| Mar | 37 cm | 38 cm | 5.1 |
| Apr | 24 cm | 5 cm | 3.1 |
| May | 7 cm | 0 cm | 0.6 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 249 cm | 109 cm | 70 |
| 2024/25 | 294 cm | 85 cm | 89 |
| 2023/24 | 347 cm | 55 cm | 68 |
| 2022/23 | 172 cm | 62 cm | 5 |
| 2021/22 | 185 cm | 52 cm | 78 |
| 2020/21 | 306 cm | 130 cm | 76 |
| 2019/20 | 382 cm | 90 cm | 108 |
| 2018/19 | 246 cm | 70 cm | 67 |
| 2017/18 | 434 cm | 157 cm | 121 |
| 2016/17 | 191 cm | 38 cm | 4 |
| 2015/16 | 326 cm | 90 cm | 81 |
| 2014/15 | 194 cm | 47 cm | 36 |
| 2013/14 | 548 cm | 127 cm | 106 |
| 2012/13 | 399 cm | 87 cm | 123 |
| 2011/12 | 386 cm | 113 cm | 102 |
| 2010/11 | 165 cm | 48 cm | 46 |
| 2009/10 | 234 cm | 76 cm | 114 |
| 2008/09 | 442 cm | 120 cm | 136 |
| 2007/08 | 260 cm | 78 cm | 70 |
| 2006/07 | 266 cm | 52 cm | 75 |
| 2005/06 | 238 cm | 90 cm | 76 |
| 2004/05 | 284 cm | 102 cm | 100 |
| 2002/03 | 194 cm | 58 cm | 93 |
| 2001/02 | 211 cm | 47 cm | 19 |
| 2000/01 | 289 cm | 80 cm | 90 |
| 1999/00 | 219 cm | 80 cm | 94 |
| 1998/99 | 269 cm | 103 cm | 99 |
| 1997/98 | 158 cm | 64 cm | 73 |
| 1996/97 | 232 cm | 140 cm | 100 |
| 1995/96 | 89 cm | 28 cm | 0 |
| 1994/95 | 295 cm | 128 cm | 99 |
| 1993/94 | 231 cm | 77 cm | 81 |
| 1992/93 | 204 cm | 66 cm | 109 |
| 1991/92 | 162 cm | 61 cm | 98 |
Ski pass & season
Adult day passCHF 84
Saas-Fee & Saas-Almagell. Official price, checked · source
Season passes
- Magic PassValid all season · Season pass for 90+ small and mid-sized resorts in western and central Switzerland
Season 2026/27
Opens Sun, 1 November 2026, until 18 Apr
Starts on the glacier; Längfluh daily from 13 December.
Official date, checked · source · all season openings
Live cams
Opens the official live cams in a new tab. Images belong to the ski area.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue23 km
- Intermediate · red24.1 km
- Difficult · black2.3 km
- Ski routes4.2 km
- Sledging runs0.2 km
Measured along the mapped piste lines. Resorts often advertise larger figures because they count both sides of wide slopes or every variant of a run.
Lifts
25 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mittelallalin 2 | T-bar | 783 m | 3’266 → 3’566 | 300 m |
| Mittelallalin 3 | T-bar | 792 m | 3’266 → 3’561 | 295 m |
| Metro Alpin | Funicular | 1’730 m | 2’989 → 3’450 | 461 m |
| Mittelallalin 5 | T-bar | 643 m | 3’136 → 3’319 | 183 m |
| Mittelallalin 4 | T-bar | 653 m | 3’132 → 3’317 | 185 m |
| Panoramalift | T-bar | 2’248 m | 2’879 → 3’143 | 264 m |
| Egginerjoch | T-bar | 794 m | 2’770 → 3’020 | 250 m |
| Felskinn | Cable car | 3’446 m | 1’798 → 2’989 | 1’191 m |
| Alpin Express II | Gondola | 1’458 m | 2’582 → 2’989 | 407 m |
| Längfluh Sessel | Chairlift | 1’131 m | 2’633 → 2’917 | 284 m |
| Längfluh | Cable car | 874 m | 2’461 → 2’872 | 411 m |
| Morenia | Chairlift | 1’412 m | 2’417 → 2’851 | 434 m |
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| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mittaghorn | Platter | 901 m | 2’468 → 2’691 | 223 m |
| Alpin Express I | Gondola | 2’834 m | 1’798 → 2’581 | 783 m |
| Plattjen | Gondola | 1’845 m | 1’806 → 2’569 | 763 m |
| Spielbodenbahm | Gondola | 1’810 m | 1’834 → 2’461 | 627 m |
| Hannig | Gondola | 985 m | 1’798 → 2’340 | 542 m |
| Leeboden | Platter | 612 m | 1’797 → 1’913 | 116 m |
| Stafelwald 1 | Platter | 545 m | 1’792 → 1’894 | 102 m |
| Stafelwald 2 | T-bar | 546 m | 1’793 → 1’894 | 101 m |
| — | Drag lift | 250 m | 1’778 → 1’870 | 92 m |
| Bifig/Kalbermatten 1 | Platter | 501 m | 1’790 → 1’846 | 56 m |
| Bifig/Kalbermatten 2 | T-bar | 500 m | 1’786 → 1’846 | 60 m |
| Spielbodenbahn | Gondola | 527 m | 1’806 → 1’834 | 28 m |
| — | Magic carpet | 65 m | 1’790 → 1’799 | 9 m |
23 lift installations are listed for this area; 25 are currently mapped in OpenStreetMap and shown here.
Practical information
- Canton
- Valais
- Municipality
- Saas-Fee
- Villages
- Saas-Fee
- By train
- No railway station at the base – plan by bus & train
- Ski pass / group
- Saastal
- Website
- saas-fee.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.0863, 7.9141
Questions
How many lifts does Saas-Fee have?
Saas-Fee has 23 lifts. Mapped in detail: 1 funicular, 2 cable cars, 6 gondolas, 2 chairlifts, 8 T-bars, 1 drag lift, 4 platters, 1 magic carpet.
How high is Saas-Fee?
The highest lift station is at 3’566 m and the lowest point at 1’778 m, giving a vertical drop of 1’788 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Saas-Fee have?
49.4 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 23 km blue, 24.1 km red and 2.3 km black. There are also 4.2 km of ski routes.
How much is a day pass at Saas-Fee?
An adult 1-day ski pass costs CHF 84 – Saas-Fee & Saas-Almagell (official price, checked 2026-10-02).
How much snow does Saas-Fee get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 274 cm of new snow per winter at Zermatt (1’638 m, 14 km away), with 77 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground; typically snow-sure from 31 Dec to 18 Mar. Record: 157 cm (22 Jan 2017/18).
When does Saas-Fee open for the 2026/27 season?
Opens Sun, 1 November 2026, until 18 Apr (Starts on the glacier; Längfluh daily from 13 December). Source: https://www.saas-fee.ch/en/winter-in-the-saas-valley/skiing-in-november-and-december
Which season passes are valid at Saas-Fee?
Magic Pass.
Is there a live webcam for Saas-Fee?
Yes – live cams are available at https://www.saas-fee.ch/de/webcam.
How do I get to Saas-Fee by public transport?
There is no railway station at the base; use the Swiss public transport planner (bus and train) to the valley station.
Lifts, pistes and the map come from OpenStreetMap, elevations from swisstopo. Last update . Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap – how the figures are calculated.
Nearby ski areas
Straight-line distance.