News from Saas Fee

Don't miss the latest happenings out of Saas Fee, including new lifts, terrain expansions, weather, photo galleries, infographics and current events skiers and mountain travelers should know about. Stay up-to-date on Saas Fee news and events by clicking on articles from the list below or page through to see coverage from the entire ski season.

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Top 10 Most Picturesque Ski Resorts in the World
Get your fix of chocolate-box villages and awesome scenery with our top 10 most picturesque ski resorts, most of which are found, not surprisingly, in Europe.
9th March 2018
Best Resorts for Early-Season Skiing in Europe
Fall signals the start of snowmaking in North America and a handful of Europe’s leading ski areas open their gates for early season skiing.
14th August 2017
The Art of Skiing
Check out these ski resorts that were frequented by the brightest literary and musical minds.
26th April 2013
Heavy snowfall in the Alps
Over the weekend snow has been falling as low as 1,800 metres in the Alps.
3rd September 2012
Snowboard World Tour event in Saas Fe
Saas Fee will host some of the world's best freestyle snowboarders from April 19th to the 22nd as the glacier village stages one of the last stops of the "Ticket to Ride Snowboard World Tour 06/07". This all-comers event allows snowboarders to compete against their idols and have a crack at the $10,000 US prize fund.
17th August 2012
Saas Fee raises free child skiing age
Saas Fee is the latest major ski area to increase the age limit up to which children ski free. Children visiting the resort will now be able to ski free up to their tenth birthday. Previously children paid for tickets from age seven.
17th August 2012
New, year-round educational trail opened in Saas-Fee
Saas Fee, which boasts 300 days of sunshine each year, has opened a new "Sun Trail". The new run descends from the Hannig upper station - also called the Sonnenberg, or "sunny hill" - down to Café Alpenblick, taking about 25 minutes to make the descent. The run will be open all year
17th August 2012
Saas Fee Ride 08 on July 19th
Anyone who can't wait for winter 08-09 to begin should consider booking a ticket to Switzerland for the The Saas Fee Ride 08. The famous resort which offers summer glacier skiing and boarding is laying on a freesports festival packed with on-slope action form some of Europe top New School freestyle skiers from various international teams. Athletes will gather in Saas Fee on 19th July 2008 to compete in a world class Big Air competition and an expression session Rail Jam.
17th August 2012
Saas Fee Ski And Snowboard Tests Start 4th October
Saas Fee will stage its popular ski and snowboard tests on its glacier again this autumn. During two months, from 4th October until 30th November, you can test the new season's skis or snowboards in the Allalin snow sports area. There will be a choice of equipment from 14 different ski and snowboard manufacturers.
17th August 2012
Snowboard World Cup In Saas Fee
Saas Fee is one of a dozen ski areas in the Alps already open for winter 2008-9. On 30th and 31st October, there will be plenty of action again when the resort stages the 5th FIS Snowboard World Cup, the first FIS Halfpipe World Cup this season in Europe.
17th August 2012
Free Skiing In Switzerland As Snow Reaches Ever Greater Depths
The spectacular snowfalls that have given Swiss resorts a fantastic start to the season have continued this week bringing snow depths at many resorts above two metres (seven feet).
17th August 2012
Wham's "Last Christmas" Video Re-Created in Saas Fee
Everyone's familiar with the well-known "Last Christmas" video from Wham, but fewer people realize the film was shot, more than 20 years ago in the pretty Swiss resort of Saas-Fee?
17th August 2012
Will The Highest Ski Lift In Europe be Built at Saas Fee?
The people of the Saas Valley in Switzerland are voting today (June 16th, 2011) on plans to open the highest gondola in Europe, and the highest lift in the continent too, up to 4,000m on Längfluh.
17th August 2012
Fresh Powder In The Alps
After a month or so of rapidly thawing snow on the glaciers of the Alps, snow storms descended at the weekend bringing powder conditions.
17th August 2012
Freeski Halfpipe Joins Euro and World Cup in Saas-Fee in October
The world’s best snowboarders will converge on Saas-Fee in late October for the opening events of the competitive season outdoors in the Northern Hemisphere.
17th August 2012