Ski Range 1,800m – 3,500m
The beautiful traffic-free village of Saas Fee is known as ‘The Pearl of the Alps’, and rates as one of the finest jewels in Switzerland’s crown.
Few resorts enjoy a more spectacular location than this, surrounded by 13 towering 4,000m peaks, in a delightful valley culminating in the huge glacial snow-bowl of the ski area itself. Completely snowsure, the slopes drop over a whole vertical mile from the spectacular revolving restaurant at Mittelallalin down to the village, making for some sensationally long cruising runs.
Our excellent Chalet Hotel with indoor swimming-pool is ideally located at the foot of the ski area, close to all the main ski-lifts and slopes.
Description
Ski Range 1,800m – 3,500m
The beautiful traffic-free village of Saas Fee is known as ‘The Pearl of the Alps’, and rates as one of the finest jewels in Switzerland’s crown.
Few resorts enjoy a more spectacular location than this, surrounded by 13 towering 4,000m peaks, in a delightful valley culminating in the huge glacial snow-bowl of the ski area itself. Completely snowsure, the slopes drop over a whole vertical mile from the spectacular revolving restaurant at Mittelallalin down to the village, making for some sensationally long cruising runs.
Our excellent Chalet Hotel with indoor swimming-pool is ideally located at the foot of the ski area, close to all the main ski-lifts and slopes.
Ski Packs
Pre-bookable Ski Packs
We are pleased to offer you a convenient pre-bookable service for ski/board and boot hire, tuition and lift passes. The big advantages are that everything is arranged for you in advance, prices are guaranteed against currency fluctuation, and you can relax and look forward to a smoother first day in resort.
Your equipment hire and lesson vouchers will be in your Welcome Pack ready for you immediately on arrival, and your lift passes will be delivered to you either on arrival or by breakfast time on your first morning, so you can hit the slopes without delay.
Ski-school and children
The Swiss Ski & Snowboard School offers a choice of group lessons for all levels. Children from 4 years old upwards can have lessons combined with fun-time in the Bears’ Club, and lunch is also provided. The Marmots’ Club kindergarten takes children from 1 month to 6 years old - advance booking is recommended.
Aprés Ski
Activities after skiing include anything from a sauna or a relaxing swim in the Ambassador’s own indoor pool, to livelier adventures such as husky-sledding, snow-tubing and snow-shoeing.
In the evenings, the traffic-free village centre oozes Swiss charm and character, and a plentiful choice of bars and nightspots tempts you to drop in for a drink or a dance, with the Black Bull Snowbar, Zur Mühle, and Nesti’s Ski Bar proving ever popular, and Saas Fee’s cosmopolitan mix of guests providing a fun and lively atmosphere.
Your Chalet Hotel team have one night off each week, when you will be spoiled for choice with the superb range of restaurants in the village, offering everything from pizzas and fondues to Swiss gourmet food or Thai speciality cuisine.
Resort Faciltilies
The largest Ice Pavilion in the world, and the world’s highest revolving restaurant at Mittelallalin; Leisure Centre with indoor swimming-pool, sauna, steam-bath, massage and tennis; Hannig pedestrian-only gondola for walking, sightseeing, tobogganing and paragliding; curling, ice-skating, snow-shoe treks, ice-climbing, wine-tasting, Feeblitz bob-sled run; good selection of shops, cafés, bars and restaurants.
TransferTimes
Geneva 2 ¾ hours
The Skiing
A choice of modern, high-speed lifts whisks you from the village to the three main parts of the ski area - Plattjen, Felskinn and Langfluh, each of which offers a choice of blue, red and black runs. A funicular from Felskinn, or the drag-lifts from Langfluh, then take you on up to the spectacular heights of Mittelallalin at 3,500m, with its famous revolving restaurant and the world’s biggest ice-grotto. From here there is a choice of sensational, stamina-testing runs all the way back down to the village at 1,800m, amidst some of the ski world’s most awe-inspiring scenery.
Beginners are well catered for, with an ideal area at village level, only approximately 3 minutes walk from our Chalet Hotel, with plentiful blue runs higher up for faster learners to progress.
Intermediates will revel in the high quality snow for which Saas Fee is renowned, coupled with the wonderfully efficient Swiss grooming of the generously wide open slopes. Long, cruisy blues alternate with occasionally bumpy reds for more of a challenge, and there are plenty of inviting stop-off points for a tasty lunch or the perfect hot chocolate!
Experienced skiers will find acres of pristine powder to enjoy after each new fall, three marked but un-pisted ski-routes (shown in yellow on our map), and a half dozen testing black runs.
Snowboarders meanwhile have a half-pipe and fun-park to add to the area’s natural challenges, and can get around the area easily on the boarder-friendly combination of gondolas, cable-cars and the funicular railway.