About Saas-Fee
Saas-Fee is the main village in the Saastal or the Saas Valley in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Its location close to the Dom glaciers and the Allalinhorn provides winter sport opportunities throughout the year. The village is surrounded by no less than thirteen 4000m summits.
Saas-Fee offers 22 lifts, including 3 cable cars, 1 funicular railway (Metro Alpin), 5 gondolas (1 dedicated to walkers), 2 chairlifts, and ski-draglifts. The ski run has a vertical drop of 1,800 m (5,906 ft), a top elevation of 3,550 m (11,647 ft) and covers 100 km (30 km beginner, 45 km intermediate, 25 km advanced).
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For more information about Saas-Fee and its facilities, see also the Saas-Fee official website :
http://www.saas-fee.ch/en/welcome.cfm
http://www.saas-fee.ch/en/welcome.cfm
Access
You can inquire about the road conditions and closed passes on the following information site : http://www.rrop.ch
If you are traveling to Switzerland for the first time, you can find a lot of useful information on the following site : http://www.myswissalps.com/switzerland/switzerland-vacation.asp?lang=EN
Also, if you are traveling by car and are coming via Basel/Bern, it is possible to shorten your journey by taking the train shuttle at Kantersteg. See http://www.bls.ch/e/autoverlad/autoverlad.php
If you are traveling to Switzerland for the first time, you can find a lot of useful information on the following site : http://www.myswissalps.com/switzerland/switzerland-vacation.asp?lang=EN
Also, if you are traveling by car and are coming via Basel/Bern, it is possible to shorten your journey by taking the train shuttle at Kantersteg. See http://www.bls.ch/e/autoverlad/autoverlad.php
Parking
Saas-Fee is car-free which makes it a unique place in terms of quietness, safety and air quality ! There is a large parking at the entrance of the village where you can leave your car. You can take your luggage to the apartment in an electrically-powered taxi or with a handcart.
It will take you 10 minutes by foot between the parking and Cresta House.
One ride with an Elektro-taxi will cost about 20 to 25-CHF. You can call a taxi from one of the free phones at the parking or at the Tourist Office.
It will take you 10 minutes by foot between the parking and Cresta House.
One ride with an Elektro-taxi will cost about 20 to 25-CHF. You can call a taxi from one of the free phones at the parking or at the Tourist Office.