*** Welcome to piglix ***

Saas Fee

Saas-Fee
Saas-Fee
Saas-Fee
Coat of arms of Saas-Fee
Coat of arms
Saas-Fee is located in Switzerland
Saas-Fee
Saas-Fee
Coordinates: 46°6.58′N 7°55.75′E / 46.10967°N 7.92917°E / 46.10967; 7.92917Coordinates: 46°6.58′N 7°55.75′E / 46.10967°N 7.92917°E / 46.10967; 7.92917
Country Switzerland
Canton Valais
District Visp
Government
 • Mayor Roger Kalbermatten
Area
 • Total 40.6 km2 (15.7 sq mi)
Elevation 1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 1,621
 • Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Postal code 3906
SFOS number 6290
Surrounded by Randa, Saas-Almagell, Saas-Balen, Saas-Grund, Sankt Niklaus, Täsch
Twin towns Steamboat Springs (USA), Rocca di Cambio (Italy)
Website www.saas-fee.ch
SFSO statistics

Saas-Fee (German pronunciation: [saːs feː]) 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 villages in its neighborhood are Saas-Almagell, Saas-Grund and Saas-Balen.

Its location close to the glaciers of the Dom and the Allalinhorn provides winter sport opportunities throughout the year, and neighbouring peaks such as the Weissmies, the Nadelhorn and the Lenzspitze are popular climbs in the summer season. The community is considered to be a very attractive winter sport destination in the Swiss Alps. Typical activities include skiing, Snowboarding, snowshoe trekking, canyon climbing and ice climbing.

Saas-Fee offers 22 lifts, including 3 cable cars, 1 funicular railway (Metro Alpin), 5 gondolas (1 dedicated to walkers), 2 chairlifts, the remainder being surface lifts (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 (62 mi) (30 km (19 mi) beginner, 45 km (28 mi) intermediate, 25 km (16 mi) advanced). Other activities include paragliding, hang gliding, and tobogganing.


...
Wikipedia

...