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Saas-Grund / Hohsaas

Switzerland · Valais · Single resort

Saas-Grund / Hohsaas is a ski resort in Valais (Switzerland). It has 34 km of downhill runs and 9 lifts.

Piste length
34 km
Lifts
9
Base station
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Top station
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Vertical drop
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Country
Switzerland

Piste difficulty split

  • Easy: 23.9 km
  • Medium: 30.8 km
  • Hard: 2.6 km

Details

  • Night skiing: Yes (10 floodlit runs)
  • Steepest spot: 62% (32°)
  • Mostly facing north (25% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.

Lifts: 9

Gondola / cable car: 10 · Chairlift: 4 · Drag lift: 11

  • Alpin Express I · Gondola / cable car · 2,000 pers./h · Seats: 30 · 1780–2579 m
  • Gondelbahn Saas-Grund - Kreuzboden · Gondola / cable car · 1,800 pers./h · Seats: 8 · 1553–2395 m
  • Snowland · 1,500 pers./h · 2404–2432 m
  • Gondelbahn Kreuzboden - Hohsaas · Gondola / cable car · 1,400 pers./h · Seats: 8 · 2397–3142 m
  • Spielbodenbahm · Gondola / cable car · 1,400 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 1835–2452 m
  • Spielbodenbahn · Gondola / cable car · 1,400 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 1798–1835 m
  • Heidbodme · Chairlift · 1,000 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 1830–2344 m
  • Kreuzboden · 1,000 pers./h · 2408–2600 m
  • Furggstalden · Chairlift · 800 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 1681–1903 m
  • Mittelwald · Drag lift · 800 pers./h · 1914–2029 m

On site

  • 67 car parks (8 paid · 1 free)
  • 55 restaurants & bars by the slopes
  • 7 mountain huts
  • 2 ski schools
  • 6 rental shops
  • 41 stops

Ski schools and rental shops

  • Skischule Saas-Fee
  • Skischule Eskimo
  • Intersport
  • Fun Sport
  • Sport center

Historical conditions and snowfall

  • November: Snowfall in the month (average) 70 cm, Snow depth 17 cm
  • December: Snowfall in the month (average) 61 cm, Snow depth 32 cm
  • January: Snowfall in the month (average) 46 cm, Snow depth 44 cm
  • February: Snowfall in the month (average) 47 cm, Snow depth 49 cm
  • March: Snowfall in the month (average) 59 cm, Snow depth 40 cm
  • April: Snowfall in the month (average) 55 cm, Snow depth 15 cm

Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 1771 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.

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