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Resort dossier
Saas-Fee
CH·Valaisless snow sure
Top elev.
3600m
Base elev.
1800m
Pistes
100km
Lifts
22
Piste mix53km mapped
Blue44%
Red46%
Black4%
Freeride6%
AvalancheSLF · 2026-05-08 15:00
3/5 · Considerable
COMPOSITE SCORE
22
Snow0
p(60cm+) · selected weeks
Anomaly6
vs 30y baseline
Travel0
From your origin
Size72
Linked-area piste-km
Fit50
Vibe, terrain, activities
Across the season
How this resort is sitting in the season
Each track shows the typical range across 40 winters. The marker shows where the current week sits.
Reliability60cm+
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Depth
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Temperature
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Fresh snow
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Snow line
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Wind
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Transfers
Transfers
| Airport | Drive | Train |
|---|---|---|
| Geneva (GVA) | 195 min | 240 min |
| Zürich (ZRH) | 210 min | 240 min |
Method & sources
The composite score weights snow reliability against the historical baseline, pulls in live conditions where available, then adjusts for how much hassle the trip actually is for your group.
- 01ERA5-Land hourly grid → daily SWE & snow depth at the resort cell.
- 02Bias-correct against ground stations (SLF / Météo-France nivôse).
- 03Build per-week climatological percentile · 35 winters.
- 04Anomaly = current week vs. cell's own 30-year baseline.
- 05Snow-sure read at the highest-snow cell within ~15km. When most resorts are bare, ranking shifts toward this, surfacing glaciers in shoulder seasons.
- 06Weight + rank against your origin & vibe profile.
Sources
Snow data sources
Ground stations the score is based on.
- SAA4slf
- SAA5slf