Saas Fee has opened its glacier summer ski area for its 2023 season and this year says the slopes are open to everyone.
Last summer the centre was initially opened just to race reams for training as there was severely limited terrain due to the exceptionally hot soring and summer in the Alps.
The exceptionally hot weather is now back, but spring 2023 was much cooler so the glacier is in far better shape than a year ago.
Saas Fee operates up to 20km of slopes in summer and a popular terrain park, it's one of the largest remaining summer ski centres in the Alps.
Currently it reports 13.8km of slopes open on day one and a 250cm base. Lifts open from 6.25am with a day pass costing 79 Swiss Francs for an adult aged over 16, or 48 Swiss Francs for a 7-16 yar old.
The resort will now offer snowsports through to spring 2024, conditions permitting, in one of the world's longest ski seasons, over eight months. Some argue it is the first to open for the new season each year, although Hintertux and Zermatt try to never close. Passo Stelvio in Italy and Tignes in France are also currently open but will close before the end of the year (before the end of the month in Tignes' case).