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Amenities Saas-Almagell

last updated: October 13, 2009

Resort information / access
Altitude Town / Resort 1670 m
Inhabitants - total: 400
Mountains yes
Accessible by public bus yes
Accessible by private car yes
 
Distance to Intl. Airport
max. 3 h  
 
Lodging all year round
Hotels / Pensions - total number of establishments: 13
Hotels / Pensions - total number of beds: 570
Holiday apartments and chalets - total beds: 1000
Group lodging - total beds: 300
Bed-and-Breakfast yes
Mountain hut / Alpine hut yes
 
Sport and Wellness all year round
Beauty farm / beauty hotel yes
 
Culture / Entertainment all year round
Permanent exhibition yes
Concerts, regularly organized yes
City-tour, organized, on foot yes
 
Other information all year round
Mountain railways - info phone: 027 957 23 26
 
Resort area / Transport installations in summer
Altitude of tourist region from 1670 m
Altitude of tourist region, up to 2400 m
Local transport installations in summer - total: 2
Highest point reached via transport installations in summer 2400 m
Chairlifts in summer - total: 2
 
Sports and Wellness in summer
Hiking trails in summer 350 km marked
Walking trails, flat (wheelchair, pushchair) 7 km
Mountainbike slopes 70 km marked
Climbing wall, marked / Via Ferrata yes
Freestanding rock-climbing facilities yes
"""Other """"in"""" sports (summer):""" Trottinettplausch für Jung und alt auf der Strasse (Asphalt) von Furggstalden nach Saas Almagell
 
Other information for summer
Natural sights: Naturerlebnispfad Almagellerbach
 
Families / children - in summer
Children's animation, organized yes
 
Other information for summer
Technical sights: Kraftwerk Mattmark, grösster Erddamm Europas
Nature / adventure trails on the theme: Waldlehrpfad Furggstalden - Saas Almagell und Erlebnisweg Almagellerhorn
Interesting Link - additional summer info - URL http://www.saas-almagell.ch
 
Top News / New infrastructure winter
Top News winter: Snow-Tubing Bahn mit Tubing Lift. Am Dienstag Abend auch Tubing-by-night.
 
Live Cams
Live Cam 1 www.saastal.ch/wetter/furggstalden.jpg
Live Cam 2
 
Winter sports area / Transport installations in winter
Name of winter sports area: Furggstalden - Heidbodme
Altitude of alpine ski area, from 1670 m
Altitude of alpine ski area, up to 2400 m
Price one day pass adult 40 CHF
Price one day pass children 26 CHF
Ski bus yes
Snow sports school (phone.) 027 957 24 06
Local transport installations in winter - total: 8
Subregional transport installations - total: 34
Highest point reached via transport installations in winter 2400 m
Chairlifts - total: 2
Skilifts - total: 4
Babylift - Number: 1
 
Alpine Skiing
Snow - info phone: 027 957 23 26
Name mesurepoint Station Dörfli
Point of measure ski area bottom 1870 m
Point of measure ski area top 2400 m
Number of slopes: 7
Local ski slopes 12 km marked
Downhill slopes in local ski area with snow canons 12 km
Alpine ski area with skipass subregion 140 km
Slopes for night skiing, illuminated 0.3 km
Level of difficulty of slopes 33 % beginners
Level of difficulty of slopes 67 % intermediates
Alpine ski area surface 500000 m2:
Race course with automatic timing yes
 
Cross-country skiing / winter hiking
Cross-country skiing - info phone: 027 958 66 44
Altitude of cross-country ski area, from 1471 m
Altitude of cross-country ski area, up to 1871 m
Cross-country skiing slopes, classic 26 km local
Cross-country skiing slopes 26 km subregion
Skating slopes 26 km
Skating trails 5 km marked
Winter hiking trails 25 km marked and prepared
Highest winter hiking trail 2197 m
Snowshoe trail 30 km marked
 
Tobogganing
Tobogganing - Info phone: 027 957 23 26
Tobogganing installations - total: 1
Tobogganing installations - total length:m 3000
Total difference in altitude of all installations 220 m
Tobogganing slopes (toboggans only) total 3000 m maintained
Tobogganing trails total 3000 m marked
Tobogganing by night, illuminated 3000
Snow canons for tobogganing installation yes
Public transportation to tobogganing installation yes
Toboggan rental possible yes
 
Families / children - in winter
Children's snowpark, maintained yes
Children's animation, public yes
Children's day-care, organized yes
 
Other information for winter
Excursions on a horse-drawn sleigh, organized yes
Number of Snowtube slopes (Tire-tobogganing) 1
Interesting Link - additional winter info - URL http://www.saastal.ch
 
Data as announced by the local station responsible for all the updates and are without warranty of any kind.