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Saas Fee or Zermatt for glacier ski test?
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Never ben to Saas Fee. How does the glacier compare to Zermatt?

It rained heavily overnight and is still going so there must be some snow up high. Sun forecast for tomorrow.
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Here are some pictures from Saas Fee today.

A few cm's of fresh snow on the glacier


But dries up further down


Not ideal for off piste. Check out all the crevasses Shocked


Although still a few freshies


View up from the resort


Nice glacier for skiing! Steep slopes (compared to the flat ones at Zermatt), nice scenery and if there had been 20cm more snow it looks like you could ski down to the Cable car station at 2500m which would increase the vertical to over 1000m Very Happy
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bobinch, I think you have to be realistic about what to expect when you plan to go. At anyone time, I would think you could get 1000m at Zermatt easily, particularly as the top lift is 3899. The glacier at Saas Fee is noted for being very crevassed. If you want to test skis then both would be much of a muchnees and I'd plump for Saas Fee, but if you want the chance for off-piste tracks then I'd hedge towards Zermatt.

I'd settle for those conditions anywhere in October...
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JT, despite the small area I liked Saas Fee. It was bl00dy fantastic to be back on skis! Re Zermatt I could only think of the long flat glacier run with the monster T bar back up but I'm sure you're right that there must. Be more than that open given the altitude.

Ski test was just for fun. New skis this year will be for touring with Dynafit bindings.
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