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Live snow report

Saas-Fee

Switzerland · Alps · 3573 m

Current score
4.5
Poor
☁️

Current conditions

Overcast
Snowfall 48h
0.0 cm
Snow depth
119 cm
Temperature
-4° to -2°
Wind
10 km/h

Today's forecast

Hour by hour
7am
☀️
-3°
6 km/h
8am
☀️
-2°
6 km/h
9am
🌤️
-2°
7 km/h
10am
🌤️
-3°
4 km/h
11am
☁️
-3°
3 km/h
12pm
☁️
-3°
1 km/h
1pm
☁️
-2°
2 km/h
2pm
☁️
-3°
4 km/h
3pm
☁️
-3°
5 km/h
4pm
☁️
-3°
4 km/h
5pm
☁️
-2°
6 km/h
6pm
☁️
-2°
6 km/h
7pm
☁️
-2°
6 km/h

Next 7 days

Forecast via Open-Meteo
Today
26 Apr
☁️
4.5
-2°-4°
No snow
10 km/h wind
Tomorrow
27 Apr
☁️
4.5
-2°-4°
No snow
10 km/h wind
Tue
28 Apr
❄️
6.2
-4°-6°
10.4 cm
17 km/h wind
Best day
Wed
29 Apr
❄️
6.1
-2°-7°
0.7 cm
16 km/h wind
Thu
30 Apr
🌤️
5.4
1°-5°
No snow
6 km/h wind
Fri
1 May
🌫️
4.1
3°-4°
No snow
13 km/h wind
Sat
2 May
🌨️
4.7
2°-4°
No snow
13 km/h wind

What to pack

Conditions by elevation

Freezing level: 3,088 m
Base
1,800 m
8°
°C
10
km/h
Heavy / wet
Slushy conditions. Best early morning before the thaw
Mid
2,700 m
3°
°C
13
km/h
Heavy / wet
Slushy conditions. Best early morning before the thaw
Summit
3,573 m
-3°
°C
15
km/h
Packed powder
Well below freezing. Good groomed piste conditions

Visibility

moderate

Overcast, flat light

Quality tags

Light windThawing at base

Air quality

38
AQI
Good
Resort
London

Pollutant breakdown

PM2.54.0 µg/m³
PM106.4 µg/m³
NO₂0.3 µg/m³
O₃94.0 µg/m³
SO₂0.1 µg/m³

European AQI via Open-Meteo. Updated 10:11

Crowd report

No recent check-ins. Be the first to report.

Score breakdown

Fresh snow (40%)0.0/10
Sky (20%)5.0/10
Temperature (20%)9.2/10
Wind (20%)8.3/10
Base depth gatex1.00

Resort terrain

Piste
100 km
Top altitude
3573 m
Vertical drop
1800 m
Quality score
0/100
0% reliable
The luck factor

This week is looking well below average for late April.

How good is skiing this week compared to what Saas-Fee normally delivers in late April?

Below avgAbove avg
3.5/10
vs typical 7.3/10 for late April

What's driving it

  • 119 cm base depth (well below average for late April)
  • No fresh snow in the last 7 days
  • 11 cm of snow expected this week
  • Heavy snow during the day Tuesday — visibility will be low
Ski of the week
All-mountain with some width

Plenty of snow to play with on and off the groomers. Nothing too specialised needed.

This season so far

2 days logged since the start of the season.

Season snowfall
0 cm
-900 vs typical 900 cm
Days at #1
0
Best day this season
4.5/10
25 Apr
Typical season
900 cm
3-year average

About Saas-Fee

Car-free glacier village surrounded by 4000m peaks offering some of the highest skiing in the Alps.

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Frequently asked questions

How often is this page updated?

Current conditions refresh every 6 hours when the cron runs. The 7-day forecast, luck factor, and packing notes are all pre-computed at the same time.

What is the luck factor?

A score comparing how good skiing is likely to be this week at Saas-Fee versus what Saas-Fee normally delivers in late April, based on the last 5 years of weather data.

Where does the data come from?

Open-Meteo, a free open weather API that blends multiple national weather services plus an archive going back decades. The same data powers many outdoor apps.

Does a high score mean the skiing is good right now?

It means the weather data suggests good conditions. Local factors like lift closures, off-piste avalanche risk and grooming still matter. Check resort webcams and the local piste report before committing.

When is the best time to ski Saas-Fee?

Check our timing score heatmap above for a week-by-week breakdown combining snow conditions with school holiday crowd pressure.