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Updated: 9.30am Saturday 3 October 2026 – Saas-Fee reopens for skiing today!!

Saas-Fee’s glacier reopens for skiing today, in Switzerland, seven weeks after operations were suspended on 10 August due to extreme heat. It becomes the fifth ski area in the Alps to open this autumn, although only its two highest surface lifts are currently running.... Read more

Poor conditions on the Saas-Fee glacier in Switzerland on its re-opening on 3 October 2026 - Link to Weather to Ski's report on Today in the Alps, 3 October 2026

Saas-Fee reopens its glacier for skiing today, having suspended operations on 10 August – Photo: saas-fee.ch, 3 October 2026

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