Snow forecast · Switzerland · Valais
Saas-Fee snow forecast
How much fresh snow will fall on Saas-Fee this week, and how low will it reach? The forecast below is for the top of the lifts at 3600 m and the bottom at 1800 m, refreshed every time you open the page.
Fresh snow
A big dump on the way: about 65 cm of fresh snow at the summit over the next 7 days.
Forecast of 2026-10-16 14:27 UTC. Updating live…
The next 7 days, day by day
| Day | Fresh snow, summit | Fresh snow, base | Freezing level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 16 Oct | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3800–4200 m |
| Sat 17 Oct | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3150–3800 m |
| Sun 18 Oct | 5.9 cm | 0 cm | 3050–3100 m |
| Mon 19 Oct | 7.9 cm | 0 cm | 3050–3200 m |
| Tue 20 Oct | 26 cm | 0 cm | 3100–3200 m |
| Wed 21 Oct | 25 cm | 0 cm | 2800–3200 m |
| Thu 22 Oct | 0 cm | 0 cm | 2800–3000 m |
Days in local time (Europe/Zurich). Freezing level: lowest and highest height of the 0 °C line that day.
Freezing level below 1800 m: snow right down to the base. Between 1800 and 3600 m: snow up high, wetter lower down. Above 3600 m: rain or melting on the whole mountain.
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Snow depth map around Saas-Fee
The map shows forecast snow depth on the ground every 3 hours (NOAA GFS); tap anywhere for the depth and the freezing level.
Saas-Fee at a glance
Saas-Fee is a ski area in Valais, Switzerland. Its lifts climb from 1800 m to 3600 m, 1800 m of vertical, so the same storm can bring powder at the top and rain or slush at the bottom: compare the freezing level with those two heights.
Questions
- Will it snow in Saas-Fee this week?
- The table above gives the fresh snow forecast for each of the next 7 days at the summit (3600 m) and at the base (1800 m) of Saas-Fee. It is recomputed from the latest weather model run every time the page is opened.
- How much fresh snow is forecast for Saas-Fee in the next 24 hours?
- See the "Next 24 h" box at the top of the page: centimetres of new snow at the summit, with the base underneath. The 72-hour and 7-day totals sit next to it.
- What does the freezing level mean for skiing in Saas-Fee?
- It is the height where the air is at 0 °C. Below it precipitation falls as snow; above it, as rain. With a freezing level under 1800 m it snows on the whole of Saas-Fee; between 1800 and 3600 m only the upper slopes get snow.
- How deep is the snow in Saas-Fee right now?
- The "Snow depth now" box shows the modelled natural snow depth at the summit and at the base. It is a model estimate, not a measurement, and it leaves out groomed and artificial snow: check the resort's own report for the pistes that are open.
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How this forecast is made
Fresh snow (hourly snowfall), freezing level and snow depth come from the Open-Meteo forecast API, which blends national and global weather models (among them ECMWF IFS, DWD ICON and NOAA GFS) and corrects them to the altitude asked for: here the summit and the base of Saas-Fee. Totals start from the current hour; the daily table runs in local time. Model snow depth is natural snow only. The live map shows NOAA GFS snow depth and freezing level around Saas-Fee.