Nestled Snow Chalet
xWay up in the wonderful Switzerland Alps lies a nestled snow chalet in a town called Saas Fee. It is like stepping back in time as you approach the village. Winding your way up the mountain through the endless valleys of glacier and snow you can’t help but get that smiling tickle of excitement in you belly. Then the it really kicks in when you have to leave your car in the car park. As you enter in it just opens up into a place out of some older time. Yes, this old mountain farming town is now a splendid resort town. Filled with activities to keep visitors busy all year round.
In the summer, visitors check into the Saas Fee hotels and prepare for mountain top adventures. There are some spectacular hikes to take. Mountain climbing is at its best here. Others like to bring their mountain bikes and take in as much of the mountain as they can pedal. Then there are the amazing festivals that go on all summer long. There is a film festival usually in July for a couple of days. They show the films that have won awards in the international film festivals. Then there is the food festival that goes on in August. It is a food, wine and light hike in the mountain thing. The cable cars and gondolas are open year round and they start you on the journey with the cable cars and then you hike along a trail that has little food and wine stops along the way.
In the winter this town and it’s neighboring resort towns come alive with the snow. Now you have some real competition coming around. The Ice Climbing World Cup is going to be held their this year in January 2010. It takes place in the glacier village. They build a 30 meter high wall of ice and then enclose most of the area so that they can have stands for people to watch. Then you can get out into the fresh mountain air and see the snow boarders compete in the Style Session. The create a half-pipe and slope to do their competition on which happens in April