Fiesch switzerland
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Fiesch Switzerland.
Fiesch Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Swiss ski resort Fiesch lies at 2869 metres altitude in the Valais region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Fiesch ski area is snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial Fiesch snow making covers 2km of ski trails, which equates to around 4 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Fiesch (Switzerland) is Geneva / Geneve at a distance of 232km or approximately 200 minutes driving time. Fiesch ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Year round multi-sports and leisure resort with spectacular Swiss Alpine scenery. High altitude ski area accessed by cable car and linked to lifts above Bettmeralp and Riederalp. A six-seater chair lift has been installed at the resort.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Fiesch Switzerland
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 4 runs 15km |
36% |
Advanced Trails
 5 runs 17km |
45% |
Expert Trails
 2 runs 2km |
18% |
Fiesch Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
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| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | CHF? - CHF? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Fiesch Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 45km |
| total length of Fiesch trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | NW |
| direction Fiesch ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2869m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1050m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1050m |
| centre of Fiesch ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1819m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1819m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Fiesch
Skiing Fiesch you'll enjoy 11 pistes and trails and that means approximately 45km of ski runs. Fiesch lifts number 10 with the capacity to uplift 9300 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Swiss ski resort of Fiesch is over 5km long.
Fiesch Ski Area
Fiesch ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 36% intermediate, 45% advanced ski slopes and 18% for expert skiers - the most difficult Fiesch piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Fiesch after dark.
Fiesch for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Fiesch
If you snowboard Fiesch you'll want to know that, of the 10 ski lifts in total, 5 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Fiesch snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Fiesch snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Fiesch for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Fiesch Apres Ski
The apres ski Fiesch scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
4 apres ski bars 11 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 2 saunas 0 hot tubs 1 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Badminton, Climbing, Fitness Room, Judo.
Fiesch for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Fiesch Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Fiesch resort - ski Fiesch by any other name
The Swiss ski resort of Fiesch ski resort is also known as Valais / Wallis Eggishorn and has the following common misspellings:
Fiesch ski area has ski slopes which face NW
The direction which the various Fiesch ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Fiesch ski resort has ski slopes facing NW.
Fiesch for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall