Life on the Piste - The Swiss Traveller's Guide.

This year will bring us the 32nd edition of the glacier downhill races here in Saas Fee, on the 4th and 5th April. Participants from all over Europe arrive in Saas Fee to compete in various disciplines over the two days.  The event itself is regarded as the worlds highest downhill glacier races. The race starts at Mittelallalin which lies at 3500 meters and finishes in Saas Fee at 1800 meters, with some of the participants completing the course in around 2 minutes 40 seconds!  Program Friday 4th April Couples Race - Both participants starting at the same time Club and Team Allalin Races Club and Team Fun Races - fancy dress is welcome and no racing gear allowed! Satrurday 5th April  Individual Event Women and Men Click here to read more info  With the Dom (4545m) mountain as the backdrop it truly makes this race very unique With Saas Fee lying at 1800m and able to ski at 3500m on the glacier it is an ideal resort for...

            With the introduction of Skiers Halfpipe and the Slopestyle events at the winter Olympics this month, and their ensuing popularity, many have started to realise that skiing and snowboarding is about a lot more than just getting down the hill. Hungry for a bit more of the action but already missed this years’ winter X Games? Worry not, let me introduce you to the even more exciting event, The Freeride World Tour.                                     Starting back in 1996 with Verbier Extreme, which was only for snowboarders until 2004 when freeskiers were allowed to enter. Over the years it has expanded to include events from all over the world, such as Russian Adventure in Sochi, Big Mountain in Fieberbrunn and Nissan Freeride in Tignes and St.Moritz. Then in 2013 the Freeride World Tour merged with The Freeskiing World Tour and The North F...