Crans-Montana or Saas-Fee?
Saas-Fee takes 3 of 9, with 4 too close to call. That still does not settle it — only the categories you care about count.
Switzerland
Crans-Montana
A sun terrace above the Rhône valley with a glacier on top and a golf course underneath. Superb views, gentle skiing, and prices that assume you are not counting.
Worth knowing. Gentle to the point of dull if you can actually ski.
Choose it if
A non-skiing partner
About £1,428 a week from London
Switzerland
Saas-Fee
Car-free, ringed by thirteen 4,000 m peaks, with glacier skiing that runs almost year-round. Small piste network for the money, but the snow reliability is close to absolute.
Worth knowing. A small piste network for Swiss money.
Choose it if
Snowboarders
About £1,488 a week from London
Side by side
| Crans-Montana | Saas-Fee | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 72/100 | 82/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 140 km | 150 km |
| Top lift | 3000 m | 3600 m |
| Cost before travel | €1410 | €1465 |
| Families with young kids | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Snowboarders | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 9/10 | 6/10 |
| Budget and après | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Off-piste | 6/10 | 6/10 |
Bold marks the winner. Rows where neither is bold are close enough that the difference would not change a decision. Cost excludes travel, which depends on where you leave from.
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.