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Metro at Saas-Balen

Intermediate · 2395 m long with 393 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 20° at its steepest, facing N.

20°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
2395 mlength
393 mvertical
3536 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Metro is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Metro

Lifts that reach the top: Metro Alpin, Métro alpin (skiing novice terrain to get there); Mittelallalin 2 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Mittelallalin 3 (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 18 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Felskinn
  2. Ride Metro Alpin, Métro alpin
  3. Ski Metro (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Feechatz, SkiStar, unnamed easy trail, Allalin (Sommer), Derbyschuss. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mittelallalin 5 (1 min), Mittelallalin 4 (1 min), Mittelallalin 2 (2 min).

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Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.