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Galen at Saas Fee

Freeride · 2169 m long with 691 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 33° at its steepest, facing NW.

33°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
2169 mlength
691 mvertical
2513 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic, backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Galen

Lifts that reach the top: Plattjen (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, freeride skiing needed):

  1. Ride Plattjen
  2. Ski Plattjen (intermediate)
  3. Ski Galen (freeride)

Where it ends

Joins Waldweg, Kalbermatten. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Plattjen (1 min), Spielbodenbahn (1 min), unnamed drag lift (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.