Following Zermatt, Saas-Fee has also suspended summer skiing
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Summer skiing in the Swiss Saas-Fee resort is to be suspended from next week following a similar decision in Zermatt.
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August 7, 2026 – 16:05
At the end of July, canton Valais resport Zermatt suspended operations due to melting glaciers.
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Saastal Bergbahnen will temporarily suspend its summer ski lift operations from August 10, as stated on its website.
Persistently high temperatures have resulted changes to snow and glacier conditions. Slopes and infrastructure can no longer be operated safely, the company explains.
At the end of July, due to the heatwave, Zermatt had also suspended summer skiing on the Valais side of the Matterhorn.
However, some training runs remained accessible to the Swiss-Ski teams.
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Translated from Italian, reviewed by an English Department journalist.
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