1849
Priest Johann Imseng skis down from Saas-Fee to Saas-Grund on self-made wooden boards. He was the first person in Switzerland to ski.
1880/81
The community of Saas-Fee constructs the first hotel and names it Dom (after the highest mountain, which is completely located on Swiss ground).
1908
On the 12th of February, 16 ski course participants found a ski club with headquarters in Saas-Fee called Allalin.
1936
Alpine ski races are part of the Olympic Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany for the first time.
1948
Switzerland wins Olympic Gold in the military patrol discipline. Three of the four team members, namely Robert Zubriggen, Arnold Andenmatten and Heinrich Zurbriggen are from Saas-Fee.
1951
After about one year, the construction works for the road from Saas-Grund to Saas-Fee were completed, and on the 8th of July mayor Hubert Bumann was the first person to drive up the two hairpin turns.
1965
The two Ski Schools, which existed from the beginning of the 60's, are reunited thanks to the mediation of the priest.
1965
The rate for a full day of private lessons is 70 Francs, and 5 Francs for a half-day group course.
1986
The first snowboards are sold and rented in Saas-Fee and the first snowboard lessons are organised.
SRF Bi di Lüt
Our ski instructors have been in a three-part documentary series
Dive into the world of a ski instructor and explore winter life in Saas-Fee – on and off the slopes.
Fabian Zurbriggen used to live as a Zen monk in Japan and speaks fluent Japanese and Mandarin. At the beginning of the season the 43 year old ski instructor flies to China to advertise Saas-Fee in the ski resorts.
25 year old Gabriel Anthamatten dares to jump in at the deep end. He is the new boss of the Swiss Ski School Saas-Fee. This is a big challenge for the new ski school director – now he needs to put his private life behind.
As a child, Steffi Bumann lost her father in the mountains. Now the young ski teacher wants to make a mountain tour to visit the site of the tragic accident.
Like every season, the full of life ski instructor from Ticino, Simone Donati has his hands full managing different jobs. During the night he works on the snowmaking installations and during the day he works as a ski instructor. In addition he has recently started working as an instructor on an indoor ski ramp.