ENDURO HEAVEN 51 Cover: The Saas-Fee Guides offer mountain bike tours on the hidden trails of the Saas Valley.H e smiles through the dust his bike has kicked up around him. As summer dawns, what were once untracked powderslopes for freeriders turn into perfect dusty trails formountain bikers. What makes for the ideal bike trail?It should be technically demanding, but above all,have proper flow. That’s the magic combo for forty-three-year-old Martin and his buddies. The group, allfamily men hailing from the Bern area, often meetup to ride; sometimes in Emmental, sometimes inGraubünden. \"No matter where we go, the mostimportant thing for us is that the flow is just right,\"says Martin. The Saas Valley hasn’t always been ontheir radar, but now that it is the friends, thirty-eight-year-old Ueili tells us, find it \"hard to believe that wewere the only ones here today”.The Hohsaas cable cars carry bikes all the way to thetop, making biking at over 3,000 metres a breeze inthe Saas Valley. From here, a descent of over 1500m
52 SAAS-FEE GUIDES . SUMMER 2018takes you all the way down to Saas-Grund, along mountain peaks and snowboard descents, butone-and-a-half-metre-wide paths, meandering he soon discovered the valley’s exquisitelythrough the winter ski area, set among eighteen tangled bike paths. Kyle’s roots as a BMXerpristine snow-covered four-thousanders. What certainly come in handy on the tricky, windingthe gondola saves in terms of a rider’s energy, routes. Back home in the village of Kirriemuir,the snaking paths certainly demand from their northeastern Scotland, Kyle and his friendsriding skill. What’s more, those who are willing spent time in the woods, building jumps to hit onto shoulder their bikes and climb a few vertical their BMXs. Soon enough, a friend introducedmetres will discover yet more possibilities. him to bigger bikes and racing. Finally, after completing a bricklaying apprenticeship, he hadENDURO TRAILS INSTEAD OF BIKE PARKS saved enough money to buy his first mountainTerrain which was considered unrideable a few bike. \"I don’t want to think about how muchyears ago is now actively sought out. Of course money I spent on rental bikes before that,\" saysthat’s partly down to ever-advancing bike Kyle, laughing.design and quality. But not entirely. The last fewyears have borne witness to a clear shift in the THOSE IN-THE-KNOW ARE IMPRESSEDfocus of the bike scene: away from artificially Kyle doesn’t much miss the soggy trails anddesigned bike parks with their wooden ramps, dense forests of his homeland: \"Everythingtowards untouched trails and their more natural here is much more open and natural. We aresettings. Enduro is fast becoming the dominant so lucky.\" Renowned bike magazine, Ride,discipline in mountain biking, a trend confirmed certainly agrees; and with a circulation of 14,000 copies, it is the most influential bike publication “Natural trails, wide- open terrain, and long descents: What more could you ask for?” Kyle Harris, bike guideby taking a look at downhill events where in Switzerland. Their editors recently devotedparticipation numbers have stagnated and even twelve pages to their trip to the Saas Valley lastdeclined in some cases. Meanwhile, at Enduro autumn. \"While other regions are having to reachevents numbers are steadily growing. deep to create enough trails to keep guests interested, everything is already here,\" say theWHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR? folks from Ride.Beyond the reach of the valley’s gondolas,there are many hidden treasures waiting for We have the valley’s long history of settlementtrail enthusiasts. Full downhill mode might to thank for that: for centuries, pastoralists andonly be an option during March’s Glacier Bike mule-drivers - as well as the sheep and goats -Downhill (see One Hell of a Ride, Saas-Fee have been trail builders, determinedly clearingGuides Magazine issue no. 1) but nevertheless, their way to the alpine pastures. Today, localthe Saas Valley boasts around 150 kilometres councils, mountain guides and those operatingof trails to keep bikers entertained. For those the SAC mountain huts share responsibilitywilling to hike, the options are endless. \"At for taking care of the paths. And unlike withthe beginning, the possibilities really blew me traditional destination bike spots, overcrowdingaway,\" admits twenty-five-year-old Kyle Harris, is not an issue on the Saas Valley’s trails. Justnow a bike guide with the Saas-Fee Guides. like the Bernese group we interviewed, the RideThe Scot first came to the Saas Valley in 2016 editors were baffled that they didn’t come acrossand immediately fell in love: at first with the more mountain bikers with the same idea, \"if only people knew what was on offer here”
ENDURO HEAVEN 53 OPPOSITE PAGE: GOOD TO KNOWCentre: The network If you would like to discover the hidden biking of rideable trails gems of the Saas Valley for yourself, it’s best in the Saas Valley to start with a guide. Prices start from CHF 30.- per person per hour (maximum six per extends for 150 group) and CHF 80.- per hour for private kilometres. tours (for 1 to 2 people). Top: The Saas-Fee For more information: Guides offer guided www.saasfeeguides.com bike tours. Bottom: Trails to [email protected] begin atthe Hohsaas gondola +41 27 957 44 64 top station, at over 3,000 metres above Saas-Fee Guides AG Obere Dorfstrasse 53 sea level. 3906 Saas-Fee THIS PAGE: Switzerland Right: A descent of1,500 vertical metres in a single trail: the norm in the Saas Valley.
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56 SAAS-FEE GUIDES . SUMMER 2018 A TRAIL ACROSS THE ICE The well-marked path between Restaurant Mattmark and the Britannia Hut traverses two glaciers. The route offers the chance to see ibex and marmots aplenty. Photos: Ellen Amann & Dario Andenmatten Text: Patrick Gasser Translation: Danielle Moore & Adam Spensley A STUNNING VISTA The path up to the Britannia Hut starts along the western edge of the lake, leading through a tunnel in the rock and, before long, branching off onto the route towards Schwarzberg. This white- red-white marked mountain trail ascends to the 2,868-metre-high Schwarzbergchopf, and presents more of a challenge with some notably steep and exposed parts. By this point, you’ll likely be glad of a sturdy pair of hiking boots to provide some much-needed stability. The Schwarzbergchopf is an ideal place for a rest, especially given the magnificent views it provides of the mountains surrounding Lake Mattmark. It’s important to note that from this point on, the route markings switch to white-blue-white. From the foot of the Üssere Turu, you begin to traverse the scree and snowfields of the Allalin GlacierF or forty-six-year-old Dario Andenmatten, early summer is a demanding time. The manager of the Britannia Hut has the arduous task of distributing sixty blue posts across the Hohlaub and Allalin glaciers. These blue poles signpost one of the most beautiful trails in the whole of the Saas Valley: the Glacier Trail. It takes just thirty minutes on the PostBus to get from Saas-Fee to the artificial Lake Mattmark, where the trail begins. In 1967, the construction of the dam was completed, blocking the path of the Saaser Vispa and creating a sizable reservoir sitting at 2,197 metres above sea level. Restaurant Mattmark can be found at the western end of the dam and marks a great spot for a morning coffee. Alongside which, one of their famous Crémeschnitte (vanilla custard cream cakes) - renowned throughout the Saas Valley - is a must.
GOOD TO KNOW OPPOSITE PAGE: A TRAIL ACROSS THE ICE 57From Restaurant Mattmark, the ascent Feature image: Thealong the Glacier Trail to Britannia Glacier Trail passes \"The glacier is constantlyHut takes approximately four hours. changing.\"Of course, the Glacier Trail can also over the Allalinbe walked from top to bottom: from Glacier (left) and Dario Andenmatten, Britannia Hut managerthe Britannia Hut, the descent to the Hohlaub GlacierRestaurant Mattmark takes around an (background, right- spot ibex, if you haven’t been lucky enoughhour less than the ascent. From the already. On arrival at the Britannia Hut, thetop of the Felskinn cable car, it takes hand side). hosts will be waiting with a rösti cooked toapproximately an hour and a half to Middle (left): The perfection or perhaps a nice, cold beer. Thewalk to Britannia via a well-kept path. path across the ice Britannia Hut is one of the Alps’ most famousWith a Citizens’ Pass, guests are able is marked with blue refuges and it serves as the starting pointto use the Felskinn cable car, and for a number of high-alpine tours. Overnightmany others in the Saas Valley, for poles. guests can look forward to witnessing afree after your first night’s stay. Bottom: The glorious sunrise, rested and ready to take on stunning view back the return to Saas-Fee. It’s possible to reachGUIDED HIGH-ALPINE HIKES WITH over Lake Mattmark the village on foot, by first following a well-SAAS-FEE GUIDES AND WEGAW and the surrounding marked trail to Platjen, and then making yourFancy hiking with the locals? Online way down from there. The alternative optionplatform WeGaw brings together mountains. is the Hüttenweg, which leads throughlovers of the outdoors to organize the snowfields of the Chessjen Glacier togroup expeditions. This season, THIS PAGE: Felskinn where the cable car back to Saas-selected tours will take place in Top: You may well Fee awaits.association with Saas-Fee Guides. encounter ibex on theFor more information: Glacier Trail. Middle: Dario www.wegaw.ch Andenmatten replaces a route www.saasfeeguides.com marker. [email protected] Bottom: The SAC Britannia Hut: the +41 27 957 44 64 start or end point of Saas-Fee Guides AG the Glacier Trail. Obere Dorfstrasse 53 3906 Saas-Fee Switzerlandplateau. Between the snow and debris, blueice glints as glacial meltwater disappears intothe narrow crevasses of the mountain trail.\"The glacier is constantly changing,\" saysDario Andenmatten. Stark reductions in theice level were particularly visible from theGlacier Trail during the exceptionally warmsummer of 2017. At one stage, the ice sheetlost more than a metre of thickness within aweek. As a result, Dario - who is responsiblefor maintaining the Glacier Trail - must redrillthe route markers into the ice as it recedes.A HÜTTEN-RÖSTI IS THE ULTIMATEREWARDThe Glacier Trail has been a marked hikingroute since 2014. Neither crampons nor ropeis needed to traverse the Allalin Glacier, orthe Hohlaub Glacier which follows. Havingcrossed these relatively flat stretches of ice,a steeper slope continues to the BritanniaHut, the trail’s final destination, situated at animpressive 3,030 metres. At different stagesof the walk you’ll hear the whistle of marmotsand likely cross paths with chamois; whilethe final stretch offers a great chance to
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62 SAAS-FEE GUIDES . SUMMER 2018THE FLOATINGBASECAMP Our mountain guide Michi Schwarzl is also an experienced sailor. In the summer he offers trips on the Mediterranean which combine sailing with a diverse range of activities including climbing and hiking. Photos: Provided by Michi Schwarzl Text: Patrick Gasser Translation: Danielle Moore & Adam Spensley
THE FLOATING BASECAMP 63 Title page: When it comes to excursions with skipper and mountain guide Michi Schwarzl, the boat itself is more than just a way of getting to your destination; the journey there is where the adventure begins.
64 SAAS-FEE GUIDES . SUMMER 2018 especially, would soon get bored.\" For them, active holidays are on the agenda year-round: \"Michi recently took the kids onT he water is so clear that you can see the pristine white their first ski tour,\" says Géraldine. After some initial hesitation, sand three metres below its surface. A pleasant breeze the kids were thrilled to reach their first ever summit on the blows by as skipper Michi Schwarzl, fifty, loads climbing Fluchthorn, near Saas-Fee, even raving about the experience gear into a dinghy. The elegant yacht is anchored in a bay off while basking in the mediterranean sun. the east coast of Sardinia. \"This is a real local gem,\" says Michi. It is the end of May and waves lap gently against the sands The relaxed pace of sailing leaves plenty of time for daydreaming, of the near-deserted beach. Géraldine, fifty-three, Marcel, fifty- especially as the sun sinks below the horizon of the sea. five, and their two children, fifteen-year-old Sarah, and thirteen- Sardinian wine and sheep's cheese complete a perfect day. year-old Reto, disembark to feel wet sand between their toes. Michi ensures that the guests’ schedule is very much flexible, The bay is bordered by cliffs which rise steeply at one end of adapting it to individual preferences. Options might include golf the sandy beach. It’s a climbing paradise with private sea views. and sightseeing in the historic town of Bonifacio on the southern tip of the island; hiking the impressive volcanoes of Sicily; or, Michi has been sailing for more than twenty years. Born in this quartet, climbing in Sardinia. Michi is convinced that while Graz, Austria, he and his family now reside in Saas-Fee. An “boats are the most relaxing way of getting around,” they also avid mountain guide, he has led hundreds of guests to summits and on ski tours with the Saas-Fee Guides. It wasn’t, however, an obvious choice of career for someone who grew up in the southeastern part of the Alpine republic. Schladming, his nearest ski area, is at least an hour and a half’s drive away from where he grew up. \"It was my mother that introduced me to the mountains,\" Michi reveals. He first qualified as a ski instructor through an Austrian state training course, but was soon working his way through courses for aspiring mountain guides, and today he holds the highest possible guiding qualifications. Of course, his passion for exploring doesn’t stop with the mountains: Michi inherited a love of sailing from his father. This might seem another curious choice, Austria is, after all, a landlocked country, but in reality, the Mediterranean is only four hours’ drive from Graz.LIVING THE DAYDREAMPerfect climbing rocks, right on theSardinian coast. Marcel climbs andGéraldine belays, securing her partnerfrom below. Reto mirrors his motherwhilst Sarah climbs above. A visiblyproud Michi shouts the occasional wordof support. The whole family has beenbeen taking climbing lessons from Michifor the last few years, learning all theright knots, roping and safety techniques.Each July, the family spends a week inthe mountain village of Saas-Fee. \"Welike to keep active while on holiday,\"says Marcel, \"otherwise the children,
OPPOSITE PAGE: 65Top: Swimming in the crystal clear waters ofSardinia. serve as ideal floating basecamps forMiddle left: Mountain biking in Corsica. all sorts of expeditions ashore. And ifMiddle right: The volcanic island of Sicily you’re interested, you can lend skipperoffers an incredible range of hikes. Michi a hand. \"I welcome assistance, byBottom (centre): Stunning: The sun setting all means, but sailing experience isn’tover the the sea off the coast of Sardinia. required on these expeditions\" he says. In partnership with a charter company,THIS PAGE: the mountain guide and skipper rents aTop: An incredible backdrop for a hike in boat to fit the guests’ needs. A fifteen toSardinia. twenty metre yacht is the usual groups ofMiddle:The floating basecamp allows for 6 to 8 guests. \"These adventures areadventurers to reach otherwise inaccessible ideal for groups of friends and families,\"destinations. says Michi. But also for singles andRight: Mountain guide and skipper Michi couples.\"Schwarzl knows the very best places to anchorall over the Mediterranean. \"Sailing boats are the most relaxing way of getting around.\" Michi Schwarzl, mountain guide and skipper GOOD TO KNOW Inquiries about Michi’s individually tailored sailing tours can be sent directly to the Saas-Fee Guides. For more Information: www.saasfeeguides.com [email protected] +41 27 957 44 64 Saas-Fee Guides AG Obere Dorfstrasse 53 3906 Saas-Fee Switzerland
66 SAAS-FEE GUIDES . SUMMER 2018Cover photo:Dawn under the Allalin.The park shapers put thefinal touches on the kick-ers before the world’s bestfreestylers take to them fortraining.T he smell of freshly cut grass of summer. In mid-July, the glacier ski glacial slopes of Saas-Fee since he was drifts through the air. The sports area below Allalinhorn opens and ski 13 years old. \"Being able to train here is ground, a winter meeting point teams from all over the world travel to a huge advantage for the Swiss team,\" for ski instructors and their students, Saas-Fee to take advantage of some says Ramon. now plays hosts to the local kids’ of the best training available in those football training sessions. Beside them, barren summer months. However, As time goes on, Northern Hemisphere teenagers dive left and right in the Ramon Zenhäusern, twenty-six, travels options for essential summer training are sand, in committed attempts to return a in from just 45 minutes away. In 2018, becoming few and far between. With the beach volleyball. It’s early August, and Ramon, who hails from Bürchen, retreat of glaciers throughout the Alps, although the snow of Saas-Fee’s winter Valais, brought home an Olympic silver most summer ski resorts have had to may seem far away, in reality it’s only medal in slalom and gold in the team close down, a situation which is echoed 1,400 vertical metres above the bustle competition. He’s been a regular on the across North America. Even Saas-Fee is
A SUMMERTIME GOLDMINE 67A SUMMERTIME GOLDMINE The guest list for Saas-Fee’s summer ski area reads like a who’s who of the winter sports elite. No less than 41 medal winners from the 2018 Olympic games made it a regular training ground. Photos: Finnegan Laver, Boen Ferguson, Kobi Würsch, Patrick Gasser & Swiss Ski, Text: Patrick Gasser Translation: Danielle Moore & Adam Spensleynot immune: in the 90s, the summer ski A SUMMER OF 4,000 GATES each and every summer training on thearea was forced to shift upwards to almost In the summer, hundreds of red and Fee Glacier, lapping 4,000 gates day3,500 metres above sea level. In part, blue poles protrude from the ice of the in day out. \"Together, the terrain andthis move was facilitated by the opening Fee Glacier. A daily ‘stock exchange’ snow work to simulate World Cup raceof the Metro Alpin in 1984, originally built decides which team trains where and conditions all summer long,\" he explains;to serve the resort’s new - and higher - at sunrise, the respective coaches start and his medals show that advantage canski area at Mittelallalin; but crucially, the marking out training courses. Eighty race be decisive in the fight for hundredths ofold summer slopes between Egginger teams from all over the world train side a second.and Felskinn had become unusable due by side. Stars like slalom pros Henrikto glacial retreat. Kristoffersen, from Norway, and Andre RAPID PROGRESSION Mhyrer, from Sweden, train right next to Speed is not the only ambition to be the local junior hopefuls. Ramon spends found at the foot of Allalinhorn. Impressive
68 SAAS-FEE GUIDES . SUMMER 2018mounds of snow form autumn, the Fee Glacier is they display is clearly THIS PAGE:the jumps, half-pipe and home to the only usable appreciated by the athletes, Top left: Sarah Höfflin at the Olympicstaircase-like obstacles of the half pipe in the whole of the \"this summer snow park is Winter Games…summer snow park, features northern hemisphere. So it's one of the best in the world,\" Top right: …taking home a goldwhich are to a freestyler what no surprise that superstars claims freeskier, Jonas medal in Ski Slopestyle.slalom gates and startlines like Swiss snowboarder and Hunziker. Last February, Bottom: Top athletes from all over theare to a racer: their stage. 2014 Olympic champion Iouri the Bernese Oberlander world train in Saas-Fee’s snow parkBut rather than racing the Podlatchikov, and US freeskier each summer.clock, competitive freestylers and American double Olympic \"I can truly expressbattle for points; the more champion David Wise (2014 my creativity at work,\" OPPOSITE PAGE:challenging the tricks and and 2018), decide to make Top right: US snowboarder Redmondthe better their execution, the Saas-Fee their base for pre- Kobi Würsch, park shaper Gerard was a surprise Olympic goldhigher a run scores. Season season practise. medalist in Snowboard Slopestyle.on season, the difficulty of the accompanied his team to He, too, spent his autumn trainingtricks attempted is stepped 600 HOURS TO BUILD the Olympic Games in South at the Stomping Ground Sessions inup, and skiers without THE PERFECT PARK Korea, and finished tenth Saas-Fee.something new to show A team of four snowcat in Slopestyle. Sarah Höfflinrisk getting left in the dust. drivers takes care of and Mathilde Gremaud,Combinations of three flips the maintenance and who also call Saas-Fee’sand four rotations in a single construction of the summer summer park their trainingtrick have become par for the snow park. On top of which, ground, claimed gold andcourse in the repertoire of a sizeable team is employed silver medals respectivelymost professionals. to apply the finishing touches in a double victory for manually, equipped with Switzerland. Jonas sums itIn part, the rapid development rakes and shovels. \"It never up well, explaining that \"theof snowboarding and gets boring,\" says thirty- team’s success in recentfreeskiing is fueled by three-year-old Kobi Würsch. years is largely down to theever-growing parks. When The trained joiner and outstanding summer park atSnowboarder Gian Simmen passionate snowboarder our disposable in Saas-Fee\".won a 1998 Olympic gold in has been building jumps forNagano, Japan, the halfpipe the world's elite with snowstood at just three and a half and ice for years now. \"I canmetres high. Nowadays, the truly express my creativitywalls of a pipe rise to almost at work,\" says Kobi of hisseven metres. However, since “dream job”.construction and maintenancerelies on specialized Before opening the summermachines, it doesn’t snow park in 2017 Kobi andcome cheap. As a result, his team put in around 600snowsports professionals hours of labour, 500 of themare finding it increasingly with the Snowcat, to get thedifficult to find suitable parks various elements built toto train in. In fact, come early perfection. The commitment
A SUMMERTIME GOLDMINE 69\"Being able to train here is a huge advantage for the Swiss team,\" Ramon Zenhäusern, two-time Olympic medal winner 2018\"This summer snow park is one of the best in the world.\" Jonas Hunziker, Olympic athlete 2018 OLYMPIC MEDAL WINNERS WHO TRAINED IN SAAS-FEE MEN MEN MEN Oystein Braaten Max Parrot Mark McMorris Ski Slopestyle SB Slopestyle SB Slopestyle Redmond Gerard Kyle Mack Billy Morgan SB Slopestyle SB Big Air SB Big Air Sebastien Toutant Marc Bischofsberger Beat Feuz SB Big Air Ski X Ski Downhill David Wise Beat Feuz Alexis Pinturault Ski Halfpipe Ski Super G Ski Giant Slalom Brady Leman Henrik Kristoffersen Victor Muffat-Jeandet Ski X Ski Giant Slalom Ski Alpine Combined Matthias Mayer Ramon Zenhäusern Team Norway Ski Super G Ski Slalom Ski Team Event Andre Myhrer Alexis Pinturault Ski Slalom Ski Alpine Combined Team Schweiz Ski Team Event Nevin Galmarini SB Parallel Slalom WOMEN WOMEN WOMEN Sarah Höfflin Laurie Blouin Enni Jukajärvi Ski Slopestyle SB Slopestyle SB Slopestyle Jamie Anderson Jamie Anderson Brita Sigourney SB Slopestyle SB Big Air Ski Halfpipe Anna Gasser Marie Martinod Fanny Smith SB Big Air Ski Halfpipe Ski X Kelsey Serva Brittany Phelan Tina Weirather Ski X Ski X Ski Super G Frida Hansdotter Ragnhild Mowinckel Wendy Holdener Ski Slalom Ski Downhill Ski Alpine Combined Michelle Gisin Ski Giant Slalom Ski Alpine Combined Wendy Holdener GOLD 16 SILBER 14 BRONZE 11 Chloe Kim Ski Slalom SB Halfpipe TOTAL 41
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