In Saas Fee, Switzerland, however, sitting at home is replaced by skiing, reading a book is taken over by snowboarding, watching TV is substituted for ice climbing, and watching a movie is superseded by glacier walks while visitors would rather trek into the mountains and bivouac rather than sleep at home.
Yes, there is a world where tearful winter blues are swapped for terrific winter blithe.
That seraphic place is Saas-Fee (Swiss ski resort), an all-inclusive ski resort town in the heart of the Alps.
Saas Fee, Switzerland, is the central village in the Saas Valley in Switzerland.
There are several smaller all inclusive villages a stone-throws away: Saas-Balen, -Grund, and -Almagell.
Moreover, thirteen visible 4,000 meter cordilleras form a sort of barricade around the villages.
Though, instead of claiming claustrophobia, locals and visitors alike refer to it as the Pearl of the Alps.
This Pearl, nonetheless, is surrounded by a white charm because of the surrounding glaciers, namely the Dom and the Allalinhorn are year-round snow sport terminuses.
The abutting massifs nearby-Nadelhorn, Lenzspitze and Weissmies-provide ascents and scrambles during the summer season too.
People come to trek, hike, walk and enjoy fresh (though thinner) mountain air.
And, there's no terrible exhaust.
Here's why: In Saas Fee (again Switzerland's favored, all inclusive ski resort and all-inclusive ski resort town) there are no cars.
That's right, you heard it unerring.
Imagine a place to escape the man-made hubbub and clamor of speeding cars, diesel fumes, honking horns, road-raged and sleepy-eyed passerby.
You see, in Saas Fee, the only road-rage you'll spy is the adrenaline pumped youth daring one of the slopes; the only sleepy-eyed people are those walking back to their hotels after a day of snowboarding, skiing, winter trekking and ice-climbing.
The only racket is the jollification of a carefree melting pot of locals and tourists enjoying life to the fullest.
This is how an all-inclusive life is supposed to be lived! How do you get there and about, you ask? You can park your car in a parking lot built for cars.
From there, buses bring you to the town.
On the streets inside town, however, you'll see the occasional electric vehicle or garbage truck or postal vans.
Other than that, there's really nothing allowed but foot traffic.
You'll have to take to the hoof to get around.
Thankfully, most attractions are within walking distance.
When you walk to where you're going, you'll run into all the amenities Saas Fee has to offer.
Just because there's no cars doesn't mean its primitive; it's actually one of the most all inclusive resort towns in the Alps.
There are over 22 lifts, 5 gondolas, 2 chairlifts, draglifts, a world-famous funicular (counterbalanced ascending and descending cars) railway and 3 cable cars.
Moreover, on the lower and beginner slopes, there's snow making equipment.
Even if there's poor snowfall in Saas Fee (unlikely), your ski furlough will always have untouched snow.
The top elevation of the ski runs is 1,800 meters and unveils more than 100 km of runs-25 km for advanced, 45 km for intermediates and 30 km for beginners.
However, as any idyllic heaven goes, the usual complaints for the all-inclusive resort are no off-slope potential because of the surrounding glaciers, a lot of shadowy (therefore colder) areas in midwinter and you might have to walk a lot even if you're tired after a day of activity-such as para-gliding, hang gliding and tobogganing, visiting the sport complex, restaurants, nightclubs, and the world's highest revolving restaurant and live classical music to boot.
During the summer months, you can traverse the Alpin Gorge, or head over to the swinging steel cable course where you can fly from tree to tree on rope bridges and head down on the toboggan run.
You can ride mountain bikes on over 70 km of trail networks and get lost on all sorts of hiking and trekking mountain trails.
Where else can you find an all inclusive resort town, year-round skiing and so much summer recreation? You'll find it surely in the Alps in Saas Fee, Switzerland.
Yes, there is a world where tearful winter blues are swapped for terrific winter blithe.
That seraphic place is Saas-Fee (Swiss ski resort), an all-inclusive ski resort town in the heart of the Alps.
Saas Fee, Switzerland, is the central village in the Saas Valley in Switzerland.
There are several smaller all inclusive villages a stone-throws away: Saas-Balen, -Grund, and -Almagell.
Moreover, thirteen visible 4,000 meter cordilleras form a sort of barricade around the villages.
Though, instead of claiming claustrophobia, locals and visitors alike refer to it as the Pearl of the Alps.
This Pearl, nonetheless, is surrounded by a white charm because of the surrounding glaciers, namely the Dom and the Allalinhorn are year-round snow sport terminuses.
The abutting massifs nearby-Nadelhorn, Lenzspitze and Weissmies-provide ascents and scrambles during the summer season too.
People come to trek, hike, walk and enjoy fresh (though thinner) mountain air.
And, there's no terrible exhaust.
Here's why: In Saas Fee (again Switzerland's favored, all inclusive ski resort and all-inclusive ski resort town) there are no cars.
That's right, you heard it unerring.
Imagine a place to escape the man-made hubbub and clamor of speeding cars, diesel fumes, honking horns, road-raged and sleepy-eyed passerby.
You see, in Saas Fee, the only road-rage you'll spy is the adrenaline pumped youth daring one of the slopes; the only sleepy-eyed people are those walking back to their hotels after a day of snowboarding, skiing, winter trekking and ice-climbing.
The only racket is the jollification of a carefree melting pot of locals and tourists enjoying life to the fullest.
This is how an all-inclusive life is supposed to be lived! How do you get there and about, you ask? You can park your car in a parking lot built for cars.
From there, buses bring you to the town.
On the streets inside town, however, you'll see the occasional electric vehicle or garbage truck or postal vans.
Other than that, there's really nothing allowed but foot traffic.
You'll have to take to the hoof to get around.
Thankfully, most attractions are within walking distance.
When you walk to where you're going, you'll run into all the amenities Saas Fee has to offer.
Just because there's no cars doesn't mean its primitive; it's actually one of the most all inclusive resort towns in the Alps.
There are over 22 lifts, 5 gondolas, 2 chairlifts, draglifts, a world-famous funicular (counterbalanced ascending and descending cars) railway and 3 cable cars.
Moreover, on the lower and beginner slopes, there's snow making equipment.
Even if there's poor snowfall in Saas Fee (unlikely), your ski furlough will always have untouched snow.
The top elevation of the ski runs is 1,800 meters and unveils more than 100 km of runs-25 km for advanced, 45 km for intermediates and 30 km for beginners.
However, as any idyllic heaven goes, the usual complaints for the all-inclusive resort are no off-slope potential because of the surrounding glaciers, a lot of shadowy (therefore colder) areas in midwinter and you might have to walk a lot even if you're tired after a day of activity-such as para-gliding, hang gliding and tobogganing, visiting the sport complex, restaurants, nightclubs, and the world's highest revolving restaurant and live classical music to boot.
During the summer months, you can traverse the Alpin Gorge, or head over to the swinging steel cable course where you can fly from tree to tree on rope bridges and head down on the toboggan run.
You can ride mountain bikes on over 70 km of trail networks and get lost on all sorts of hiking and trekking mountain trails.
Where else can you find an all inclusive resort town, year-round skiing and so much summer recreation? You'll find it surely in the Alps in Saas Fee, Switzerland.
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