A road suitable for motor vehicles was completed in 1948, whilst the village did not have its own school until 1958.

Saas Almagell lies in the Pennine Alps and the territory of the municipality encompasses a large number of summits.

The highest are the Rimpfischhorn, Strahlhorn, Allalinhorn and Weissmies (all over 4,000 metres above sea level).

Other important summits are the Portjengrat, Sonnighorn, Stellihorn, Egginer, Jazzihorn, Almagellhorn and Spechhorn.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Wyvern displayed Gules, on a chief of the second a Cross couped of the first.

[5] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (384 or 96.7%) as their first language, Serbo-Croatian is the second most common (4 or 1.0%) and Italian is the third (3 or 0.8%).

[5] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][11] It is the starting point for the small independent ski area of Fugglstalden-Heidbodme which is also part of the combined Saasquistal ski region, albeit connected to the other parts of the region by postal boat, rather than dedicated skilifts.

It was the early home of the famous Swiss skier Pirmin Zurbriggen.

[13] In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 199 votes were cast, of which 2 or about 1.0% were invalid.

[14] Saas-Almagell has a small town square with a grocery store, bank, and souvenir shops, as well as tourist accommodations.

In the tertiary sector; 3 or 2.2% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 15 or 11.1% were in the movement and storage of goods, 103 or 76.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 1.5% were technical professionals or scientists, 12 or 8.9% were in education.

[5] From the 2000 census[update], 370 or 93.2% were Roman Catholic, while 11 or 2.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The education system in the Canton of Valais allows young children to attend one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten.

All the lower and upper secondary students from Saas-Almagell attend their school in a neighboring municipality.