 The main source of income of the village is tourism, especially hiking, mountain biking, paragliding, snowboarding and skiing, along with many other sports for which the village is an ideal starting point.Above Fiesch, in the Fiescheralp (previously referred to as "Kühboden"), there is a ski resort and a launch point for hang glider and paraglider pilots., Fiesch had an unemployment rate of 2.4%.