Ski Riksgränsen

Ski Riksgränsen and find yourself a new destination? Ski holidays here will find you enjoying the skiing and snowboarding in Sweden near the Norwegian border in Lapland!. Great snow and slopes for all.

Where

Ski Riksgränsen and you will always get plenty of snow - it's the world's northernmost ski resort in the wilderness, 625 miles north of Stockholm and in the Lapland region of Sweden. Theres twenty pistes offering 21kms of varied terrain. It is best reached via a flight from Stockholm to Kiruna's domestic airport, from where you can take the bus or train.

Essentials	Suitable For	Slopes
RESORT ALTITUDE : m TOTAL PISTE : km LONGEST RUN : km START SEASON : END SEASON :	OVERALL SKIING BOARDING APRÉS FAMILIES	Beginners  / % Intermediates 40 / % Advanced 55 / % Experts 5 / % TOTAL RUNS : 19 SNOW CANNONS : / ha SNOW PARKS : CROSS COUNTRY : 7 km

On the slopes

Ski Riksgränsen and you'll find it perfect for intermediates - most of the piste (74 per cent) is rated for intermediate and advanced skiers and snowboarders. Beginners will find some easy slopes on which to find their feet, but experts are best served by heading off piste. There are six ski lifts with an hourly uplift capacity of 7,400 people, so lines are short. There are also great cross-country opportunities, over 30 km of trails in all.

Off the slopes

Set amid spectacular Arctic scenery, Riksgränsen ski resort is a remote village ski resort has just one hotel with beds for 500 people - however, it also has a great restaurant and bar, stocked with some fine wines!There are plenty of other activities to keep you busy in the area, including guided ski trips, snowmobile trips, fjord cruises, heli-skiing, ice fishing, mountaineering, dog-sledding and backpack country skiing. You can also Lapland's biggest community (Kiruna), which is home to the world's largest underground mine.

Tourist Office

Worldwide cover from £60.48 or Single trip Europe cover from £22.98 - get covered before you arrive!