Bláfjöll
Ski resort · South, Iceland
Bláfjöll is a ski resort in South (Iceland) with 12 km of runs and 13 lifts. You can ski between 456 m and 685 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 229 m. Its longest run is Öxlin (1.4 km) and the steepest, Gosinn, reaches ≈ 59% on its toughest stretch.
See Bláfjöll on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 12 km
- Lifts
- 13
- Elevation
- 456–685 m
- Vertical drop
- 229 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.6 km
- Blue4.5 km
- Red4.8 km
- Black1.2 km
The steepest runs at Bláfjöll
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Gosinn Black≈ 59% · 31°
- Gilið Black≈ 46% · 25°
- Æfingarbakkinn Red≈ 46% · 25°
- Gamla parkið Red≈ 45% · 24°
- Öxlin Blue≈ 26% · 15°
The longest runs
- Öxlin Blue1.4 km
- Gilið Black0.8 km
- Æfingarbakkinn Red0.6 km
- Þverum Blue0.4 km
- Gosinn Black0.4 km
Lifts
6 platter lifts · 3 chairlifts · 2 rope tows · 1 drag lift · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Bláfjöll
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is February.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 311 m (the resort's mean elevation is 570 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Bláfjöll
- Skálafell31 km · 6.4 km of runs
- Dalirnir tveir244 km · 11 km of runs
- Hlíðarfjall248 km · 10 km of runs
- Stafdalur386 km · 8.4 km of runs
- Oddsskarð391 km · 8.2 km of runs
- Nevis Range1,211 km · 20 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bláfjöll?
- In South, Iceland. The nearest resort is Skálafell, 31 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Bláfjöll have?
- 12 km: 0.6 km of green runs, 4.5 km of blue runs, 4.8 km of red runs, 1.2 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Bláfjöll?
- You can ski between 456 m and 685 m: a vertical drop of 229 m.
- How many lifts does Bláfjöll have?
- 13: 6 platter lifts, 3 chairlifts, 2 rope tows, 1 drag lift, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Bláfjöll?
- Gosinn (black), at ≈ 59% (31°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Bláfjöll?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is February. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Bláfjöll?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.