Åre
Ski resort · Jamtland, Sweden
Åre is a ski resort in Jamtland (Sweden) with 115 km of runs and 48 lifts. You can ski between 373 m and 1,416 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,043 m. Its longest run is Worldcupleden (3.3 km) and the steepest, Slalombacken, reaches 63% on its toughest stretch.
See Åre on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 115 km
- Lifts
- 48
- Elevation
- 373–1,416 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,043 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green11 km
- Blue59 km
- Red34 km
- Black3.8 km
- Expert black0.3 km
The steepest runs at Åre
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Slalombacken Black63% · 32°
- Störtloppet Lågzon Black62% · 32°
- Lundsrappet Black61% · 31°
- Tusenmetern Red56% · 29°
- Störtloppet Högzon Black53% · 28°
The longest runs
- Worldcupleden Blue3.3 km
- Långsvängen Högzon Red2.2 km
- Åreleden Högzon Blue1.8 km
- Fröåsvängen Blue1.8 km
- Fjällblicken Red1.7 km
Lifts
23 T-bar lifts · 10 platter lifts · 8 chairlifts · 3 magic carpets · 2 funiculars · 1 gondola · 1 cable car.
When to go to Åre
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 760 m (the resort's mean elevation is 894 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Åre
- Huså6 km · 13 km of runs
- Edsåsdalen11 km · 9.6 km of runs
- Trillevallen18 km · 16 km of runs
- Almåsa51 km · 7.8 km of runs
- Bydalsfjällen51 km · 48 km of runs
- Meråker67 km · 8.5 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Åre?
- In Jamtland, Sweden. The nearest resort is Huså, 6 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Åre have?
- 115 km: 11 km of green runs, 59 km of blue runs, 34 km of red runs, 3.8 km of black runs, 0.3 km of expert black runs.
- What is the elevation of Åre?
- You can ski between 373 m and 1,416 m: a vertical drop of 1,043 m.
- How many lifts does Åre have?
- 48: 23 T-bar lifts, 10 platter lifts, 8 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets, 2 funiculars, 1 gondola, 1 cable car.
- What is the steepest run at Åre?
- Slalombacken (black), at 63% (32°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Åre?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Åre?
- The official report, with open runs and snow depth, is on the resort's website. 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.