Björkliden
Ski resort · Norrbotten, Sweden
Björkliden is a ski resort in Norrbotten (Sweden) with 11 km of runs and 5 lifts. You can ski between 418 m and 933 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 515 m. Its longest run is Himlabacken (1.8 km) and the steepest, Rallarsvängen, reaches 51% on its toughest stretch.
See Björkliden on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 11 km
- Lifts
- 5
- Elevation
- 418–933 m
- Vertical drop
- 515 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.9 km
- Blue7.4 km
- Red1.0 km
- Black1.6 km
The steepest runs at Björkliden
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Rallarsvängen Black51% · 27°
- Rälsbrottet Red47% · 25°
- Himlabacken Blue39% · 21°
- Teknikbacken Blue37% · 20°
- Raka Spåret Red33% · 18°
The longest runs
- Himlabacken Blue1.8 km
- Rallarsvängen Black1.6 km
- Vintergatan Blue1.0 km
- Hemvändaren Blue0.8 km
- Rälsbrottet Red0.7 km
Lifts
5 drag lifts.
When to go to Björkliden
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 673 m (the resort's mean elevation is 676 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Björkliden
- Riksgränsen22 km · 13 km of runs
- Narvikfjellet49 km · 13 km of runs
- Tromsø Alpinpark142 km · 5.5 km of runs
- Dundret / Gallivare166 km · 12 km of runs
- Vestvatnlia alpinanlegg214 km · 5.3 km of runs
- Olos219 km · 6.9 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Björkliden?
- In Norrbotten, Sweden. The nearest resort is Riksgränsen, 22 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Björkliden have?
- 11 km: 0.9 km of green runs, 7.4 km of blue runs, 1.0 km of red runs, 1.6 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Björkliden?
- You can ski between 418 m and 933 m: a vertical drop of 515 m.
- How many lifts does Björkliden have?
- 5: 5 drag lifts.
- What is the steepest run at Björkliden?
- Rallarsvängen (black), at 51% (27°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Björkliden?
- 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 Björkliden?
- 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.