Branäs
Ski resort · Varmland, Sweden
Branäs is a ski resort in Varmland (Sweden) with 31 km of runs and 33 lifts. You can ski between 150 m and 568 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 418 m. Its longest run is Långsvängen (3.5 km) and the steepest, Gerremobranten, reaches 51% on its toughest stretch.
See Branäs on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 31 km
- Lifts
- 33
- Elevation
- 150–568 m
- Vertical drop
- 418 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green9.0 km
- Blue18 km
- Red4.0 km
- Black0.4 km
The steepest runs at Branäs
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Gerremobranten Black51% · 27°
- Sidvinden Blue45% · 24°
- Mattesgapet Blue42% · 23°
- Ekorrbacken Blue42% · 23°
- Storbacken Red41% · 22°
The longest runs
- Långsvängen Blue3.5 km
- Storbacken Red1.9 km
- Sidvinden Blue1.6 km
- Mattesgapet Blue1.0 km
- Nordsjöbacken Blue1.0 km
Lifts
22 platter lifts · 4 magic carpets · 3 chairlifts · 2 rope tows · 1 T-bar lift · 1 gondola.
When to go to Branäs
For snow, February: 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 357 m (the resort's mean elevation is 359 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Branäs
- Hovfjället39 km · 5.4 km of runs
- Kläppen47 km · 27 km of runs
- Högfjället56 km · 11 km of runs
- Lindvallen58 km · 30 km of runs
- Hundfjället58 km · 23 km of runs
- Tandådalen59 km · 20 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Branäs?
- In Varmland, Sweden. The nearest resort is Hovfjället, 39 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Branäs have?
- 31 km: 9.0 km of green runs, 18 km of blue runs, 4.0 km of red runs, 0.4 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Branäs?
- You can ski between 150 m and 568 m: a vertical drop of 418 m.
- How many lifts does Branäs have?
- 33: 22 platter lifts, 4 magic carpets, 3 chairlifts, 2 rope tows, 1 T-bar lift, 1 gondola.
- What is the steepest run at Branäs?
- Gerremobranten (black), at 51% (27°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Branäs?
- For snow, February: 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 Branäs?
- 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.