Hovfjället
Ski resort · Varmland, Sweden
Hovfjället is a ski resort in Varmland (Sweden) with 5.4 km of runs and 5 lifts. You can ski between 389 m and 541 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 152 m. Its longest run is Lilla Bäverlutet (0.6 km) and the steepest, Vargstupet, reaches 46% on its toughest stretch.
See Hovfjället on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 5.4 km
- Lifts
- 5
- Elevation
- 389–541 m
- Vertical drop
- 152 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green3.1 km
- Blue0.3 km
- Red1.5 km
- Black0.5 km
The steepest runs at Hovfjället
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Vargstupet Black46% · 25°
- Järvstupet Black46% · 25°
- Harsprånget Black42% · 23°
- Björnfallet Black41% · 22°
- Lofallet Red39% · 21°
The longest runs
- Lilla Bäverlutet Green0.6 km
- Vargstupet Black0.5 km
- Uttersvängen Red0.4 km
- Hovisbacken Green0.4 km
- Stora Bäverlutet Green0.4 km
Lifts
2 platter lifts · 1 T-bar lift · 1 drag lift · 1 chairlift.
When to go to Hovfjället
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 378 m (the resort's mean elevation is 465 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Hovfjället
- Branäs39 km · 31 km of runs
- Ski Sunne55 km · 6.9 km of runs
- Valfjället66 km · 6.7 km of runs
- Kläppen83 km · 27 km of runs
- Säfsen83 km · 8.3 km of runs
- Högfjället94 km · 11 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hovfjället?
- In Varmland, Sweden. The nearest resort is Branäs, 39 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Hovfjället have?
- 5.4 km: 3.1 km of green runs, 0.3 km of blue runs, 1.5 km of red runs, 0.5 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Hovfjället?
- You can ski between 389 m and 541 m: a vertical drop of 152 m.
- How many lifts does Hovfjället have?
- 5: 2 platter lifts, 1 T-bar lift, 1 drag lift, 1 chairlift.
- What is the steepest run at Hovfjället?
- Vargstupet (black), at 46% (25°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Hovfjället?
- 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 Hovfjället?
- 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.