Södra Årefjällen – world-class cross-country and touring skiing!

Södra Årefjällen has ski trails for everyone.
you’re welcome to enjoy our fantastic skiing!
The tracks wind through magical forests, across frozen marshes and over open mountainsides
with amazing views.
You can choose circular routes that take a couple of hours or, if you’re fit, ski the Årefjällsleden trail between the villages.

There are often great spots to take a break – everything from a fallen tree trunk with the best view to cafés and restaurants.

Signs make the routes easy to follow.
Ski routes are marked with red signs
and all their numbers start with 1.

Which route suits me?
The routes are graded by difficulty, making it easier to find one that is right for you. Green routes are for people who prefer a short, gentle outing in sheltered terrain. The longer the route and steeper the hills, the greater the level of difficulty. Black routes are for skilled skiers. It is either hilly or long, or both.
The length of time a route will take is individual, but we have calculated on 3–3.5 km per hour.
Most importantly – take break, have a coffee, or just enjoy the view.
Make sure you have plenty of time!

You can check track conditions at skidspår.se » 
The numbered routes are groomed at the start of the season using a snowmobile and track setter. Touring skis are most suitable for these.
If there is plenty of snow during the winter sports holidays and at Easter, some of these trails are groomed to suit classic and skate skiing.

NEW SNOW, COLD SNOW, POWDER, WET SNOW, SLUSH, ICY SNOW, SUGAR SNOW
– there are so many ways of describing snow, and these different types will affect your skiing.

When it is really cold out, snow can often be rough. When the weather is damp and there’s a thaw, the snow can stick to your skis and build “stilts” under them.

Your experience of skiing will greatly depend on how used to it you are. Elite skiers want hard, almost icy tracks.
If you are a beginner you probably want a soft landing if you fall over, so you might want to avoid skiing early in the morning at Eastertime if the nights are cold, as the wet snow will have turned to ice. When this happens, there is no grooming.