Sedan tidigt åttiotal har skidtestarhelgen eller Ski Test Weekend som Skistar kallar händelsen, varit en samlingspunkt för alla involverade i den svenska skidindustrin. Till Sälen vallfärdar leverantörer och dedikerade skidåkare, främst från södra Sverige. Målet att starta en ny skidsäsong, första helgen i december. I princip alla skid […]

In Åre Björnen, all accommodation is ski in/ski out. Skiing is easy, slopes here are green and blue. You will hardly find any red ones, and the black ones are totally absent in this part of the valley. Lifts are everything from carpets, button lifts and t-bars. Easy […]

Ski racing tradition i Sweden is strong. In the skiing community, young boys and girls are raised to become ski racers, almost by default. And in this case, Sweden’s lonely Downhill skier Felix Monsén is no different. His destiny already set by the tradition of his family. His […]

Åre is more than just a ski resort, it’s a community. This valley is home to more than 6’000 people. All of them connected to and somehow depending on skiing in different forms. It’s a growing population and a vibrating valley year round. The ski area itself consists […]

This is a private-owned self catered lodge. So don’t expect any other service except the one you bring on your own. You might find this a bit uncomfortable, but trust me. Once you have checked in and settled down, you will realize why you made this reservation in […]