Skitrotter made a stop at Vemdalen ski museum in the small valley of Vemdalen, or “Who Valley” as the local nickname translates in English. Vemdalen is a waste spot at the very beginning of the Swedish mountains. Here, a ski artifact collecting plague is spreading among the local […]

Storhogna is a must when visiting the ski area Klövsjö Vemdalen. This is a genuine old style half-board/full-board hotel. More than so, actually. Storhogna is Sweden’s first high alpine ski hotel with a spa. The hotel is located on the mountainside, ski in, ski out. Both cross-country skiers […]

“Gård” is the Swedish word for homestead, and at Sälen Hotel Olarsgården you will feel at home, undoubtedly. This is a family business with a history that goes back to 1949, when the first hotel building was set up at Olarsgården. One of today’s owners, Jonas Persson is […]

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 […]

In an era where everything is supposed to be quick, scalable and profitable. The new owner of Lillåstugan ski hut in Åre stands up for the slow, unique and idealistic way of eating out. Åre waffle tradition is strong. But the future of waffles at this legendary ski […]

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 […]