Winter has now arrived in Åre. Over the last few days, the elements have been clement to Åre, bringing both sub-zero temperatures and snow. This in combination with effective snow-making has enabled us to open the ski season on Friday 8 Dec with the pistes Hamrebacken in Duved and Gästrappet in Åre, meaning that at present we can offer the greatest skiable vertical in Sweden of 454 metres.
Åre is a modern ski resort with a long history and, with its international atmosphere, Scandinavia’s alpine capital. The train stops in the centre of town and there are two international airports just an hour away. Ski terrain stretch from children-friendly Björnen in the east, through the challenging high zone in central Åre, to carving enthusiasts’ paradise Duved in the west.
During midsummer the summer season truly kicks off in Åre with activities such as hiking, biking and everything else that makes a mountain stay enjoyable. Some of this summer's news are a 4-kilometer blue downhill run, the lift-borne trekking concept Åreskutan Hike and that the cable car stays open for two extra hours every day.
July 2 is the start of the second edition of Åre Bike Festival. For the following nine days Åre fills up with bicycle enthusiasts from around the world and all the activities breath of bicycling. The schedule includes downhill races, extended opening hours in the lift system and clinics with some of the bike world's biggest stars. As well as a big photo contest.
In Åre , we celebrate the 6th of June by inviting everyone to test what the summer in the mountains has to offer. There is a possibility to try out a lot of activities for half the cost, for example hill-carting, zorbing, zipline, rafting and biking. Try different brands of bikes at the rental offices and get the lift pass for free when you run a test pass downhill.
The winter season concludes with Freeride, Skutskjutet, Hot Dog and huge après-ski at the square. Meanwhile the summer season runs a sneak opening with free bicycling in the toboggan track.
The traditional Freeride event in the Tusenmeter piste will be moved this year. Because of problems repairing the Tusenmeter lift, it will not be possible to reopen the lift before the end of the season. Instead the classic Åre event will move to Stendalen and Bräcke. Nevertheless there will be a black mega jump, freshly shaped lines in both Bräcke and Stendalen, as well as a water basin.
On Saturday 26 March the popular event Åre High Five by Carlsberg returns to Stjärntorget in the centre of the resort where large quantities of snow have fallen over the past few days. The five decisive disciplines will offer the amateurs the chance of challenging the top Swedish skiing elite in a line-up including names such as Jon Olsson, Kaj Zackrisson, Anna Holmlund and Henrik Windstedt.
Hundreds of skiers and snowboarders, an empty ski hill and afterwards, a tempting après-ski event; on 24 April, the Red Bull Home Run returns to Åre for the second year in a row. And the competition format is simple: everyone starts at the same time, dashes to the equipment and competes to be the first one down the peak.
For the fourth year in a row the world’s best mogul racers are gathering in Åre for yet another event in this, perhaps the most thrilling spectator sport in the world of ski racing. Come and watch the world elite racing on Friday and Saturday and try skiing the moguls on the test course in the Stjärnbacken piste all of week 10.
The Lindell family are taking part in the climate-smart project One Tonne Life and their goal is to reduce their CO2 footprint from seven tonnes down to only one tonne per person every year. That's why they chose to cansel their flight to the alps and in stead travel by train to Åre.
JOI moves forward one week and joins forces with ‘Vattenfall Alpine Challenge by Jon Olsson & Jens Byggmark’. The bet between the two alpine athletes takes on new dimensions to form a challenge from Jon and Jens to the alpine world athletes.
