Idre Fjall sweden
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Idre Fjall Sweden.
Idre Fjall Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1968 the Swedish ski resort Idre Fjall lies at 892 metres altitude in the Dalarna region of the Swedish ?. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Idre Fjall ski area is not snow sure. Over 0 snow cannons ensure artificial Idre Fjall snow making covers 0km of ski trails, which equates to around 0 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Idre Fjall (Sweden) is Mora at a distance of 140km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Idre Fjall ski season runs from October to May.
SNO-man says
One of the five largest resorts in Sweden, the first in Europe to have a quad chair and the first in Sweden to offer snow-making. Non-ski alternatives include horse-drawn sleigh ride, snowmobiling and dog sledding.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Idre Fjall Sweden
Beginner Trails
 16 runs ?km |
38% |
Intermediate Trails
 10 runs ?km |
23% |
Advanced Trails
 5 runs ?km |
11% |
Expert Trails
 11 runs 11km |
26% |
Idre Fjall Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
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| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | ? - ? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Oct 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | May 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Idre Fjall Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 74km |
| total length of Idre Fjall trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 2.8km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Idre Fjall ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 892m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 710m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 710m |
| centre of Idre Fjall ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 182m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 182m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Idre Fjall
Skiing Idre Fjall you'll enjoy 42 pistes and trails and that means approximately 74km of ski runs. Idre Fjall lifts number 34 with the capacity to uplift 30500 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Swedish ski resort of Idre Fjall is over 2.8km long.
Idre Fjall Ski Area
Idre Fjall ski area has 38% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 23% intermediate, 11% advanced ski slopes and 26% for expert skiers - the most difficult Idre Fjall piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Idre Fjall after dark.
Idre Fjall for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Idre Fjall
If you snowboard Idre Fjall you'll want to know that, of the 34 ski lifts in total, 28 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Idre Fjall snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Idre Fjall snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Idre Fjall for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Idre Fjall Apres Ski
The apres ski Idre Fjall scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
5 apres ski bars 5 restaurants 1 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 1 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 2 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 1 hot tubs 2 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 1 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ]Heliskiing, Ice Fishing, Weight Training.
Idre Fjall for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Idre Fjall Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Idre Fjall resort - ski Idre Fjall by any other name
The Swedish ski resort of Idre Fjall ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Idre Fjall ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Idre Fjall ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Idre Fjall ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Idre Fjall for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall