Salen sweden
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Salen Sweden.
Salen Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Swedish ski resort Salen lies at 890 metres altitude in the Dalarna region of the Swedish ?. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Salen ski area is not snow sure. Over 80 snow cannons ensure artificial Salen snow making covers 75km of ski trails, which equates to around 46 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Salen (Sweden) is Mora at a distance of 100km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Salen ski season runs from November to April.
SNO-man says
Sweden's largest resort (in terms of number of lifts and runs in one area under one name) has almost as many tourist beds and uplift as all the others put together. There are seven separate ski areas making up the total, located next to one another on successuive hills or feels above the valley floor, and "anything can be arranged" by the tourist office!
alpine downhill runs to ski in Salen Sweden
Beginner Trails
 60 runs ?km |
39% |
Intermediate Trails
 31 runs ?km |
20% |
Advanced Trails
 31 runs ?km |
20% |
Expert Trails
 31 runs 31km |
20% |
Salen Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| 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 | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Salen Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 155km |
| total length of Salen trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 10km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Salen ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 890m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 350m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 350m |
| centre of Salen ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 540m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 540m |
| 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 Salen
Skiing Salen you'll enjoy 153 pistes and trails and that means approximately 155km of ski runs. Salen lifts number 101 with the capacity to uplift 101700 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Swedish ski resort of Salen is over 10km long.
Salen Ski Area
Salen ski area has 39% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 20% intermediate, 20% advanced ski slopes and 20% for expert skiers - the most difficult Salen piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Salen after dark.
Salen for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Salen Apres Ski
The apres ski Salen scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
26 apres ski bars 43 restaurants 0 bowling 12 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 concert 2 indoor swimming 3 outdoor heated pools 9 saunas 3 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 3 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 2 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Concerts, Horse Riding.
Salen for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Salen Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Salen resort - ski Salen by any other name
The Swedish ski resort of Salen ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Salen ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Salen 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. Salen ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Salen for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall