On 16-18 February, the third of the four events which constitute the World Championship will be held in Swedish ski resort Åre, making this one of the winter’s greatest sport events estimated to attract large crowds of spectators. At the moment, the 420 metres long ice course is being finalized; a course that snakes down the hill before finishing right in the middle of Åre Square.
The Red Bull Crashed Ice event will take place on Saturday 18 February in Åre, from 18.00 until approximately 20.00. The start is built up on the hill above the E14 highway, diagonally to the right above Timmerstugan and the finish area in the town centre, at Åre Square. Admission to the event is free. Download the Red Bull Crashed Ice app to stay updated on progress!
Improved skiing experience’s is the focus area. Sälen is expanding its children’s area considerably, Vemdalen is installing a new Express 6-seat chairlift, a brand-new apartment hotel is opening in Trysil called Park Inn Trysil Mountain Resort, and Hemsedal has more activities for children and young people to offer. SkiPass holders will have access to a brand new ski community, MySkiStar.
Improved skiing experience’s is the focus area. Sälen is expanding its children’s area considerably, Vemdalen is installing a new Express 6-seat chairlift, a brand-new apartment hotel is opening in Trysil called Park Inn Trysil Mountain Resort, and Hemsedal has more activities for children and young people to offer. SkiPass holders will have access to a brand new ski community, MySkiStar.
Just in time for Christmas weekend, Åre is opening all the lifts and the major part of the pistes in the lower zone. The past few weeks of wonderful winter weather, sub-zero temperatures and snowfalls have enabled the opening of the ski area in accordance with plan. Only the last two days have brought several decimetres of fresh snow.
Following a week with highly conducive weather conditions, Åre is now set to open many more lifts and pistes. The depth of the snow cover at the measuring point in Rödkullen at present is 38 cm and more snow is forecast for the immediate future.
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.
