Slope Breakdown
Åre at a glance
Åre is a ski resort in Sweden, part of the Åre area. It offers 91 km of slopes served by 41 lifts, with skiing between 374 m and 1,274 m (900 m vertical). That makes it the 2nd largest of the 3 ski resorts in Sweden listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Åre is particularly beginner-friendly: about 49% of its slopes are easy blue runs.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 11 cm of new snow at the top (1,274 m) in the next 3 days, none at the base.
New snow and temperature at the top station. Estimated by Intski from the MET Norway forecast, updated every few hours. Where it snows most this week
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An alert when 15 cm or more is on the way at Åre, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Are Ostersund (OSD) — about 81 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 801 SEK (2025/26 season). Åre day pass, high season rate.
About €0.79 per km of piste the pass covers (91 km).
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to Åre
Rules for a car in Sweden, checked 30 September 2026 against official sources.
Road charge
City congestion taxes and bridge charges
Winter tyres
Required in wintry conditions, 1 Dec to 31 Mar
Studded tyres
Allowed 1 Oct to 15 Apr
Åre resort facts
Difficulty shares from skiresort.info, applied to the area total.
About Åre
Åre is a locality in Jämtland County in Sweden and one of the leading ski resorts in Scandinavia. Ååre in Southern Sami, it had around 3,200 inhabitants in 2018, and although it gives its name to Åre Municipality it is not the municipal seat; that is Järpen.
Resort Highlights
A leading Scandinavian resort
Åre is a locality in Jämtland County in Sweden and one of the leading ski resorts in Scandinavia. Ååre in Southern Sami, it had around 3,200 inhabitants in 2018, and although it gives its name to Åre Municipality it is not the municipal seat; that is Järpen. A quarter of the local economy depends on tourism, above all the downhill skiing and biking resorts in Åre itself and in nearby Duved and Storlien, and that trade has brought hotels, shops and leisure facilities to what remains a small town. The fact that tourism accounts for a quarter of the local economy rather than all of it means Åre keeps the feel of a working town.
The skiing
Åre offers 91 km of pistes on 41 lifts, a very dense network: one lift for roughly every two kilometres of piste. The lift system is tagged as modern, and with that many lifts on that much terrain, queues and long walks between sectors should be rare. The base is at 374 m and the top at 1,274 m, a vertical of 900 m, and the whole of it is served by one tightly linked network rather than a scatter of separate sectors.
Those altitudes look modest next to the Alps, and it is true that the top station is nowhere near the 2,200 m line at which altitude alone secures snow. But a 900 m vertical is a substantial drop by any measure, and the resort’s standing as one of Scandinavia’s leading ski destinations says more about the skiing than the raw elevation does. No difficulty split is published, but a resort with this lift density and a broad visitor base is set up for intermediates and mixed groups, and the biking resorts that share the mountains in summer are a clue to how much varied terrain there is.
Après-ski and atmosphere
Åre is tagged for après-ski, and the growth in hotels and shopping the town has seen reflects a resort that has invested in the evenings as well as the days. The scenic-views tag rounds out the picture. Because it is a town with a population and an economy of its own, rather than a purpose-built station, Åre has a life outside the ski season too, and the biking trade means summer is busy as well. For visitors used to the Alps, the combination of a modern lift system, a proper town and a Scandinavian setting is a distinctly different kind of ski week.
Practicalities
The nearest airport is Åre Östersund, roughly 81 km away as the crow flies. The season runs from December to April.
Frequently asked questions about Åre
Åre had about 3,200 inhabitants in 2018. It is not the seat of Åre Municipality, which is Järpen.
Duved and Storlien, both in the same municipality, also have downhill skiing and biking resorts.
Very: 41 lifts serve 91 km of pistes, roughly one lift for every two kilometres, and the system is tagged as modern.
Yes. Åre is tagged for après-ski, and tourism growth has brought hotels, shopping and leisure facilities to the town.
Åre has 91 km of marked slopes: 45 km easy (blue), 38 km intermediate (red), 8 km expert (black), served by 41 ski lifts.
The skiing in Åre ranges from 374 m at the base to 1,274 m at the top — a vertical drop of 900 m.
The ski season in Åre typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Yes — Åre is well suited to beginners. About 49% of the slopes (45 km) are easy blue runs.
Åre has 8 km of expert (black) slopes — about 9% of the total.
An adult day pass in Åre costs around 801 SEK (2025/26 season). Åre day pass, high season rate.
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