Hemavan

Location

Tärnaby
Sweden
65° 43' 31.8" N, 15° 17' 14.64" E
SE
General info: 

Tärnaby i located in the Lapland Mountain Range north in Sweden. The ski resort Tärnaby/Hemavan is known as snow-secure area that often has good skiing conditions quite early and late in the season. The 2 ski areas of Tärnaby and Hemavan offer a total of 11 ski lifts and 35 runs. The highest drop is 670 m, and the longest piste is 5 km long. There is also 31 km of prepared Nordic tracks, of which 10 km are flood-lit.

BASE: 1541ft
SUMMIT: 3723ft
VERTICAL DROP: 2181ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 9
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 1
Surface: 11

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