Stöten i Sälen

Location

Sälen
Sweden
61° 10' 0.0012" N, 13° 16' 0.0012" E
SE
General info: 

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!

BASE: 1148ft
SUMMIT: 2919ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1771ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 86
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 8
Surface: 78

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