Varmland · Sweden · ski area
Branäs ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Branäs is a ski area in Varmland, Sweden with 31 km of mapped downhill runs and 33 lifts, between 150 m and 567 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 31 km
- Lifts
- 33
- Top elevation
- 567 m
- Vertical drop
- 417 m
- Cross-country
- 11 km
- Nearest airport
- TYF · 54 km
Slopes by difficulty
80 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 22 Button lifts
- 4 Magic carpets
- 3 Chairlifts
- 2 Rope tows
- 1 T-bars
- 1 Gondolas
Branäs is a ski area in Varmland, Sweden. Its 80 mapped downhill runs add up to 31 km, which ranks it #7 of 98 ski areas in Sweden and gives it 3.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 390 m long.
Slopes at Branäs
About 86% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 13% intermediate and 1% advanced or expert, which makes Branäs a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 33 lifts: 22 button lifts, 4 magic carpets, 3 chairlifts, 2 rope tows, 1 t-bar, 1 gondola. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 150 m up to 567 m, a vertical drop of 417 m. Cross-country skiers get 11.3 km of nordic trails.
Getting to Branäs
The nearest airport is Torsby Airport (TYF), about 54 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 10 min by car; Scandinavian Mountains Airport (SCR) is 58 km away. Nearby ski areas include Hovfjället (5.4 km), Kläppen (27.3 km), Högfjället (10.6 km) and Sälen (80.4 km), which together add 177 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Branäs
- 1 TYF54 kmstraight line
- 2 SCR58 kmstraight line
- 3 MXX92 kmstraight line
- 4Oslo-Gardermoen International AirportOSL113 kmstraight line
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Nearby
Ski resorts near Branäs
- 39 kmHovfjället5.4 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 541 m
- 48 kmKläppen27 km of slopes · 23 lifts · up to 664 m
- 58 kmHögfjället11 km of slopes · 14 lifts · up to 886 m
- 59 kmSälen80 km of slopes · 96 lifts · up to 886 m
- 59 kmLindvallen30 km of slopes · 39 lifts · up to 859 m
- 59 kmHundfjället23 km of slopes · 18 lifts · up to 831 m
- 59 kmTandådalen20 km of slopes · 24 lifts · up to 856 m
- 70 kmStöten i Sälen36 km of slopes · 26 lifts · up to 835 m
- 82 kmTrysilNorwaySmall ski area
- 82 kmNäsfjället6.6 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 822 m
- 84 kmFulufjelletNorwayup to 926 m
- 84 kmFulufjellet alpinsenterNorway7.7 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 736 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.