Varmland · Sweden · ski area
Hovfjället ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Hovfjället is a ski area in Varmland, Sweden with 5.4 km of mapped downhill runs and 5 lifts, between 389 m and 541 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 5.4 km
- Lifts
- 5
- Top elevation
- 541 m
- Vertical drop
- 152 m
- Cross-country
- 11 km
- Nearest airport
- TYF · 15 km
Slopes by difficulty
22 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 2 Button lifts
- 1 T-bars
- 1 Drag lifts
- 1 Chairlifts
Hovfjället is a ski area in Varmland, Sweden. Its 22 mapped downhill runs add up to 5.4 km, which ranks it #40 of 98 ski areas in Sweden and gives it 0.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 245 m long.
Slopes at Hovfjället
About 64% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 27% intermediate and 9% advanced or expert, which makes Hovfjället a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 5 lifts: 2 button lifts, 1 t-bar, 1 drag lift, 1 chairlift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 389 m up to 541 m, a vertical drop of 152 m — typical of a local ski hill. Cross-country skiers get 11.4 km of nordic trails.
Getting to Hovfjället
The nearest airport is Torsby Airport (TYF), about 15 km away in a straight line — roughly 20 minutes by car; Scandinavian Mountains Airport (SCR) is 97 km away. Nearby ski areas include Branäs (31.2 km), Ski Sunne (6.9 km), Valfjället Skicenter (6.7 km) and Säfsen (8.3 km), which together add 91 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Hovfjället
- 1 TYF15 kmstraight line
- 2 SCR97 kmstraight line
- 3 KSD97 kmstraight line
- 4Oslo-Gardermoen International AirportOSL103 kmstraight line
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Nearby
Ski resorts near Hovfjället
- 39 kmBranäs31 km of slopes · 33 lifts · up to 567 m
- 55 kmSki Sunne6.9 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 374 m
- 66 kmValfjället Skicenter6.7 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 310 m
- 83 kmSäfsen8.3 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 469 m
- 83 kmKläppen27 km of slopes · 23 lifts · up to 664 m
- 91 kmBjørkelangen skisenterNorway1 lift · up to 259 m
- 96 kmHögfjället11 km of slopes · 14 lifts · up to 886 m
- 97 kmLindvallen30 km of slopes · 39 lifts · up to 859 m
- 97 kmSälen80 km of slopes · 96 lifts · up to 886 m
- 98 kmHundfjället23 km of slopes · 18 lifts · up to 831 m
- 98 kmTandådalen20 km of slopes · 24 lifts · up to 856 m
- 99 kmRambydalenNorway1 lift · up to 255 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.