Norrbotten · Sweden · ski area
Kanisbacken ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Kanisbacken is a ski area in Norrbotten, Sweden with 2.2 km of mapped downhill runs and 1 lift, between 73 m and 225 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 2.2 km
- Lifts
- 1
- Top elevation
- 225 m
- Vertical drop
- 152 m
- Nearest airport
- LLA · 56 km
Slopes by difficulty
4 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 1 Drag lifts
Kanisbacken is a ski area in Norrbotten, Sweden. Its 4 mapped downhill runs add up to 2.2 km, which ranks it #53 of 98 ski areas in Sweden and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 540 m long.
Slopes at Kanisbacken
About 79% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 21% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Kanisbacken a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 1 lift: 1 drag lift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 73 m up to 225 m, a vertical drop of 152 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Kanisbacken
The nearest airport is Luleå Airport (LLA), about 56 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 12 min by car; Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR) is 77 km away. Nearby ski areas include Storklinten (1.2 km), STORKLINTEN (1.2 km) and Ormbergsbacken (0.2 km), which together add 3 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Kanisbacken
- 1 LLA56 kmstraight line
- 2 AJR77 kmstraight line
- 3 SFT116 kmstraight line
- 4 LYC162 kmstraight line
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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.