Ostergotland · Sweden · ski area
Yxbacken ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Yxbacken is a ski area in Ostergotland, Sweden with 1.2 km of mapped downhill runs and 3 lifts, between 13 m and 116 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 1.2 km
- Lifts
- 3
- Top elevation
- 116 m
- Vertical drop
- 103 m
- Nearest airport
- NRK · 11 km
Slopes by difficulty
3 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 2 Drag lifts
- 1 J-bars
Yxbacken is a ski area in Ostergotland, Sweden. Its 3 mapped downhill runs add up to 1.2 km, which ranks it #65 of 98 ski areas in Sweden and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 383 m long.
Slopes at Yxbacken
About 70% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 30% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Yxbacken a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 3 lifts: 2 drag lifts, 1 j-bar. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 13 m up to 116 m, a vertical drop of 103 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Yxbacken
The nearest airport is Norrköping Airport (NRK), about 11 km away in a straight line — roughly 15 minutes by car; Linköping City Airport (LPI) is 39 km away. Nearby ski areas include Spökbacken (0.6 km), Kila Valley (0.1 km), Ryssbergsbacken (0.8 km) and Tolvmannabacken, which together add 2 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Yxbacken
- 1 NRK11 kmstraight line
- 2 LPI39 kmstraight line
- 3 NYO47 kmstraight line
- 4 ORB88 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Yxbacken
- 32 kmSpökbacken0.6 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 73 m
- 48 kmKila Valley0.1 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 34 m
- 49 kmRyssbergsbacken0.8 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 51 m
- 83 kmTolvmannabacken1 lift · up to 244 m
- 89 kmStenkällegården1.3 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 169 m
- 91 kmOmbergsliden0.5 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 197 m
- 94 kmSkidbacke KarlbergsskogenSmall ski area
- 101 kmAsbybacken0.6 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 223 m
- 108 kmVedbobacken0.8 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 69 m
- 118 kmFlottsbro1.7 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 101 m
- 119 kmEkebyhovsbacken1.4 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 80 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.