Cross Country Skiing & Ski Touring in Sweden

Cross Country Skiing and Ski Touring in Sweden

Cross country skiing and ski touring have become increasingly popular in recent years, as travellers become more aware of the negative environmental impact of downhill resorts and discover the enormous potential of this quieter, less intrusive way to enjoy the beauty of the winter landscape.

Sweden is one of the world's top destinations for a cross country ski holiday or ski touring expedition, with thousands of kilometres of well-prepared tracks and waymarked trails as well as endless possibilities for off-track adventures.

Nature Travels offers a range of cross country skiing holidays in Sweden, from family-friendly winter breaks to challenging ski touring expeditions.

If you have young children, have not skied before or would like to combine cross country skiing with other winter activities, you should choose one of our winter log cabin experiences such as Winter Log Cabin Escape in Värmland. Equipment is available to hire from your hosts and the surrounding forests offer opportunities for cross country skiing right from the door.

If you have some experience of cross country skiing but are yet to discover the challenge and adventure of mountain ski touring, you will find Discover Mountain Ski Touring in Lapland an ideal introduction to this marvellous sport. A 7-day experience combining guided day training tours from mountain station with a cabin-cabin expedition component, Discover Mountain Ski Touring will give you the opportunity to improve your technique and build your confidence for future extended tours under the tuition of your local guide.

For those with previous experience of mountain ski touring, we offer two options for guided tours with additional level of challenge: Ski Touring on the King's Trail from Abisko to Kebnekaise and Ski Touring in the Mountains of Dalarna.

Ski Touring on the King's Trail from Abisko to Kebnekaise takes you through the dramatic mountain landscape of Lapland into the shadow of Sweden's highest mountain, Mt. Kebnekaise, following the Kungsleden trail, one of Sweden's best-known hiking routes in summer. Accommodation is in mountain cabins and mountain station along the trail. One of the world's classic ski touring experiences and an adventure not to be missed!

Ski Touring in the Mountains of Dalarna begins and ends at an award-winning mountain station in the Dalarna mountains. Led by an experienced mountain guide, the tour takes you across the border into Norway, with accommodation at mountain cabins and mountain stations along the route, before returning into Sweden. The tour is challenging, but also quite accessible, suitable for persons with some previous experience and in good physical condition.

Self-guided Ski Touring on the Jämtland Triangle is a self-guided tour of flexible duration (minimum 5 days/4 nights) ideal for adults with previous ski touring experience who are confident travelling independently in a mountain environment in wintertime. The tour takes you between three mountain stations through some of the region's most spectacular mountain scenery, with simple but comfortable accommodation along the route.

Whether you are a family with young children looking to do some gentle cross country skiing as part of your family winter holiday, or an experienced tourer looking for a challenging ski touring expedition, you should find that one of the experiences above meets your requirements. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the suitability of a particular tour, please don't hesitate to contact us.