Cross Country Skiing in Sweden: Ski Tours from Remote Mountain Station with Wide Range of Optional Additional Activities

Spring Winter in the Mountains of Western Sweden

Photos: Anders Dahlin Naturfoto

Grövel Lake

The Grövel Lake and the Grövel Lake Mountains are situated in the northern part of Dalarna.

The area is characterized by low mountains and old-growth pine forest and here and there streams and wells break through. The Grövel Lake Mountains are a collective term for the area surrounding the lake which stretches over the border between Sweden and Norway. The highest mountain on the Swedish side is Storvätteshågna at 1,204 m. On the Norwegian side there are a few peaks that reach above 1,200 m. Reachable on a day walk lie Store Svuku and Gröthågna, which are both around 1,400 m.

Cross Country Skiing > Spring Winter in the Mountains of Western Sweden

At a glance

Duration: 8 days

Dates/Period: 13.04 - 20.04.08

Price: from £134/person for members of Hostelling International, YHA or STF (Swedish Tourist Association). Membership of STF can be arranged through us for approx. £23/adult or £33/family.

Accommodation: 7 nights' accommodation in two-person rooms in mountain station.

Required: General good level of fitness.

A flexible experience in the winter mountains leaving you free to explore the wilderness at your own pace

Cross country skiing holidays in Sweden: Dalarna

Listed as one of world's top five mountain stations by The Guardian in August 2007.

Winner of the Royal Accommodation Award for Sustainable Tourism 2006.

Experience the spring winter mountains at their best. There is still plenty of snow on the mountains at this time of year, beckoning you onto the hills for new adventures: even though the bare ground spots grow larger and larger every day and spring is just around the corner. The rest breaks becomes more frequent and you really want to sit longer and enjoy the sun that at this time of the year shines warm and strong.

Photo: Anders Dahlin Naturfoto

Now at the end of April the reindeer return and it is soon time to give birth to this year's calves. In the company of the reindeer and accompanied by the sound of the male Ptarmigan's loud croaking song, it is a relaxing experience to sit down in some sun-warmed spot of snow-free ground and enjoy all the impressions the spring winter mountains have to offer: the sights, the sounds, the smells of the magnificent open mountain plains.