Funäsfjällen is an
alpine
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Places Europe
* Alps, a European mountain range
** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range
Australia
* Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village
* Alpine National P ...
ski area
A ski area is the terrain and supporting infrastructure where skiing and other snow sports take place. Such sports include alpine and cross-country skiing, snow boarding, tubing, sledding, etc. Ski areas may stand alone or be part of a ski resort.
...
in
Sweden.
Funäsfjällen consists of the resorts
Funäsdalen,
Ramundberget,
Tänndalen
Tänndalen, Southern Sami: Teanndaelie, is a minor locality in Härjedalen Municipality
Härjedalen Municipality (, , no, Herjedalen kommune) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Sveg.
The munici ...
,
Bruksvallarna,
Ljusnedal,
Messlingen (
Mittådalen
Mittådalen also known as ''Mittådalens sameby'' (south-sami: Mïhte), is a Sami village in the north west part of Härjedalen, Sweden. It is located between Ljusnedal Härjedalens kommun and Storsjö in Bergs kommun. Mittådalen is one of Swe ...
),
Tännäs
Tännäs () is a village and parish in Härjedalen, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geogra ...
and
Fjällnäs.
Alpine skiing
There are five resorts with
alpine skiing
Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...
:
Funäsdalsberget,
Ramundberget,
Tänndalen
Tänndalen, Southern Sami: Teanndaelie, is a minor locality in Härjedalen Municipality
Härjedalen Municipality (, , no, Herjedalen kommune) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Sveg.
The munici ...
(with
Tänndalsvallen),
Tännäskröket and
Kappruet.
Cross-country skiing
Nordic Ski Center, one of the largest
cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreatio ...
systems in the world (300 km groomed trails, 450 km marked trails), is situated in Funäsfjällen. In
Bruksvallarna there are also groomed trails with
snowmaking
Snowmaking is the production of snow by forcing water and pressurized air through a "snow gun", also known as a "snow cannon". Snowmaking is mainly used at ski resorts to supplement natural snow. This allows ski resorts to improve the reliabilit ...
.
References
*''The information in this article is based on that in its
Swedish equivalent''.
External links
Funäsfjällen
{{DEFAULTSORT:Funasfjallen
Ski areas and resorts in Sweden