Sweden and Norway both have real winters with cold weather and snow, so it’s preferable to pack your ski clothes and to think in layers when doing so. There are several well-stocked ski shops at our destinations where you find the latest equipment in all price ranges. Try to avoid cotton clothing, since wet cotton will cool your body and is unnecessarily uncomfortable.
The skiing season in Scandinavia ranges from November until May. All of the Skistar destinations have a Snow Guarantee. This means we guarantee that a certain number of slopes will be open during season. If fewer pistes are open due to lack of snow, the guest will get their money back. Read more about our destinations snow guarantee.
Scandinavia is located in the far north, and the days get shorter during the winter season. But from January the sun stays up longer and longer during the days. Here is a chart showing approximately the hours of daylight on our destinations.
Hours of daylight
December 6-7 hours
January 7-8 hours
February 8-10 hours
March 10-12 hours
April 12-14 hours
You don’t need to worry about skiing in darkness, several slopes are floodlit from dusk. In addition several destinations have “night skiing”, when some of the lifts and slopes are open until as late as 8pm. The opening hours of the lifts follow the sun, and closing hours will vary from month to month, but it usually is sometime between 3 and 4.30pm.
It is possible to see the northern lights in several of our destinations. The northen lights, or Aurora Borealis which is it's correct name, are natural colourful light displays in the night sky. The phenomenon is caused by particles from the sun directed by the earth's magnetic field. It is a fascinating natural phenomenon, that not everyone has had the privilege to see.
Summer in Scandinavia is considerably brighter and Skistar’s destinations have much to offer in summer too. Check in here at Skistar.com for information on elk safaris, hiking, fishing, rafting, downhill biking and other exiting summer activities.