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The first people to find their way into the mountain regions back in the 700s were hunters and fishermen. Sälen was the most northerly inhabited district of the parish right up until the 1700s. The name Sälen derives from the word “säl” or “sel”, which means “shack” in the Malungsmål dialect. In the 1920s, a railway was built to Sälen and the mountains began to be used for the tourist industry. Sälenstugan and the Högfjällshotel were tourist buildings that one travelled to by horse and sleigh or carriage.
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1922: The first Vasa race was organised, starting in Sälen.
1949: The first lift was opened by Sälenstugan.
1961: The first guests came to the Hotel Lindvallen. The hotel was built by Bertil and Elisabeth Lind. The name Lindvallen derives from the shack that had been in the possession of the Lindgård since the 1500s.
1963: The Gerremo family opened Tandådalen’s first lift. There were also some small chalets here for rental, and thus Tandådalen’s Lindbane AB was formed.
1966: Hundfjället’s Lindbane AB opened. A two-chair lift and an angular T-bar lift were used. In the same year the ski school also started up, with Gösta Lissola at its head.
1967: The first ski run and lift were constructed at Lindvallen.
1970: The first stage of Bruna Byn in Lindvallen was ready, with 15 chalets and 80 beds.
1975: Mats and Erik Paulsson bought 40% of the shares in Lindvallen.
1977: The first snow cannon was commissioned in Lindvallen.
1983: E1, Europe’s first detachable 4-chair lift, was opened in Hundfjället. Sälen’s Högfjällshotel was also acquired by Lindvallen AB in this year.
1988: The connecting lift between Tandådalen and Hundfjället was built.
1989: The connecting lift between Lindvallen and Högfjället was built.
1996: The 6-chair lift Märta Express was built in Lindvallen in connection with the alpine world’s first McDonald’s restaurant.
1997: Lindvallen acquires Tandådalen/Hundfjället AB and Sälenfjällen Bokning AB. The new group changes its name to Sälenstjärnan AB.
2001: The company changes its name to SkiStar AB.
2003: Sweden’s first 8-chair lift, E8, opened in Hundfjället. The SkiLodge is built in Lindvallen.
2004: The Snöcentret/Välkomstcentret gets a real facelift. Stadium opens its first stores in the alpine world in Lindvallen and Hundfjället.
2005: The Snowman’s Valley, a new kids’ area in Lindvallen, is built. SATS is established in Lindvallen. A snow cannon system is installed at Sälfjällstorget.
2007: Greater investment is made than ever before. The biggest development of Tandådalen’s ski system in 10 years, with more skiing and a new 4-chair lift in Tandådalen East. In Lindvallen, the Gustav Express is replaced by a new 8-chair lift with much greater capacity than before.
The snow production system is upgraded considerably at all our resorts.
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