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Here is the best route to Sälen

Ski holidays and traffic jams are simply not two words that go together. But to avoid traffic jams during your car journey to the popular ski resort of Sälen in Dalarna, there are alternative routes that significantly minimise the risk of traffic jams. Read more about the best route to Stöten in Sälen here.

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Avoid traffic jams

During the winter season, there is a constant flow of ski-loving guests to Sälen. When the snow-sure resort is at its busiest, such as during Christmas and New Year's week, queues quickly form on the final stretch across the Sälen mountains, and getting stuck is the last thing you want as you approach your final destination.

The best route to and from the popular ski resort Stöten in Sälen

Avoid queues and shorten journey times

As Stöten in Sälen is the furthest north of all the Sälen mountain ski resort harbours, right on the Norwegian border, Stöten is the furthest away if you take the mountain road via Sälen. To both avoid queues and shorten the journey time, it is wise to take the road via Rörbäcksnäs instead. The best route to and from the popular ski resort Stöten in Sälen is road 1047 from Torgås, via Rörbäcksnäs, as illustrated in the picture below. A warm welcome to Stöten in Sälen! Drive carefully!

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Stöten in brief

  • Stöten has been named Sweden's best ski resort several years in a row by Freeriding readers
  • There are 50 ski slopes of various difficulty levels
  • There are a total of 45 kilometres of cross-country ski trails, of which 3 km are lit
  • In Stöten is Sälen's longest descent - Morsmor's 3060 metre plunge
  • Pisten Älvan has previously been named Sweden's best piste
  • Stöten named Sweden's best ski resort for families with children

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