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Stöten Magazine

Build your own obstacle course

Both summer and winter in the mountains offer wonderful outdoor activities for young and old alike. One fun activity that the whole family can enjoy is building their own obstacle course. So we thought we'd share some tips on how you can easily build an outdoor obstacle course!

Build an obstacle course in the garden

Whether the kids want something to do after a day on the slopes or need entertainment during the summer months, you can build an obstacle course in the garden. Of course, if you're holidaying in Stöten, you can also do this outside one of our mountain chalets. It will be fun for the whole family - and you'll get valuable exercise at the same time! Making an obstacle course is not very difficult, it can be done with very simple means that you already have at home or can find in nature. Follow our tips and you'll have your own obstacle course in just a few minutes!

Do this:

Start by finding a suitable area to build your obstacle course. The site can be open and preferably on grass for a softer surface.
Choose a starting point and a destination marked with, for example, sticks.
Let your imagination run wild and build an obstacle course to suit your taste and preferences! Here are some suggestions for obstacles.

It'll be fun for the whole family - while getting some valuable exercise!

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Suggestions for barriers

Line up a bunch of cones and run zigzags between them - just like on a ski slope. Perfect warm-up for the upcoming skiing!
Use sticks to build different obstacles at height that you can jump over like horse jumping. Or why not crawl under the obstacles for variety?
Set up boxes that you can climb on and jump over.
Set up buckets to hit with pea bags or balls along the obstacle course.
Planks or thicker branches can act as a balancing act, challenging the sense of balance.

Suggested materials for the obstacle course

Stones
wives
Sticks
Plankor
Boxes
buckets
Balls
Pea bags

... only your imagination sets the limits!

More activities for young and old in Stöten

In Stöten there are plenty of activities both on and off the slopes - for young and old. Check out our calendar so you don't miss out on all the fun happening in Stöten!

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Activities in Sälen

In Stöten there is a wide range of activities for the whole family - both on and off the slopes! In addition to Sälen's best skiing, Stöten has all this and more;

Keep an eye out this spring calendar to make sure you don't miss out on all the fun happening in Stöten!

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Stöten in brief

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