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Stöten Magazine

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Stöten

Holidays in Sweden

Holidays are often associated with long trips abroad to warmer climes. But you don't actually have to leave our oblong country to enjoy a wonderful holiday. There are many advantages to a holiday in Sweden - not least if you have children!

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Stöten

Snow depth in Sälen

Curious about the snow depth in Sälen right now? With us at Stöten in Sälen, you can keep an eye on snow depth as well as weather and wind in real time!

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Stöten

Sweden's best ski resort for families with children 2024

2024 - Once again, the readers of Freeride, together with a select jury, have chosen Sweden's absolute favourites. Unsurprisingly, Stöten i Sälen took home several medals, including first place for both "Sweden's best ski resort for children" and "Sweden's best piste".

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Inspiration, Stöten

Spring winter - experience the fifth season

The days are getting longer, the temperature milder, and the sun's rays are warming while the snow lies cold on the mountain. In the transition period between winter and spring, magic happens in the Swedish mountains - the fifth season of the year, spring-winter, is here.

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Stöten

Weekend in the mountains

Are the weeks starting to feel long, boring and grey? Then it's time to book a weekend in Sälen! Luxuriate in everyday life and enjoy world-class accommodation, skiing, food and entertainment in Stöten in Sälen.

Person standing by car, strapping skis to roof in winter landscape.
Inspiration, Skiing

Guide: How to use your wellness allowance on skiing in Stöten

Did you know that you can use your wellness allowance for skiing in Stöten? Since 2018, the Swedish Tax Agency recognises alpine skiing and ski school as tax-free wellness benefits, opening the way for more people to discover the joys of skiing while improving their health! Here we explain what applies and how you can use your wellness allowance on skiing in Stöten!

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Stöten, Skiing

April April! First in Sweden - Stöten offers ski lessons in ski ballet

April Fool's joke: This year, Stöten in Sälen celebrates 50 years as a ski centre. As a tribute to the 70s, when it all started, Stöten's ski school is now making a major new investment. Ski lessons in the classic freestyle discipline of ski ballet are now on offer.

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Inspiration, Skiing, Stöten

The ski instructors who choose Manchester morning over sleeping in

A ”clinic” is what ski schools call their internal training sessions for staff. It is an opportunity for the ski instructors to develop, both pedagogically and technically, and each session usually has a specific theme. Join us behind the scenes as the ski instructors themselves are taught!

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Skiing, Children & Family, Inspiration, Stöten

Freeride Academy - the highlight of the sports holidays

Weeks 7-9 are as usual full of action and lots of fun to do in Stöten, but the big highlight of the sports holiday must still be the Freeride Academy. Here, young people get the chance to try out freeriding, a form of skiing that in recent years has become immensely popular among skiers of all ages.

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Inspiration, Stöten

The hidden gems that make Stöten work

They're a bit of Stöten's underdogs, not really noticeable in their black work clothes and anonymous demeanour. But behind the scenes they're the heroes who make sure the lifts are running smoothly, the snow is in the right place and guests arrive safely on the mountain every day. Now it's time for them to step into the spotlight, because without them, Stöten simply wouldn't work: the mechanics.

Piste map with marked slopes in different colours, also showing what's new on the mountain.
Inspiration

New 6-chair lift at Skidtorget

A full day on the slopes is the best thing in the world, but it also requires your body to be well energised to cope. So start your day with a really good and nutritious breakfast. Here we share our favourite recipes for a great skier's breakfast!