Hemavan Tärnaby or Riksgränsen?
These two are close on 6 of 9 measures. That is the honest answer: the numbers will not choose for you, so the difference below that matters to you is the one to decide on.
Sweden
Hemavan Tärnaby
655 m of vertical, an airport ten minutes from the lifts, and the best lift-accessed off-piste in Sweden outside Riksgränsen. Tärnaby produced Ingemar Stenmark; Hemavan has the terrain.
Worth knowing. Remote, and the weather closes the top regularly.
Choose it if
Families with young kids
About £1,074 a week from London
Sweden
Riksgränsen
200 km inside the Arctic Circle, where the season starts in February and runs to midsummer under the midnight sun. Tiny lift system, enormous backcountry, and heliskiing on the doorstep.
Worth knowing. Six lifts, and the season does not start until February.
Choose it if
Budget and après
About £1,106 a week from London
Side by side
| Hemavan Tärnaby | Riksgränsen | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 67/100 | 65/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 40 km linked | 30 km |
| Top lift | 1135 m | 900 m |
| Cost before travel | €945 | €940 |
| Families with young kids | 7/10 | 3/10 |
| Snowboarders | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Budget and après | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Off-piste | 9/10 | 9/10 |
Bold marks the winner. Rows where neither is bold are close enough that the difference would not change a decision. Cost excludes travel, which depends on where you leave from.
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.