Skiing Riksgränsen from Oslo
Riksgränsen sits 500–900 m in Sweden. Flying via KRN, then a 135 km transfer. About 5.8 hours door to door.
Worth knowing. Six lifts, and the season does not start until February.
Pre-season — snow reliability. There is no meaningful snow on the models yet, so resorts are ranked on how snow-sure they are: altitude adjusted for latitude, glacier cover and the size of the ski area. Live scoring resumes automatically once the snow arrives. How we rank
A week, all in
14,581 kr
Per person sharing, including travel
Getting there
KRN
About 5.8 hours door to door
Value rank from Oslo
24 of 94
By snow quality against total cost
Snow Value Index
5.17
Snow score per 100 of trip cost
Is it worth it from Oslo?
A week here works out 8% below the median for the 94 resorts we rank from Oslo, and it comes 24th on value.
At 5.8 hours each way this is short enough to be worth doing over a weekend, not just as a full week — which is unusual and is most of the reason to pick it over somewhere further.
For what it is worth, Riksgränsen is cheapest to reach from Copenhagen, at about 14,581 kr — roughly 0 kr less than from Oslo.
What the week costs
| 7 nights, mid-range, sharing | 6,496 kr |
| 6-day adult lift pass | 2,900 kr |
| 6 days ski and boot hire | 1,508 kr |
| Return flights and transfer from Oslo | 3,677 kr |
| Total per person | 14,581 kr |
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.
Better value from Oslo
More snow for less money, leaving from the same city. We would rather tell you than sell you the page you happen to be on.
- Oppdal — Norway, index 6.783,457 kr less
- Lofsdalen — Sweden, index 6.654,640 kr less
- Hemavan Tärnaby — Sweden, index 6.552,714 kr less
Who sells Riksgränsen in Norway
- Visit SkiStar
SkiStar
Owns and operates Åre, Sälen, Vemdalen, Hemsedal and Trysil. Effectively the only route to booked accommodation in the big Scandinavian resorts.
Told when Riksgränsen is about to get snow
Snowvantage sends one email a week through the season, plus powder alerts five to seven days out — while there is still something left to book.