Riksgränsen

Norrbotten (Arctic Lapland) · Sweden

Riksgränsen is a heli-ski operation in Norrbotten (Arctic Lapland), Sweden. It averages around 500 cm of snow a season on an Arctic maritime (Norwegian Sea moisture over the border ridge) snowpack. The season typically runs Feb-Jun.

The world's most northerly major resort; Scandinavian Big Mountain Championship heritage

44
OK
10-day outlook

10-day forecast

57 cm total · best window Friday, Oct 16 (6d, 57cm)

Mon
00-3° · 20k
Tue
00-4° · 76k
Wed
0.101° · 54k
Thu
004° · 39k
Fri
6.3122° · 26k
Sat
4.416-2° · 25k
Sun
2.371° · 21k
Mon
22.3211° · 25k
Tue
10.191° · 28k
Wed
11.643-3° · 18k

Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Wednesday, Oct 21 — OK (43). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Oct 12.

Mountain profile

Summit
909 m
Base
500 m
Vertical
400 m
Terrain
Compact lift network + huge lift-accessed off-piste; heli nearby
Avg annual snow
500 cm
Typical season
Feb-Jun
Snow climate
Arctic maritime (Norwegian Sea moisture over the border ridge)
Type
Lift-served (+ heli)
Exposure / orientation
200 km north of the Arctic Circle; too dark to open before February, skiable under midnight sun in May

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