Overview
Åre is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,200 inhabitants in 2018. It is, however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen.
Description
The ski resort in Are Sweden is run and managed by Skistar. The resort is divided into 4 main areas Duved, Tegefjäll, Åre By & Björnen. Duved & Tegefjäll are connected via the lift system as are Åre By & Björnen. There is also the smaller section of Rodkullen which links into Are By and can also be reached on the free ski bus.
Due to a brand new lighting system that has recently been installed by the resort the VM-8 lift can now stay open from 8am until 4.30pm through out the season. The other lifts are open from 9.30am to 3pm during the first 3 months of the winter season increasing to 9am to 4.3opm in February, once the daylight hours have increased.