Grand opening of Europe's first ski airport with a 10 minute transfer to the slopes. Scandinavian Mountains Airport welcomed its first flight today (December 22nd), with direct SAS flights from London Heathrow starting next Saturday December 28th. With transfers to Sälen, Sweden from just 10 minutes, British skiers can fly in the morning and be out on the slopes after lunch.
Comments from the acting CEO Anders Örnulf Winter came early with both cold and snow at all destinations, enabling good snowmaking conditions and an early start to the season and ensuring that our resorts are in fantastic condition for the Christmas and New Year holidays.
The Board of Directors of SkiStar has appointed Stefan Sjöstrand as President and CEO as from 11 June 2020 at the latest.
We have yet another excellent financial year to look back on. Compared with the previous year, it is worth noting that last year’s weather conditions were fantastic, enabling us to increase the number of skier days by a massive 7.5 percent. Considering this, we are very pleased with this year’s results too!
Direct flights to the Scandinavian mountains, exciting children's activities and half-day ski lessons. Scandinavian Mountains Airport opens at the end of December, giving travellers from the UK even better access to the Scandinavian mountains. The new flight from London Heathrow will enable British visitors to get to first-class ski resorts such as Sälen and Trysil in just a few hours.
Transfers on four wheels or 40 paws now bookable from brand new Scandinavian Mountains Airport.
New route opens up SkiStar's twin resorts of Sälen and Trysil to the UK market
Comments from the CEO Mats Årjes With the winter season behind us we can present the best nine-month results in SkiStar’s history and we see continued great interest in alpine skiing as a holiday alternative.
The 2018/19 ski season has been a great success for Scandi ski operator SkiStar, with rising British guest numbers, a prestigious FIS Alpine World Championship event and continued investment.
After a glorious April in Norway and Sweden, a new airport is making Easter family ski breaks even more tempting for Brits in 2020.
The snow's still on the mountains but besotted Brits are already booking their 2019/20 SkiStar Scandinavian breaks.
Comments from the CEO Mats Årjes Continued strong interest in alpine skiing is the underlying reason that SkiStar can present the best half-year result in its history. Profit after tax is SEK 87 million more than last year.
A successful FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Åre, Sweden has offered legions of UK skiers watching at home a unique insight into the wonderful world of Scandi winter sports, with UK visitor numbers continuing to rise.
The countdown begins as the eyes of the world focus on Åre, Sweden for the FIS Alpine World Championships. SkiStar is the host and proud presenting partner of the prestigious FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at its flagship resort Åre.
THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS AS THE EYES OF THE WORLD FOCUS ON ÅRE, SWEDEN FOR THE FIS ALPINE WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS. SkiStar is the host and proud presenting partner of the prestigious FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at its flagship resort Åre.
Comments from the CEO Mats Årjes: Winter is now here, and the cold has brought good conditions for snow production. With the natural snowfall that we have seen, our resorts are in good condition for the lead-up to Christmas and New Year.
Winter Olympian Chemmy teams up with SkiStar to offer her top tips on taking little ones skiing for the first time. Taking children skiing for the first time can be a daunting prospect. But, says Winter Olympian Chemmy Alcott, sparking a life-long love of skiing and snowboarding is easy when you know how.
Early on Friday morning there were queues of eager skiers waiting to make their first snowy turns of the season at the ski resorts of Sälen, Vemdalen, Hemsedal and Trysil. The recent winter chill in the mountains of Sweden and Norway mountains has created a beautiful Scandinavian winter landscape. The World Ski Championships host resort of Åre will also be opening on Friday, 7 December.
Owner of Scandinavia’s five largest resorts reports large upturn in UK bookings.
Comments from the CEO Mats Årjes With the 2017/18 financial year behind us, I am proud that we can present yet another record year for SkiStar! We show growth in most of our branches of activity. Valle’s Winter Weeks in January, holiday periods, SkiStar Business conference activities and SkiStarshop all made a strong contribution to the improved results. Our offering is strong!