Åre is ready for a super summer

The summer will soon be here and Åre is ready for another season with lots of visitors and many new activities and events, including new SkiStar Sports & Adventures attractions. Here is the full list of things to do, along with all the information you need for a memorable mountain experience this summer.

After a fantastic winter with plenty of snow, we're now working especially hard on clearing the bike trails in Åre Bike Park so that they're ready when we open on 3 June. Active holidays are increasingly popular and biking is a natural part of that, so Åre Bike Park will be open right up until 2 October. This year there will be new attractions for guests, including a renovated and improved green trail, Serpentinen, which starts at the top of the VM6 lift. A new blue trail, Vinkelvolten, and a new red trail, Flemming Fartland have also been created as part of the renovation. The new trails will provide a smoother biking experience, no matter what your level. During the peak of our season, in weeks 29 to 31, the lifts will be open for longer every day. Opening hours during this period are 10 am to 5 pm. You can find lift opening hours, bike maps etc. here

New trails are also being developed at Åre Bike Park in Björnen. An uphill trail, Stångången, has been built next to last year's hit, Graniten. The new trail is 1.2 km long and allows mountain bikers to ride loops of Graniten and Stånggången, without going into Björnen.

Besides Åre Bike Park in Björnen, guests can also enjoy last year's popular new attraction, SkiStar's Climbing Park & Zipline. A brand new starting area with three blue climbing trails is currently being built here. These new trails will complement the existing trails as they are slightly lower.

There will be a brand new camp for teenagers this summer: SkiStar Teen Camp Bike Downhill. Teen Camp Bike DH is aimed at anyone who is keen to try downhill mountain biking or develop their skills. As before, SkiStar Teen Camp Bike, learn to ride will also offer group lessons for anyone who'd like to try downhill biking and private biking guides will be available for those wanting a private lesson in downhill biking.

There are also new developments for hikers on Åreskutan this summer. A brand new viewing point is being built at the cabin up at the mountain station, with accessible paths to make it easier for disabled people to enjoy the view from the mountain.

Besides longer opening hours at Åre Bike Park, all events will be back again properly after the pandemic. The season's events will kick off even before the lifts open on 3 June, with Workout Åre, from 27 to 29 May, which will be held at the Copperhill Mountain Lodge this year. You'll find listings for all this summer's events in Åre here.

Another major new attraction in Åre village is the 210-metre asphalt pump track, which guests were given a sneak preview of last autumn and which will be ready to use right from the start of the season. The pump track is located at the Alpine National Arena. The Pump Track World Championships will be held at the track during the Åre Bike Festival from 6 to10 July.

The marina west of the Holiday Club is also getting a facelift for the summer and now has a new skate park, also previewed last autumn, next to it. Also new this season:

- Kayak machine: open for kayak rental 24/7 from 23 June.

- Summer Camp: 4 July to 7 August, activities and clinics for adventure-seeking young people and families.

After biking, running, walking or other adventures, just strolling around the village is an activity in itself. With its restaurants, shops and bars, Åre is always open and well worth a visit.

More about summer in Åre:

SkiStar Åre: https://www.skistar.com/en/ski-destinations/are/summer-in-are/

Åre Destination: https://aresweden.com/

For more media and press information, please contact:

Petra Hallebrant, Head of PR and Communications, SkiStar AB, [email protected], Tel: 46 729-637 332

Maria Wilhelmsson - PR Åre Destination, [email protected], Tel.: +46 76 101 46 46

Press photos: https://www.skistar.com/en/pre...

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