Funäsfjällen is an

alpine Alpine may refer to any mountainous region. It may also refer to: Places Europe * Alps, a European mountain range ** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range Australia * Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village * Alpine National P ...

ski area A ski area is the terrain and supporting infrastructure where skiing and other snow sports take place. Such sports include alpine and cross-country skiing, snow boarding, tubing, sledding, etc. Ski areas may stand alone or be part of a ski resort. ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

. Funäsfjällen consists of the resorts

Funäsdalen Funäsdalen is a urban areas of Sweden, village located in Härjedalen Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 890 inhabitants in 2010. Funäsdalen is situated in western Härjedalen near the Norwegian border. Funäsdalen is the site of Härje ...

, Ramundberget, Tänndalen, Bruksvallarna, Ljusnedal, Messlingen (

Mittådalen Mittådalen also known as ''Mittådalens sameby'' (south-sami: Mïhte), is a Sami village in the north west part of Härjedalen, Sweden. It is located between Ljusnedal Härjedalens kommun and Storsjö in Bergs kommun. Mittådalen is one of Swed ...

Tännäs Tännäs () is a village and parish in Härjedalen, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and ...

and Fjällnäs.

Alpine skiing

There are five resorts with

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: Funäsdalsberget, Ramundberget, Tänndalen (with Tänndalsvallen), Tännäskröket and Kappruet.

Cross-country skiing

Nordic Ski Center, one of the largest

cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing whereby skiers traverse snow-covered terrain without use of ski lifts or other assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreational activity; however, some still use it as a m ...

systems in the world (300 km groomed trails, 450 km marked trails), is situated in Funäsfjällen. In Bruksvallarna there are also groomed trails with

snowmaking Snowmaking is the production of snow by forcing water and pressurized air through a "snow gun", also known as a "snow cannon". Snowmaking is mainly used at ski resorts to supplement natural snow. This allows ski resorts to improve the reliabilit ...

References

*''The information in this article is based on that in its Swedish equivalent''.

External links

Funäsfjällen
{{DEFAULTSORT:Funasfjallen Ski areas and resorts in Sweden Buildings and structures in Jämtland County Härjedalen Municipality