SkiStar AB (marketed as skistar) is a Swedish leisure, tourism, property and retail company, listed on the

Stockholm Stock Exchange Nasdaq Stockholm, formerly known as the Stockholm Stock Exchange ( sv, Stockholmsbörsen), is a stock exchange located in Frihamnen, Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1863, it has become the primary securities exchange of the Nordic countries. ...

. The core business is

alpine skiing Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...

in Sweden and Norway, and the associated accommodation, ski schools and rental services.

Overview

The company has

property development Real estate development, or property development, is a business process, encompassing activities that range from the renovation and re- lease of existing buildings to the purchase of raw land and the sale of developed land or parcels to othe ...

and

management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities ...

divisions, for example it is part-owner of Scandinavian Mountains Airport in

Dalarna Dalarna () is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in central Sweden. English exonyms for it are Dalecarlia () and the Dales. Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland. It is also bordered by Norway i ...

. The company also supplies ski infrastructure to other operators, for example it installed the

ski lift A ski lift is a mechanism for transporting skiers up a hill. Ski lifts are typically a paid service at ski resorts. The first ski lift was built in 1908 by German Robert Winterhalder in Schollach/ Eisenbach, Hochschwarzwald. Types * Aeria ...

s at

Nätschen Nätschen is a mountain location and ski area above Andermatt, in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. Higher up on Nätschen the mountain is known as Gütsch. Its highest point is . It is one of the mountains in the Gotthard Oberalp Arena, as is Gems ...

, Switzerland. Skistar operates SkiStarshop Concept Store, a chain of retail outlets selling mainly

winter sport Winter sports or winter activities are competitive sports or non-competitive recreational activities which are played on snow or ice. Most are variations of skiing, ice skating and sledding. Traditionally, such games were only played in cold ...

-related clothing and equipment, and an associated online shop skistarshop.com. From its foundation in 1975 until 2001 the company was called Sälenstjärnan AB.

List of ski resorts

Sälen Sälen () is a locality situated in Malung-Sälen Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 652 inhabitants in 2010. Despite its small population, Sälen receives many tourists every winter. Sälen is best known for hosting the start of Vasalo ...

, Dalarna, Sweden (head office) ** Lindvallen, Högfjället, Tandådalen and Hundfjället * Vemdalen, Jämtland, Sweden ** Björnrike, Vemdalsskalet and Klövsjö/Storhogna *

Åre 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. 25% of the local ...

, Jämtland, Sweden ** Duved, Åre By and Björnen *

Trysil Trysil is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Innbygda. Other villages in the municipality include Nybergsund, � ...

, Hedmark, Norway ** Høgegga, Skihytta, Trysil Turistsenter and Trysil Høyfjellssenter *

Hemsedal Hemsedal is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Trøym. Hemsedal lies on the Norwegian National Road 52 (Rv 52). Hemse ...

, Buskerud, Norway * Hammarbybacken, Stockholm, Sweden * St. Johann in Tirol, Austria

Subsidiaries

SkiStar has several subsidiary companies, including: * Fjällinvest AB, wholly owned Swedish property development company * Fjellinvest Norge AS, wholly owned Norwegian property development company * Sälens Högfjällshotell AB * Tandådalens Fjällhotell Service AB * Åre Invest AB

References

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