Branäs reviews (Page 12)

When we were there (at the end of March 2018) it was incredibly bad snow, not bad with snow without bad snow, although it must have been among the best years in the long run for the night. Here it was rocky & on the verge of ice everywhere. Felt like pure cannon snow. In addition, the lifts were incredibly slow.
So I did not have my best days in Branäs.
The highlight was probably the cabin which was really good AND the lunch at the Mountain Lodge.

Have visited in principle all major ski resorts in Sweden, but Branäs takes the price in all categories. Sick child friendly, making it easy to be a parent on vacation. Really good skiing for advanced skiers and a great advantage was that all accommodation and infrastructure are located right next to the slopes.

Branäs focuses on the little children, and they are doing very well! From the obvious, such as the majority of children's activities and many green and blue backs to the small details like pallets on the public toilets as well as earplugs for children and slush puppy on after skin. 4 year old loves it! Going for a treasure hunt with the bear bushes, the bear bush cup and dances on the children's aprons. On the mountain, the favorite Nintendo Land - an upscale forest path with Super Mario characters, and the irritation of her parents, the apparently pointless buttonlift carousel down at the square - "I take a few turns now in the morning mom, it's best when it's nypistad".
Even the 7-year-old gets his appetite. Here is the jump in the Big Airbag which is the big favorite. Closely followed by starting in a home and driving slalom, self-timer, and going to the park. The latter, Pepsi Funpark, is the top for a 7 year old, but too nice for a jibbling teenager. The Super Mario hill is poppis here too, like all little jumps on the side of the slopes.
Then we are parents. With splendid spring sun in April, sausage grilling in the hill, after-ski beer in the sun, consistently friendly staff, close to everything and nice turns in the sledding nest in the next empty slopes, we will have a nice and happy long weekend. But with only one back that gives a little challenge (combination of Branäs only black back together with a long red) it will be a little bit easy if you have a lot of ambition with your skiing. Satisfied children give happy parents absolutely agree this long weekend. But I had not added here for more than a long weekend. Then I prefer to go to the other side of the border, Norway, and get a lot more challenging ride-at the same time away from Gothenburg there are proper mountains! In fact, for satisfied parents is also important. But thanks Branäs for a sunny, fun memory!

We, ie 2 families with children from 4 to 10 years visited Branäs in the middle of April 2018. It was the season's end and brilliant April weather with sun, blue skies and fine winds but mostly very few people.
Ellen 8 years summarized the first impression of Branäs quite well when we looked out of Skilodge in the morning: -Pappa, Va near everything is.
Staying at Skilodge, you live right at the valley station, which was very smooth and everything is very close; supermarket, ski shop, ski rental, restaurant, après ski etc.
Branäsberget has a gondola lift, some chairlifts and very many button lifts. Fall height is 415 m and many slopes are green and blue. From the top and down to the valley station of the gondola is a good red and a black hill that was appreciated most of us adults but also of the children.
The favorite back for the kids was the Super Mario back, a childhood reminder of the forest lanes, every child is so fond of. At the end of the track there are some Super Mario characters and at the beginning of the back there is a big plastic figure by Mario himself who also speaks and attracts all children. When we visited Branäs there were very few people so there was never crowd in neither hoisting nor backing. All of the slopes were well pisted and kept well at the hot temperatures, but it probably was due to the fact that there were so few people.
There was a little border crossroads and a terrain park with some rather small big jumps and some rails and boxes. There was also a slalom with self-timer and down at the gondola, they had a Big Air bag that became our children's favorite. The park was okay, but if you have a little bigger children at 13-14, I can imagine they grow out of Branäs.
Everything is very child friendly with ski school, easy slopes and lifts for smaller children and beginners, children's activities like treasure hunting and children's skis (guess it's like a lemonade).
What Branäs misses is a little more red and black slopes that utilize the 415 fall height meters they still proudly. But, as I understood, there is a landowner who prevents the plant from expanding where the terrain is most favorable for a little steeper and longer slopes.
Both families' children went to ski school for 2 days and they were very pleased. Noel 10 years appreciated a lot that everyone in the ski school group was at the same level. Then it was extra luxurious that the group was only four children, which was not that weird when it was the last weekend the facility was open for the season.
All the staff we met at, ski school, ski hire, lifts and restaurants and the hotel was very happy, nice and service oriented.
Branäs is suitable for families with a little smaller child (3-12 years) and maybe a short week or a long weekend, but if you have teens or are going to go somewhere for a whole week, then we may not choose Branäs in the first place.
Plus and minus
+ Good fall height
+ Extremely child friendly
+ Very close to Gothenburg
-Lite too few steep and long slopes
-Secure flat slopes where next to the flat

Well maintained with extremely friendly staff

The restaurants were foodly under all criticism.
Absolutely no criticism of the staff, but the food was expensive o completely tasteless.

Branäs can get both FEM and TWO stars.

Accommodation on Branäsberget is the optimal combination for the family with small children who want light slopes for slalom, ski-in and ski-out with the possibility of cross-country skiing. If the Gondola works and if its queues are not long, you can of course use the 400 height meters in Branäs, but there are quite a limited number of slopes and hardly a reason to choose Branäs.

Accommodation in Branäs city also offers a good opportunity for ski-in, ski-out and children's slopes albeit to a lesser extent. If the Gondola works and it is not high season, it is possible to use the more than 400 altitude meters in Branäs. Although they are not in itself a reason to choose Branäs.

In summary. Good for the family with smaller children. Perfect for sledging and cross country skiing on Branäsberget. More difficult to reach the crossing from Branäs city (Gondola or 13 km drive). Good fall height but the currency of it is not as great as the number of altitudes suggests, so there is a varied ride with both light and harder slopes you are looking for, a 100 m lower fall height can safely offer more or equal.

The favorite for the family of children, which also gives the adults an opportunity to face some challenges. Branäs is probably the ski resort that has the absolute best logistics of all resorts. Already at the time of booking, everything works smoothly. Check-in is without queues and any rented equipment is in place in the accommodation.

The focus is on children is clear. The service level for children is top. Hot juice is served everywhere to keep the energy level up. Eateries for the majority of directions are found in the village and on the mountain.

Our favorite is to stay on the mountain where most accommodations have ski in / out.

Works like weekends with toddlers but is also a good weekend getaway.
Afterski at Brant rarely leaves anyone unmarried.
And the children's aprons do not forget the kids at first!

Branäs recommends warmly. There is one reason why they get prices year after year.

Branäs has been the resort where our children learned how to ski, and what a good ski resort it has become. We have lived both in the village and on the mountain and the latter proved to be a better option for us. The ski school has been excellent and we have nothing negative to say about Branäs when it comes to skiing with the family.

Perfect place. Returns for the 5th time?