Hafjell reviews

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A good mountain long slopes and nice mountain is recommended to visit one of the best ski resorts in the north.
But there is little improvement regarding lift queues and there are a lot of children's slopes but otherwise a good ski area. Better than Vemdalen in Sweden

Just returned from sports vacation v.7 so I thought I would share some comments.
The resort is clearly best suited for beginners and children, for us more advanced there is not much to pick up. There is generally a lot to work on for Hafjell, although much also works well. It may be that I am used to Trysil, and then Hafjell has difficulty competing.

- The grooming is bad! It can be a few days between grooming even on the most popular slopes. Alternating icy sections and snowdrifts make it difficult for less experienced skiers.
- The maintenance in the warming huts could be better. Messy already in the morning, i.e. it does not seem to be cleaned after each day. There are too few cabins, with the consequence that they are overcrowded, with long queues.
- A lot of stacking, it is not felt that the planning is well thought out in some places.
- Poor signage, at branches in the slope there is often no signage what the piste numbers are. Small signs that are misplaced and come far after the exit.
- It is clearly possible to increase the speed of gondola and chairlifts, feels incredibly slow to go at the same speed as anchor lifts.
- Avoid the Moseter area, or check carefully what it looks like if you claim ski in / ski out. In our case, the landlord claimed that you can count it as ski in / out if you did not have to take the car. It is flat or uphill, and a lot of energy is spent every day shuffling or walking with the skis to get to the system.

Sportlovet v7 2026, is a halfway review because half the week has only passed but but :) I go with 2 children 11 and 13 years old, the 11 year old has started skiing red slopes.
- Ski-in / out accommodation at Mosetertoppen is pretty good, proximity to grocery store makes a little easy and you do not need a car. But the transportation distance from Mosetertoppen to the Backyard lift is a bit tough. I can imagine that at the end of the season there will be a lot of staking off. It's probably not a big deal either if you have small children. However, the transportation distance from 360 and the Moseter lift is a fun end to the day to the accommodation.
- The backyard lift quickly gets full with residents from the Moseter area so it is not possible to ride in that park at all as you have to stand for a long time in lift queues. It is on my wish list to build an anchor lift instead to get rid of the queues.
- The 360 lift gets long queues, it is also where all families with children end up as it is green slopes that apply down from it. There can also be long queues to the gondola at times, but then you can choose the chairlift instead.
- Mittstationsliften and Vidsynsliften are otherwise our favorites, very short queues. There is a mix of green, blue, red slopes, there are slightly different divisions of the slopes, which means that you can get varied rides. If you continue down towards the low zone, there will be a little more people on the slopes. Of course, there will be some ice sections when many skiers rush down the slopes that are more challenging here (black and red) but nothing strange. Overall, you get good varied and long rides in Hafjell.
- The lifts are really well planned and modern, e.g. 2/4 chairlifts have wind protection and 360 also have heating in the buttocks :)
- It is a bit difficult to find good off-piste skiing, it would need to be thinned in some places.
- There are 2 parks, the backyard park and a main park. Really good parks both.
- Easy to find restaurants, some warming huts and several outdoor picnic areas.
- Skicross track, fun!
- Most Danes and Gothenburgers on the slopes. 5,5h from Gothenburg along mostly highway and easy to find food along the way makes this an easy trip.

+ seat heating and wind protection 3/5 chairlifts
+ long rides
+ the mascot "Isa" has 2 own ski routes/trails. It was appreciated by the children! As well as Isa's ski safari!
+ there are several lunch options on the slopes, restaurant (expensive!), heating cabin, barbecue areas.

- poorly signposted! Partly when looking for their accommodation. Also poorly signposted to the information, as well as to the rent and on all slopes!
- short opening hours, 9:30-15:30. Evening skiing 2 evenings but only from 16?
- ski routes go uphill, eg from Mosetertoppen Skistadion it feels like a tough cross-country pass to get to the slope. Not recommended to stay there for families with children as it takes too much time and energy to get to the slopes!
- v.2 2026, there were still many slopes that were not yet open, a bit "boring" variation of supply on slopes (mostly blue and green)
- once the sun came out, it was on the "wrong" side. Only sun at the top, shade on all slopes (maybe better later in the season?)
- we experienced the grooming as very uneven, both on slopes and lift tracks (in the button lift that we needed to take to ski home)
- extremely many Danish groups with "Efterskole" affect both lifts and slopes as well as lunch on the slopes. They are everywhere and show no consideration!
- we have heard a lot of good things about Hafjell, but we did not experience this as a place for us. Family with children who have been skiing for many years and are good skiers.

It was good with nice chairlifts without queues week 9 and snow safe. Now, however, 2025 invaded by mainly Danish families with children. Been there 2 times in the past 4 years due to good lifts and short almost non-existent queues but now it was the last time.

The large drop provides long nice slopes, a lift system that is easy to get around in. Not so well known in Sweden, you avoid the queues when Stockholm has a sports holiday. Can be highly recommended.

Many slopes to choose from. Backyard is the children's favorite. Not many people in the first half of February. Lovely with the gondola that you can warm up in.

Chose Hafjell for this year's sports holiday with the family, based on good reviews, praise from friends and good cross-country skiing. Otherwise usually choose Bjorli, Sogndal or Sunnmöre for good top tours but then worse length. For my part, a slightly mixed experience during v.7, when the Danes also have winter holidays. Lots of people, serious bottlenecks in the 360 chair and the Mittstationsstolen (which catches many slopes). The new chair being built for 23/24 is needed. The children, however, are happy. Icy on all slopes in the low zone but ok further up. It will probably be like that with many cable skiers. Ok with snow. 10-15 cm of new fluffed up the forest and some of the clearing. I think the pisting was so-so, not all slopes were pisted. Also went in Kvitfjell and there were much less people and better piste. My assessment is that the place is worth visiting if not on holiday. The wish list is thinning forest. For me (and us) who also like to torture ourselves with cross-country skiing, accommodation is important, i.e. live high up so that the tracks are ski in/out.
+ Long rides that give nice legs.
+ Beautiful ski cross
+ Free length. Awesome track system
- Icy in the low zone (make sure you have good piste skis).
- Sega gas grills (never tried the food places)
- Bottlenecks
- Paid parking in some places

Got four really nice days in Hafjell before the whole place closed due to corona. A little snoopy. Really nice hills, lots of good reds. Really cruel piste and plenty of space everywhere. The only sad thing was that the big park was not open, nor was the longest black hill, the Olympics. Had you wanted to test ... We lived in the Alpine village, affordable and totally okay accommodation, ski in ski out - which we prioritized. A big misconception, however, was that there were no dryers! How did you think there? Will return to Hafjell for corona.