Klövsjö/Storhogna reviews

Slopes that have a nice shape, winding downhill, awesome well-piste fm!! it is perfectionists in the night shift👍. no queues even v8, free surfaces to ride on, affordable card.

Cons are few red goa carving rides, blue and red run up, poorly designed with narrow bottlenecks for families.
And no grocery store at resort

Nice place and not so many people despite sports vacation (v8).
Good beginner slopes up on the mountain and towards Storhogna. To get down to Klövsjö can be a little more difficult if you are a beginner. There is a blue slope that in some places is quite narrow.
Good black slopes for those who like more challenge.

Klövsjö offers Vemdalen's most advanced skiing, not because the slopes are long but because they are steep. Really fun skiing on both black and red slopes. For families with children, there are blue and green slopes and children's areas. The longest queue I've seen in Klövsjö was about 15-20 meters long, which means you never have to stand in line for more than a couple of minutes. Often the grooves remain in the hill all day (apart from holidays). Good off-piste skiing too. A gem that few have found (yet). Klövsjö ski area is connected to Storhogna by a transport lift between the mountains. However, Storhogna does not have much to offer in terms of downhill skiing, but is more suitable for cross-country skiing. Cross-country skiing in particular is something that is good both in Klövsjö and Storhogna. You can ski at the top of Klövsjö fjäll, ski down by the mountain hotel/village on electric light tracks, out on the ice at Svartåstjärn or take the ski track to Storhogna, then on to Vemdalsskalet and then all the way to Björnrike if you so wish.
Spends about 4 weeks every winter season in Klövsjö-Vemdalen.

For me it will be about 3-4 weeks, i.e. 20-30 riding days per season in Vemdalsfjällen. We mostly go in Klövsjö. Why? Partly because there are rarely any lift queues to speak of. 2.-3 rows of chairs before entering the Klövsjö Expresslift is a lot. But also because the slopes are nice, with 3 black, a couple of red and a number of blue, you get a lot of riding here. Then it's great if it's snowing but it's blowing a little/a lot, then Klövsjö is unbeatable. For example, we received about 30 cm of powder the other day under rather unique circumstances. temperature -10 to -13 and zero wind. then it dumped 15 cm the night before + 15 cm more, early morning. So time for Canadian powder on March 9 - and so it happened! I have rarely experienced better, you know that fluffy, airy, weight-nothing snow... At the same time, not at all the same good conditions in Vemdalsskalet or Björnrike, partly because of less snowfall but also that the small wind which was 2-3 m/s at night blew some away. In Klövsjö it was quiet because the slopes are surrounded by forest.

Klövsjö, Vemdalen's forgotten little brother.

Do you want queues? Do not come here!

Klövsjö is better suited if you want to avoid lift queues, packed slopes and run-up rides. On a normal day in Klövsjö, I spend about 4-15 seconds in the lift "queue" and that standard only changes in week 9, the Easter weeks and when tourists from Vemdalen and Björnrike venture here when their lifts close due to strong winds. Klövsjö has adapted its wind conditions differently than the other mountains, at the top of Klövsjö it blows almost constantly but rarely enough that they need to close the chairlift.

Once you get off the lift, you have easy access to all the longer slopes of the mountain as well as the wide green slopes at the top which are very cozy. Since Klövsjö is a steep mountain, there is only one blue slope down from the top. This one has a steep section that might scare the less experienced skiers but is usually not a big problem. If you prefer steeper pistes, Klövsjö has a larger selection (up to 38 degrees) which is often very high quality.

Two transport lifts away is Storhogna, which is a cozy addition to the system where there are nice family slopes and easy off-piste. Klövsjö offers a lot of off-piste if you know where to look, something I'm not going to help you with because I want the powder for myself 😊. Here there is easy forest skiing for the children and large steep fields of pillows where you can find drops that make you look for something smaller. Skiing under the lift can offer fun skiing even for a mixed ski group and usually attracts cocky children, but here too there are drops for the more experienced skiers. A classic drop is "The Nose" just below the chairlift when it reaches the ridge.

Klövsjö is owned by schists and is part of Vemdalen, which means that the same lift pass is valid in Vemdalsskalet and Björnrike. To get the most out of your visit to Klövsjö, I would say that you can at least ride red slopes but feel ready to try steeper ones. Primarily, Klövsjö is suitable for someone who wants to be able to burn off without having to wait in queues and likes to ride steeper terrain. If you quickly get bored riding the same slopes/lifts or want to spend the whole day in the park, Klövsjö may not be right for you.

NOTE: I have covered very little about Storhogna and even less about Cross-country/scooter skiing as they are not my areas of expertise.

Positive surprise! Maybe not a huge selection for a longer stay but very good quality on the slopes that are available. Real drop height and good slope with Swedish measurements measured.

Good well-groomed slopes, usually short queues, it is good with snow take a trip over to Stohogna for nice slopes with natural snow and some forest or drive in the forest in Klövsjö.

Klövsjö is located furthest east of Vemdalen and is Vemdalen's smallest and definitely least trendy facility. Here you can not go for a good afterski or to shop interior details for the mountain cabin (then go to Skalet). Klövsjö is the most affordable destination in Vemdalen - you can also live in Storhogna and have access to long-distance tracks on Kalfjället (but slow transport to Klövsjö). Storhogna also has a good restaurant. The skiing in Klövsjö / Storhogna varies between being the top-rated Swedish class. If there is a lot of snow, like spring 2018, the offpiste is very good. Then you either reach the far skies right in Klövsjö or at the far end of the skier's left. If you turn right, the first part of the yard consists of a combination of forest and blue hill with sparse woods and a little fun little body. Then, depending on how far you're coming right, it can get really steep, which also includes stup. After that comes a party of snowy forest followed by a calygue with a lean slope. Otherwise, keep the skier's left from the top and start in the light loop until it turns right. Then you drive straight ahead, and after some flacking in birch forest you will eventually reach a large open field with pillows with varying slopes and ending in Rastdalen. If the snow is bad, the skis are destroyed (tested). Is it good with snow, it's incredibly good. Even in the center there are some fun off-piste - eg around the rocks under the 6-chairlift. If you are instead a pistol fisherman, there are some fun slopes with good slope in the middle of the system, which is also served by this efficient 6-chair lift. Unfortunately, the offpiste requires a lot of snow to be good, which means that it is not always feasible. Then Björnrike often is better with more varied offpiste that does not require as much snow. The times I have been to the Vemdalen have always been the worst with snow - but it can of course be different. Personally, I prefer Klövsjö and Björnrike in front of the Skalet, but most people think differently in terms of how the queues look. Just yes - do not miss the genuine waffle cabin / fixture hidden at the parking lot at the top of Klövsjö. A pine cream with amazingly good coffee.

That no more have discovered Klövsjö slopes are unbelievable. Beautiful black slopes that are always well-prepared and beautiful views across Klövsjö.

Feel that Klövsjö is a wonderful ski resort that might have received a little too much attention home to what it should have, which may be good considering the sparse lift queues and the pristine powder. positive: super fun offpiste yard, good, long and challenging slopes, relatively long park, extremely nice before in big hone thanks to their 100% NATURAL NEED policy, good areas for families with children, cozy mountain village with alps feeling. Negative: A little boring park home with the creative park that existed before, there is only a lighter hill to descend from the top area, the heat hut is a bit too small during the high season, and perhaps a little too much supportive southern Sweden spandex hole ligand in the low season.
In short, super good place that everyone should visit ever, as well as super cozy feeling in the village.