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Are the prices in the budget current?

No. The worked budget uses invented amounts in Swedish kronor, with tips for comparing Norwegian kroner to show which costs to plan for. Always check current prices and operating details for your own dates.

Which destinations does it cover?

The guide teaches you how to choose. It gives starting points in Sweden (Åre, Sälen, Vemdalen) and Norway (Trysil, Hemsedal, Geilo, Hafjell), a section on spring skiing in Riksgränsen and a Copenhagen sidebar on CopenHill, plus a method to compare any three bases.

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WHERE TO SKI GUIDE

Your First Ski Vacation in Scandinavia

A cabin in Vemdalen, a train to Geilo or spring skiing in Riksgränsen? Find a first ski trip that suits your group.

For your first ski trip to Scandinavia – whether you're new to skiing or already ski somewhere else.

50-page PDF
12 sections
8 fillable worksheets
English

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Your First Ski Vacation in Scandinavia – book cover

About this guide

Compare Swedish bases such as Åre, Sälen and Vemdalen with Norwegian options including Trysil, Hemsedal, Geilo and Hafjell. The guide focuses on the details that shape each day, from reaching ski school to getting back to the cabin when someone finishes early.

Use the worked budget and eight fillable planning sheets to compare costs in SEK and NOK, plan transfers and choose dates. There's also a short section on spring skiing in Riksgränsen and a Copenhagen sidebar on CopenHill.

Look inside

Three real pages from the guide.

Start with the week you want: a village, a cabin or a spring trip above the Arctic Circle.

A seven-night example for two adults in Swedish kronor, with tips for comparing NOK quotes.

One of eight fillable planning pages: compare three bases side by side.

Why a paid guide?

Our free guides answer one question at a time. This guide puts the whole trip in order – where to go, when, where to stay, how to get there, lift access and lessons – with a worked budget and fillable planning pages you can use for your own trip.

Inside the guide

01Choose the ski week you want
02Compare Sweden and Norway
03Choose dates and protect ski time
04Choose the right lift access
05Build the whole trip budget
06Choose accommodation by the morning routine
07Connect the gateway and the mountain
08Arrange lessons and equipment
09Make the trip work for different skiers
10Read the mountain and plan for change
11Build a Scandinavian ski week
12Turn the trip plan into bookings

Who it's for

Travelers planning their first ski vacation in Scandinavia
Skiers who know another region and want to know what's different
Groups with different levels of experience

Not for you if: you're looking for travel bookings, a personal itinerary made for you, or live snow and price data. (For live data, use Where to Ski's resort search – it's free.)

What you receive

A 50-page English-language PDF with clickable contents, source links, real photography and 8 fillable planning pages. Read it on your phone, tablet or computer, or print the worksheets.

PDF, 50 pages
8 fillable worksheets
Clickable contents and source links
First edition, November 2026

Worksheets have fillable text fields and checkboxes. Fields do not calculate automatically. For best results, open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader or Apple Preview.