Riksgränsen

Norrbotten (Arctic Lapland) · Sweden

Riksgränsen is a heli-ski operation in Norrbotten (Arctic Lapland), Sweden. It averages around 500 cm of snow a season on an Arctic maritime (Norwegian Sea moisture over the border ridge) snowpack. The season typically runs Feb-Jun.

The world's most northerly major resort; Scandinavian Big Mountain Championship heritage

57
Good
10-day outlook

10-day forecast

74 cm total · best window Friday, Oct 16 (7d, 74cm)

Tue
00-4° · 76k
Wed
0.102° · 49k
Thu
004° · 46k
Fri
3.672° · 29k
Sat
519-1° · 24k
Sun
2.791° · 23k
Mon
20.8271° · 26k
Tue
22.581° · 25k
Wed
14.352-4° · 19k
Thu
522-3° · 20k

Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Wednesday, Oct 21 — Good (52). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Oct 12.

Mountain profile

Summit
909 m
Base
500 m
Vertical
400 m
Terrain
Compact lift network + huge lift-accessed off-piste; heli nearby
Avg annual snow
500 cm
Typical season
Feb-Jun
Snow climate
Arctic maritime (Norwegian Sea moisture over the border ridge)
Type
Lift-served (+ heli)
Exposure / orientation
200 km north of the Arctic Circle; too dark to open before February, skiable under midnight sun in May

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