How to prepare.

• Just like any other winter holiday.
• Lots of layers that can be easily added and removed,
• VERY IMPORTANT - A HAT (preferably a very silly one) and some gloves.
• Normal footwear plus something with a grippy sole for general walking.
• If you've a pair of cool Sparco boots for driving in, they're about as warm as in-flight slippers when you're standing on a frozen lake, so bring something with a thicker sole for when you're not driving.
• Sunglasses for the glare from the lake.
• Sun cream and lip balm.
• The daytime temperature is zero or below, dropping to -35 at night. The dry atmosphere means the snow is nothing like the sloppy stuff you see in the UK. It's lovely winter sports type stuff.
• If you're coming from the UK, obtain an E-111 card if you don't already have one from The post Office or online from The Department of Health here>>> . This ensures free health care anywhere in the EU.
• Video cameras and digital cameras! And don't forget the spare batteries and memory cards.

Getting There.

If you want to see our exact location and you have a GPS, key in our lat & long:

Lat/Long: N 62º 48' 19.82" E 15º 21' 5.97

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So is it hard to get to?

Probably the single most asked question. Like any great holiday, it takes a little effort, but nothing arduous. After all, you wouldn’t go on safari and expect to see a lion on the tarmac at Nairobi airport!

Your initial destination in Sweden is Stockholm Ardanda airport. This serves as a hub for your onward travel. We recommend travelling north from Stockholm Arlanda airport using the Intercity Ski Train from within the airport, though if you wish, you can fly on to Ostersund Airport where we can meet you. Rail travel in Sweden is clean and efficient and often flying is false ecomony once you factor in the security hassles and wasted waiting around time.

At the foot of this page are links to airlines and useful rail booking information.

Option 1.

Arrive at Stockholm Arlanda airport, schedule your flight to arrive around lunchtime. After passing through Arivals, make your way towards Sky City and the signs for Arlanda C station. Collect your tickets from the machine and take the escalator to the station platform. Relax on the Intercity train until you arrive at the station of Bräcke. We’ll be there to collect you. Typical train time is 4 hours.

Option 2.

Arrive at Stockholm Arlanda airport, schedule your flight to arrive around lunchtime. Take an onward flight to Ostersund airport where we will meet you for a road transfer to the hotel. Road journey time is 1 hour. Typical journey time 4 hours including waiting around, luggage collections etc.

Everyone’s instinctive reaction is to fly. However, there’s little to choose in the total journey time, so it comes down to personal preference. We will collect you from either location.

Plan of Stockholm Arlanda