Tärnaby is a tiny Swedish Lapland Sami village at 460 m on the Storumansjön lakeshore, best known as the birthplace of Ingemar Stenmark, the two-time Olympic champion and the most successful Swedish skier in history. Thirteen kilometres of pistes sit on Laxfjäll above the village, with sister Hemavan 18 km up the E12.
Tärnaby is a ski resort in Sweden, in the Swedish Mountains. The village sits at 460 m and the lifts top out at 880 m, with 13 km of pistes and 6 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 76/100, and the season usually runs Nov 23 → Apr 30.
How we score and classify resortsRun counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
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Good · 378 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Tärnaby.
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Great · 182 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Tärnaby.
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True ski-in ski-out is limited at Tärnaby: most lodging sits in the village by the lake, with a five-minute drive or shuttle up to the Laxfjäll base.
Laxfjäll rises from 460 m to 880 m, with 13 km of pistes on six lifts spread across a steep north-facing slope that has trained Swedish racers for half a century. The piste mix leans technical for the size of the area, with a high share of red runs and a single demanding black off the top. Stenmark grew up training on this hill in the 1960s, and the village still runs a strong race-club tradition, with junior squads visible on the slalom lanes most mornings. Beyond the lifts, the lake-and-fjäll landscape opens up to long cross-country loops and back-country routes towards Norway. The valley remains active Sami country, with reindeer herds, kåta and Sami cultural centres easy to visit. Hemavan, 18 km up the E12, doubles your lift acreage and adds the Vindelfjällen reserve to the week.
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Tärnaby offers 13 km of pistes across 6 lifts, from 460 m to 880 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Nov 23 to Apr 30, with a snow score of 76/100. Snow is usually most reliable in the heart of that window, deep in winter, while the closing weeks bring longer days and softer afternoon snow.
True ski-in ski-out is limited at Tärnaby: most lodging sits in the village by the lake, with a five-minute drive or shuttle up to the Laxfjäll base.
Tärnaby has 13 km of marked pistes served by 6 lifts, between 460 m and 880 m of altitude.
Tärnaby counts about 13 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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