Kittelfjäll
Ski resort · Sweden
Is it worth the trip?
Every day scores the same
Kittelfjäll is closed for the season on these dates.
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 1 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -2°C
- Wind
- 9 kn
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 1 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -2°C
- Wind
- 13 kn
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 2°C
- Wind
- 26 kn
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -1°C
- Wind
- 23 kn
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -2°C
- Wind
- 20 kn
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 1°C
- Wind
- 11 kn
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -1°C
- Wind
- 14 kn
Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 8 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
The resort in three facts
- Top 897 mvillage 511 m
- 12 km of runsevery grade
- Open December–Aprilusually
Full forecast
every day, every number
Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.
We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check Naturvårdsverket.
| Day | Score | Fresh72 h | Depthtop, mid, base | Coldestat top | Windat top |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | 1 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -1°C | wind, 9 knots |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | 1 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -2°C | wind, 9 knots |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | 1 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -2°C | wind, 13 knots |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 2°C | wind, 26 knots |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -1°C | wind, 23 knots |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -2°C | wind, 20 knots |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 1°C | wind, 11 knots |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -1°C | wind, 14 knots |
Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Mar
Good ski days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Snow by month
| Month | Base511 m | Mid704 m | Top897 m | Coldestat the top |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov | 0.3 m | 0.3 m | 0.2 m | -6°C |
| Dec | 0.5 m | 0.5 m | 0.5 m | -8°C |
| Jan | 0.8 m | 0.8 m | 0.8 m | -11°C |
| Feb | 1.0 m | 1.0 m | 1.0 m | -11°C |
| Mar | 1.0 m | 1.0 m | 1.0 m | -7°C |
| Apr | 1.1 m | 1.1 m | 1.1 m | -3°C |
| May | 0.6 m | 0.6 m | 0.6 m | 2°C |
Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.
Map
the resort and its town
Kittelfjäll on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Kittelfjäll
Village 511 m.
A ski resort with its village at 511 m and its top at 897 m. It has 12 km of runs and 5 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 360 m, from 897 m to 537 m. For beginners and families: 78% of the km of runs are green or blue. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in April, about 1.1 m at the top (897 m). For skiers the best month is usually March, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kittelfjäll.
Kittelfjäll is a winter sports resort and a former "small locality" in Lapland 90 kilometers northwest of Vilhelmina in Västerbotten County, Sweden. The area is a popular tourist destination, known for its year-round outdoor activities. During the summer, the region attracts visitors with mountain hiking, fishing, and cycling, while the winter offers ski touring, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, and ice fishing. Accommodations in the area are close to nature with easy access to hiking trails, fishing waters, and ski tracks.
Between 2015 and 2020 Kittelfjäll was classified as a small locality by Statistics Sweden (SCB). Today, the area has a permanent population of fewer than 100 people but sees a growing amount of recreational housing with around 1,400 private properties and about 700 rentable commercial beds.
From the Wikipedia article Kittelfjäll by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
The ski area
Runs from 537 m to 897 m: 360 m of vertical. 12 km of runs and 5 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Kittelfjäll.
| Beginner (green) | 4.7 km |
|---|---|
| Easy (blue) | 4.4 km |
| Intermediate (red) | 2.5 km |
| Drag lifts | 5 |
|---|
Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.
For families
78% of the km of runs are green or blue.
No public pool, ice rink, leisure centre, ski school or childcare is mapped within 5 km of the village. That may mean nobody has mapped them yet.
The Family filter counts these. Check opening times before you go.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,790–US$3,100 each
about US$1,790–US$3,100 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to AJR, estimated from distance and season, changing at MUC, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$456–US$951 |
| Transfer | shared airport transfer, return | about US$94–US$161 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$288–US$476 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Lift pass | 5 days at about US$102 a day, average of the resorts we price | about US$435–US$583 |
| Ski hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$174–US$295 |
| Total | about US$1,790–US$3,100 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Kittelfjäll
2 min by car · 9 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Kittelfjäll its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 23h 50m
About 23h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → AJR, changing at Munich Airport (MUC), then 4h 25m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.