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To ride a ski lift with children

Going on a skiing holiday with the whole family is one of the most enjoyable things you can do. Maybe your children are getting old enough to ride the lifts on their own, and that can be a bit nerve-wracking. We'd like to give you some tips on how best to master our lifts!

Exercise with a broom

The youngest beginners start by travelling up the hill on our roller conveyors. With both walls and roof in Plexiglas, it's easy to feel safe. If, on the other hand, it's the children's first time on a lift, it can be good to have practised a little before heading out on the slopes. For example, learning to ride on an old broom is a perfect exercise!

Make sure you take both skis and broom with you when you go to the sledding hill to play. The kids can sit on the broom head and hold the wooden handle while you tow them up the hill! This way, you can mimic the feeling of riding a real lift while they learn to keep their balance on the skis.

Read also: Children in the mountains

When it comes to learning to ride a button lift, it's a good idea to start by watching how others do it. For the first few times, it can feel safe if mum or dad accompanies you up the lift. Let the children stand on their own skis pointing up the slope, look back to see when the lift is coming and then help them get their legs on either side of the button. Then just stand up and enjoy until you get off at the top!

Choose a shorter lift

A little patience and a positive attitude go a long way. So be prepared for it to be difficult at first. Let the children decide which lift feels best and take it easy for the first few rides. After a few turns up and down, they will soon find that the short lift is a piece of cake!

It may take a couple of times before you find the right knot and a few small falls are to be expected before it fits. However, we are convinced that even the very youngest will soon manage the lift without mum and dad.

Ski school with Vargy!

Is your child between 3 and 6 years and eager to find new skiing friends? In our ski school with the world's friendliest Vargy, you won't just become a pro on the lift - expect lots of fun, games and laughter with your new ski buddies!

In groups of up to eight children, we make sure that both you and your child feel safe on the slopes. Here the children learn to keep their balance, brake, turn and of course master the lift. The course is adapted to the children's ability where the focus is on having fun.

Of course we have ski lessons for everyone! In order to guarantee a place in the ski school and to make check-in easier, we recommend that you book a seat. This is an experience no child will want to miss!

A warm welcome to Stöten in Sälen - Sälen's best skiing!

If it's the first time the children are going to ride a lift, it can be good to have practised a little before heading out on the slopes

Stöten in brief

  • Stöten has been voted Sweden's best ski resort several years in a row by Freerides readers
  • There are 50 slopes with different levels of difficulty
  • There are 45 kilometres of cross-country ski trails, 3 km of which are lit
  • Stöten is home to Sälen's longest descent - Morsmor's 3060 metre plunge
  • Pisten Älvan has previously been voted Sweden's best piste
  • Stöten has been awarded Sweden's best ski resort for families with children

Activities in Sälen

In Stöten there is a wide range of activities for the whole family - both on and off the slopes! In addition to Sälen's best skiing, Stöten has all this and more;

Keep an eye out this spring calendar to make sure you don't miss out on all the fun happening in Stöten!