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Vargbacken at Branäs

Intermediate · 681 m long with 32 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 14° at its steepest, facing W.

14°steepest 50 m

5°average pitch

681 mlength

32 mvertical

557 mtop elevation

Wfaces

Snow and sun

Vargbacken is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Grooming: classic. Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Vargbacken

Lifts that reach the top: Loliften 2 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Loliften 1 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Motvinden (skiing novice terrain to get there); Toppexpressen (skiing easy terrain to get there); Björnliften 1 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Björnliften 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Toppexpressen
Ski Sidvinden (easy)
Ski Vargbacken (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Sidvinden, Genvägen, Ravinen, Lobacken. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Loliften 1 (1 min), Loliften 2 (1 min), Lobandet (1 min).

See Vargbacken on the 3D map All runs at Branäs

Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.