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SkiingBeisfjord, Nordland

Riksgränsen

Ski area39 kmSnow Jan–Jun · Sep–Dec
Pistes39 kmdownhill
Lifts6in the area
Snow seasonJan–Jun · Sep–DecRistačohkka
Nearest townBeisfjord22 km
68.41° N, 18.12° EUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
When to goBeisfjord · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec13October
Best timeJun–Aug
October: high / low5° / 0°
Skiing

Riksgränsen in brief

Riksgränsen is a ski area in Beisfjord, Nordland, Norway with about 39 km of downhill pistes and 6 lifts.

At Ristačohkka (1,689 m), the nearest summit, precipitation falls mostly as snow in Jan–Jun · Sep–Dec.

The nearest town is Beisfjord, 22 km away.

The resort's website

Weather nearby now

Beisfjord
10°
Cloudy now
Wind19 km/h
Humidity76%
Cloud cover89%
Today
25 Oct
11°
6°
Mon
26 Oct
11°
8°
1 mm
Tue
27 Oct
10°
7°
Wed
28 Oct
12°
8°
8 mm
Thu
29 Oct
11°
8°
13 mm

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

Fresh snow, next 10 days

Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Total
Beisfjord60 m–8°–10°–9°–10°–10°–8°–5°–6°–7°–8°0 cm
Ristačohkka1,689 m–-2°1 cm-1°–-2°8 cm-1°13 cm-1°4 cm-3°1 cm-5°2 cm-4°11 cm-4°27 cm-2°67 cm

Estimate: the forecast's precipitation at each height shown, as snow when it is cold enough there (about 1 cm per mm). Resorts publish their own snow reports.

Pistes by difficulty

Kilometres of downhill piste, as mapped
Blue (easy)8.0 km
Red (intermediate)4.8 km
Black (difficult)26 km

Lifts

6
  • Platter lifts2
  • Chairlifts2
  • Drag lifts2

Snow through the year

Ristačohkka · 1,689 m
Jan❄-15°
Feb❄-15°
Mar❄-13°
Apr❄-9°
May❄-5°
Jun❄0°
Jul·4°
Aug·3°
Sep❄-1°
Oct❄-7°
Nov❄-11°
Dec❄-14°
Snow: months when the mean temperature at the summit is at most +1 °C and at least 10 mm falls. Below: mean temperature at the summit.
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Towns close by

Beisfjord
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Beisfjord

Nordland · 22 km W
5°Oct high
24wet days
13score
Beisfjord
Bjerkvik
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Bjerkvik

Nordland · 27 km NW
5°Oct high
21wet days
13score
Bjerkvik
Narvik
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Narvik

Nordland · 29 km W
5°Oct high
19wet days
14score
Narvik
Abisko
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Abisko

Norrbotten · 30 km E
3°Oct high
24wet days
14score
Abisko
Around here

Beisfjord and around

Beisfjord
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Beisfjord

Nordland · Norway
Jun–Augbest months
19°July high
60 maltitude
Beisfjord

Nature

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11 km E

Inner-Sildvikvatnet

Lake · 654 m
Inner-Sildvikvatnet
Blåisen, Nordland
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9.8 km E

Blåisen, Nordland

Glacier
Blåisen, Nordland
Blåisen, Nordland
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11 km E

Blåisen, Nordland

Glacier
Blåisen, Nordland

Mountains

Storsteinsfjellet
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20 km SE

Storsteinsfjellet

1,893 m
Storsteinsfjellet
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16 km S

Huinnarčohkka

1,890 m
Huinnarčohkka
Frostisen
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23 km SW

Frostisen

1,724 m
Frostisen

Heritage

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9.7 km NW

Narvik station

cultural heritage preservation in Norway · 1902
Narvik station
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10 km NW

Narvik Church

cultural heritage preservation in Norway · 1925
Narvik Church
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9.4 km NW

Fredskapellet

cultural heritage preservation in Norway · 1957
Fredskapellet

Museums

Museum Nord, Narvik
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9.3 km NW

Museum Nord, Narvik

Museum Nord, Narvik
Narvik Red Cross War Museum
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9.8 km NW

Narvik Red Cross War Museum

Military museum
Narvik Red Cross War Museum