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Live snow report

Riksgränsen

Sweden · Scandinavia · 910 m

Current score
4.9
Poor
❄️

Current conditions

Snow
Snowfall 48h
7.7 cm
Snow depth
89 cm
Temperature
-6° to -4°
Wind
35 km/h

Today's forecast

Hour by hour
7am
❄️
-6°
26 km/h
0.4cm
8am
❄️
-5°
22 km/h
0.6cm
9am
❄️
-5°
19 km/h
0.4cm
10am
❄️
-5°
18 km/h
0.5cm
11am
❄️
-4°
19 km/h
0.3cm
12pm
❄️
-4°
22 km/h
0.4cm
1pm
❄️
-4°
22 km/h
0.8cm
2pm
❄️
-4°
27 km/h
0.2cm
3pm
☁️
-4°
24 km/h
100% precip
4pm
❄️
-4°
26 km/h
0.1cm
5pm
❄️
-4°
27 km/h
0.1cm
6pm
❄️
-5°
25 km/h
0.1cm
7pm
❄️
-5°
26 km/h
0.2cm

Next 7 days

Forecast via Open-Meteo
Today
26 Apr
❄️
5.4
-4°-6°
8.3 cm
35 km/h wind
Tomorrow
27 Apr
❄️
5.7
-5°-7°
4.8 cm
25 km/h wind
Best day
Tue
28 Apr
❄️
4.8
-4°-8°
1.2 cm
19 km/h wind
Wed
29 Apr
❄️
3.8
0°-13°
1.9 cm
12 km/h wind
Thu
30 Apr
❄️
4.4
2°0°
2.7 cm
14 km/h wind
Fri
1 May
❄️
4.2
2°1°
0.6 cm
13 km/h wind
Sat
2 May
❄️
4.0
3°0°
0.8 cm
13 km/h wind

What to pack

Conditions by elevation

Freezing level: 330 m
Base
330 m
-2°
°C
35
km/h
Packed powder
Consistent packed surface. Good all-round skiing
Mid
620 m
-4°
°C
37
km/h
Packed powder
Well below freezing. Good groomed piste conditions
Summit
910 m
-5°
°C
40
km/h
Packed powder
Well below freezing. Good groomed piste conditions

Visibility

poor

Snowfall reducing visibility

Quality tags

Fresh snowAll zones skiable

Air quality

32
AQI
Good
Resort
London

Pollutant breakdown

PM2.51.6 µg/m³
PM103.4 µg/m³
NO₂0.2 µg/m³
O₃80.0 µg/m³
SO₂0.1 µg/m³

European AQI via Open-Meteo. Updated 10:06

Crowd report

No recent check-ins. Be the first to report.

Score breakdown

Fresh snow (40%)2.6/10
Sky (20%)8.0/10
Temperature (20%)8.6/10
Wind (20%)4.2/10
Base depth gatex0.93

Resort terrain

Piste
20 km
Top altitude
910 m
Vertical drop
580 m
Quality score
0/100
0% reliable
The luck factor

This week is looking slightly below average for late April.

How good is skiing this week compared to what Riksgränsen normally delivers in late April?

Below avgAbove avg
2.6/10
vs typical 3.2/10 for late April

What's driving it

  • 89 cm base depth
  • 15 cm of fresh snow in the last 7 days
  • 20 cm of snow expected this week
  • Rain forecast Friday and Saturday
Ski of the week
All-mountain with some width

Plenty of snow to play with on and off the groomers. Nothing too specialised needed.

This season so far

2 days logged since the start of the season.

Season snowfall
8 cm
-516 vs typical 524 cm
Days at #1
0
Best day this season
4.9/10
25 Apr
Typical season
524 cm
3-year average

About Riksgränsen

Sweden's most northerly resort on the Norwegian border, famous for spring skiing under the midnight sun.

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Frequently asked questions

How often is this page updated?

Current conditions refresh every 6 hours when the cron runs. The 7-day forecast, luck factor, and packing notes are all pre-computed at the same time.

What is the luck factor?

A score comparing how good skiing is likely to be this week at Riksgränsen versus what Riksgränsen normally delivers in late April, based on the last 5 years of weather data.

Where does the data come from?

Open-Meteo, a free open weather API that blends multiple national weather services plus an archive going back decades. The same data powers many outdoor apps.

Does a high score mean the skiing is good right now?

It means the weather data suggests good conditions. Local factors like lift closures, off-piste avalanche risk and grooming still matter. Check resort webcams and the local piste report before committing.

When is the best time to ski Riksgränsen?

Check our timing score heatmap above for a week-by-week breakdown combining snow conditions with school holiday crowd pressure.