Gesundaberget with kids – kids' slope, Långrundan and Tomteland next door

Gesundaberget is the ski hill where you ski with Lake Siljan spread out below you. The summit stands 514 metres above sea level, right above Gesunda village on the west side of the lake, and from the top you look out over Sollerön, the ice and all the way to Mora. The vertical drop is 270 metres, which is a lot for a ski hill this far south.

The hill has a history that families in Dalarna know well. The resort closed in autumn 2021, went bankrupt and stood idle for three years. In summer 2024, Nya Gesundaberget AB took over, local people put in countless hours repairing lifts and snow cannons, and the slopes reopened. It's still a small, locally run resort, and you notice it both in the charm and in how much is booked with a simple email.

What Gesundaberget is like for a family

This isn't a mountain village with ski school every day. It's a Dalarna ski hill with real vertical, around ten runs and a calm kids' slope, and it suits families who want to ski a few days at a relaxed pace and do other things around Lake Siljan the rest of the time.

At the foot of the hill is Värdshuset, the inn where you can have lunch, dinner or a hot chocolate between runs. The accommodation is right next to the slopes: apartments in semi-detached cabins for four or eight people, and a simpler Skilodge with family rooms for four to five, a shared kitchen and a sauna. Bring your own sheets and towels, or rent them on site.

Tip: Gesundaberget opens once the cold lets the snow cannons run. Check the opening hours the day before you drive, especially in December.

The kids' slope and the first turns

For the youngest there's a separate kids' slope with its own button lift, set apart from the main runs. That means nobody comes hurtling down from above while your three-year-old is learning the snowplough. In the middle of the kids' slope there's a barbecue spot, and that's where the ski school meets for beginner lessons. Bring sausages and let the barbecue become the family's meeting point.

Once the kids can handle the kids' slope, Pumphusbacken is the next step, and the resort itself recommends it for slightly more experienced children. After that comes Långrundan, a 1,800-metre green run that goes all the way from the top. It's the reason even a six-year-old can ski down from the summit and see Lake Siljan on the way.

The rest of the hill is mostly red runs with a couple of blacks, plus off-piste sections between the trees. So parents who want a couple of fast runs have something to do while the other one stays at the kids' slope.

Lift passes and age rules

• Free lift pass up to and including age seven only applies with a helmet and in the company of an adult.
• The child pass is valid from age eight to 17, and seniors have their own pass from 65.
• Day passes also cover evening skiing on days when the hill is open in the evening. If you only want to ski in the evening, there's a shorter pass.
• Lift passes are loaded onto a keycard. If you have an old SkiData card, it can be reloaded; otherwise you pick up new cards at Serviceboden. Current prices are shown when sales open.

Ski school and rental

The ski school runs group lessons during sportlov weeks 7, 8 and 9, one hour a day. The beginner group runs Monday to Wednesday and requires no previous experience. The improver group runs Friday and Saturday and requires the child to ski confidently on blue runs and manage the T-bar. Private lessons are available for 60 or 90 minutes, and one extra person can join. You don't need a lift pass during the lesson.

You book by email, and the booking is only confirmed once you've had a reply and paid. No minimum age is given, so include your children's ages in the email. If few people sign up, groups may be merged or cancelled.

Skidboden, the rental shop, rents out alpine equipment, but stock is smaller in winter 2026/27 and there aren't enough skis for everyone. Pre-book with the age, height, weight and shoe size of each person. During the sportlov weeks, only bookings of at least three days are accepted, and snowboards aren't available to rent at all this season. A helmet is included when you rent a full set of equipment.

Cross-country trails by the slopes

The cross-country trails start about 100 metres below the kids' slope lift hut, so you can switch from downhill to cross-country without moving the car. Four loops of between six and nine kilometres there and back, about 17.5 kilometres of classic track in total. The colours only tell the trails apart – they're all easy. The trails are groomed by volunteers from Gesunda motionsklubb, so they're not always freshly prepared in the morning. For kids who want to do proper cross-country skiing, with floodlit trails and children's tracks, Orsa Grönklitt is the better choice.

Tomteland and Grönklitt – when can you combine them?

Tomteland is at the foot of Gesundaberget, along the same road as the slopes. The park is open in winter 2026/27, but only on certain days: weekends from 28 November, 18–23 and 25–30 December and 2–6 January, from 10:00 to 16:00. After Epiphany the park closes until Easter, 26–30 March 2027.

That means Tomteland and sportlov don't go together. If you want to combine skiing and the fairy-tale park, your trip needs to fall between Christmas and Epiphany, and then it depends on Gesundaberget having started its lifts. The opening day for 2026/27 hadn't been announced at the end of October.

Orsa Grönklitt opens for alpine skiing on Saturday 19 December and lies north of Orsa, on the other side of Mora. So if you stay in Gesunda for a week around New Year, you can spend a day at Grönklitt for the kids' area and cross-country trails, a day at Tomteland and the rest on your own local hill.

Getting to Gesundaberget

• By car: head towards Mora and on towards Sollerön. Enter Gesundabergsvägen 103, Sollerön in your sat nav. Gesunda is about 15 kilometres from Mora.
• By train: take the train to Mora. From there, Dalatrafik's bus runs from Mora travel centre to the Gesundaberget stop, or you can take a taxi for the last stretch.
• By air: there are flights to Mora, but expect to need the same bus or a taxi afterwards.

If you'd rather leave the car at home, read more about train to the mountains and compare the options in getting to the ski resort.

Gesundaberget or another ski hill?

Gesundaberget suits families who want views, peace and quiet and a green run from the top, and who don't need ski school every day. Säfsen in southern Dalarna is a similar size with more services gathered in one place – see Säfsen with kids. From Stockholm, Kungsberget and Romme Alpin are shorter trips, and you'll find more resorts in ski trips in Sweden. You'll find which week your municipality has its break in sportlov 2027 (Swedish February ski break), and before you leave, the ski trip packing list is handy to tick off.