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Greyscale elevation map of the Mont Blanc massif with the summit marked at 4 810 metres above sea level
How a mountain's height is measured, and why the number changes
Sea level is not flat, GPS measures the wrong height, and a summit made of snow shrinks over the summer. How elevation above sea level is actually derived - and...
Utsikt från toppen av Åres skidområde ut över Åredalen och Åresjön i vinterljus
Åre 26/27: the new lifts and the 1000-metre lift that is back
The 1000-metre lift is rising again on Åreskutan with a top station at 1,319 metres. Planning permission came in May 2026, the snow guarantee triples to 30 runs, and the...
Två händer hänger upp Åre-tavlan i svart ram på en ljus vägg
Åre - the mountain, the terrain and the piece
A tribute to Åre, from the summit of Åreskutan down to the village by the lake. On the elevation difference that gives the resort its runs, and how the terrain...