- Sälen
Sälen is a village of
Malung-Sälen Municipality inDalarna in westernSweden . The population is around 500. In the winter tens of thousands of tourists enter the area. Sälen is noted for hosting the start ofVasaloppet , the oldest (since 1922), longest (90 km), and largest cross countryski race in the world (over 15 000 participants in the main race only). It is also known for its many alpineski resort s. Today Sälen has seven ski resorts. The oldest resort in Sälen is Högfjällshotellet which was built in 1937 and still is a good place for recreation, cross country skiing and downhill skiing. Newer resorts with steeper mountains are Hundfjället and Granfjället. Other resorts are Stöten, Lindvallen, Näsfjället, Tandådalen and Kläppen.ee also
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Tourism in Sweden
*List of ski areas and resorts in Europe External links
* [http://www.salen.se/ Sälen Tourist Office] - Official site
* [http://www.skistar.com/english/index.app Sälen Resorts]
* [http://www.vasaloppet.se/wps/VasaCMS/generated/resources.Startsidan/startsidan/en/2.html Vasaloppet]
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