Lindvallen

The largest of the Sälen ski areas, with the country's first ski-in McDonald's

The biggest single ski area in the Sälen cluster — and one of the biggest in Sweden — with around 35 pistes ranging from broad beginner slopes to the steep Lindvallsbacken. The whole resort is built around a long flat valley with lifts running up both sides, so most slopes are south-facing and the snow holds late in the season.

Lindvallen is connected by ski lifts and shuttle buses to neighbouring Högfjället, and a single SkiStar pass covers both. The base village has a supermarket, restaurants and the famous ski-through McDonald's.

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When McDonald's opened a ski-through outlet at the bottom of the Lindvallen slopes in 1996, it was the first one in the world you could ski up to in your boots. Skiers still queue at the window in full kit.

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