Skiing Vemdalen from Edinburgh
Vemdalen sits 600–1070 m in Sweden. Flying via OSD, then a 135 km transfer. About 6.1 hours door to door.
Worth knowing. A long drive from anywhere, whichever airport you pick.
Pre-season — snow reliability. There is no meaningful snow on the models yet, so resorts are ranked on how snow-sure they are: altitude adjusted for latitude, glacier cover and the size of the ski area. Live scoring resumes automatically once the snow arrives. How we rank
A week, all in
£1,094
Per person sharing, including travel
Getting there
OSD
About 6.1 hours door to door
Value rank from Edinburgh
16 of 94
By snow quality against total cost
Snow Value Index
4.92
Snow score per 100 of trip cost
Is it worth it from Edinburgh?
A week here works out 5% below the median for the 94 resorts we rank from Edinburgh, and it comes 16th on value.
At 6.1 hours each way this is a week's holiday rather than a weekend. Budget the travel days.
For what it is worth, Vemdalen is cheapest to reach from Oslo, at about £859 — roughly £234 less than from Edinburgh.
What the week costs
| 7 nights, mid-range, sharing | £470 |
| 6-day adult lift pass | £239 |
| 6 days ski and boot hire | £118 |
| Return flights and transfer from Edinburgh | £266 |
| Total per person | £1,094 |
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.
Better value from Edinburgh
More snow for less money, leaving from the same city. We would rather tell you than sell you the page you happen to be on.
- Sestriere — Italy, index 6.26£100 less
- Hemavan Tärnaby — Sweden, index 5.50£70 less
- Livigno — Italy, index 5.39£81 less
Who sells Vemdalen in United Kingdom
No operator on our list sells Vemdalen as a package into United Kingdom. That usually means booking accommodation and travel separately — the directory lists who covers what.
Told when Vemdalen is about to get snow
Snowvantage sends one email a week through the season, plus powder alerts five to seven days out — while there is still something left to book.