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AlpineNordicIceland
South
456–678 m
Altitude
222 m
Vertical
12 km
Km of pistes
13
Lifts

Bláfjöll: piste map and stats

Bláfjöll is a ski resort in South, Iceland. It is the ski resort with the most kilometres of pistes in Iceland. It has 12 km of pistes across 6 named runs and 13 lifts. The ski area goes from 456 to 678 m of altitude, with 222 m of vertical. Its steepest runs (steepest 50 m stretch) are Gilið (43%, 23°), Æfingarbakkinn (40%, 22°) and Gamla parkið (39%, 21°). The longest run is Öxlin (1.4 km). The nearest ski resort is Skálafell, 30 km away. Here you'll find every run with its gradient profile, the lifts and the on-mountain services; the interactive map shows them on satellite imagery.

Snow and weather at Bláfjöll

Snow forecast for the next 7 days (summit, 678 m): 3 cm (updated 14 November).

Terrain by difficulty

Green
0.6 km · 3
Blue
4.5 km · 10
Red
4.8 km · 12
Black
1.2 km · 2
Unclassified
0.5 km · 7

Lifts by type

Chairlift
2.2 km · 3
Platter lift
2.1 km · 6
Drag lift
0.3 km · 1
Rope tow
0.2 km · 2
Magic carpet
0.1 km · 1

Runs, lifts and services

tap a run to see its profile
Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of pistes does Bláfjöll have?

Bláfjöll has 12 km of pistes, measured run by run on the map: 6 named runs and 13 lifts.

What altitude is Bláfjöll at?

Its runs and lifts go from 456 to 678 m of altitude, with 222 m of vertical.

What is the steepest run at Bláfjöll?

Gilið, with a 43% gradient on its steepest 50 m stretch.

What is the longest run at Bláfjöll?

Öxlin, at 1.4 km.

What runs does Bláfjöll have by difficulty?

Blue: 1.8 km (2 runs); Red: 0.9 km (2 runs); Black: 1.2 km (2 runs).

About this data

Piste km: the length of each piste, measured once along its line on the map. Resorts usually advertise more, as they add itineraries, variants or wide pistes counted as several runs; and sometimes a piste is still missing from OpenStreetMap.

Data quality

Named runs6 / 34
Difficulty tagged79%
Lighting tagged0%
Snowmaking tagged0%
Lift capacity tagged0%
Grip type tagged0%

Snowmaking and ski patrol are rarely tagged in OpenStreetMap — it doesn't mean they don't exist, just that hardly anyone maps them yet.