New Years / Epiphany weekend
Wonderful downhill and cross-country skiing. Akersjons lift is open as well as many businesses where you can stay, eat a good dinner or drink a coffee with "krusa" (cake arrangement).

Motor scooter-Christmas in Akersjon
A popular activity weekend for scooter-fans is arranged at the end of the month

Hunting
Capercaillie hunting is the main event of the month for many hunters.

Start of the season for slalom downhill on the Ansatten mountain

Sport holidays start in Southern Sweden. The snow on our slopes and ski tracks is about 1-1,5 m deep.

• Ice-fishing contest on the Akersjon

• Snow-sculpture contest

• Dog sleds

• Sled tours
  

Sport holidays now also in the northern part of our long country.

The sun is starting to climb so high in the sky that the light is sufficient for spring fishing.
More on the fishing page.

Best time for mountain tours on skis or with the snowmobile. The days are longer now and there is still lots of snow on the mountains and in the forest. More information

The Easter weeks are the peak season of the winter. The villages are swarming with people, and activities are going on day and night.

Ice-fishing contest on the Akersjon. Easter carnival in the lift. Scooter safaris. Song and pub evenings, dance and disco. Book your cabin well in advance!

Beaver hunting is starting now. The beavers are sometimes spotted in the ice crevices of our rivers.

End of the season

The last weekend in April or the first weekend in May people like to meet for different activities. May party and pub evening in Bakvattnet, ski competition on the Ansatten, ice-fishing on the Bakvattnet.

The winter is slowly ending but layers of ice a meter or more thick are still lying on our lakes. Ice-fishing is at its best when the midday snow-melting water flows into the lakes and carries along a lot of fish. More information on fishing.

"King Bore" is now beginning to become a bit dirty in the face. On the southern slopes the sun has melted the snow in places, but there is still plenty of snow left in the forest, and even more on the mountains. But spring is coming with giant's steps now. The ice is holding a firm grip on lakes and ponds, but it is slowly breaking up. But sunny days still invite the skier to wonderful ski tours in the mountains.

The lifts close for the season. Nature is opening up now and offers some marvelous experiences on light spring evenings. Rent a cabin and enjoy the beautiful light, good food and the arrival of the spring.

On early mornings capercaillie do their mating-dances in forest clearings or in the small woods of the moors. You have to be extra careful if you want to sneak up to the mating places with your camera. But it's worth the effort.

By the middle of the month, skiing and ice-fishing as well as beaver-hunting have really come to an end for this year. The Rough-legged Hawk can be spotted on spring evenings which are now becoming lighter and lighter. After his "holidays" in southern latitudes he has returned to his home district. The moose tracks seem huge in the melting snow. The cry of the cranes is carried from the wide moors into the valleys, and suddenly the first day of spring is here.

Now the changes are really happening fast. Spring comes at such high speed that you hardly notice it before summer is already arriving. It is during this short season that you can see how plants grow. Birches grow "mouse ears" overnight.

When the ice has thawed the giant trout can come closer to land. Later in the summer it will look for cooler places. That is when "trolling" and row-fishing come up in the deeper parts of the Akersjon and the Bakvattnet. The fishing season for rivers and streams starts as soon as the spring floods are over. After the cold and hard winter months the fish have fed on the nutrition which has been carried into the rivers and streams with the melting water. 
More information on fishing

Forests and soil are now starting to dry. Horses can run around all day now, and the summer tours in forest and mountains are a wonderful experience. In some spots there are great contrasts between the summery forest areas and the mountains which are still carrying their snow-caps.
 More information on horse trekking.

Midsummer has arrived. It is now light day and night. At Brannagarden in Akersjon the traditional midsummer festival is being celebrated. When the midsummer post is decorated with the finest birch twigs and summer flowers, the dance around the post can start. Music and dance continues on into the evening, and when we need a rest we treat us to a grill spit and a nice drink.

The fishing season is fully under way now. Fly-fishers are finding their favorite spots where dragonflies are soaring late at night. To sneak up to the shy stream trout out there in the moor with the rod in your hands takes great patience and soft steps.

Flower mountain of Ansatten

Hike up the flower mountain by yourself or take part in a guided tour. More information here.  

Sweden's widest view up on the Onrun mountain you can see the mountain of Areskutan at a distance of 120 km as well as 35 named mountain peaks and parts of the Norwegian mountains.

Fishing tip of the month is the Akersjon. Fly fishermen can choose among many beautiful rapids and hidden spots or rent a boat and row on the Bakvattnet or on the Akersjon with the long-line. Further information's

Hikers can now be seen on the hiking paths in the mountains, many of them with their fishing rod attached to the backpack, out to try their luck on one of the little mountain ponds.

Others go for a drive to the Toskstrommen, where graylings guarantee some exciting fishing.

Adventure week in Ansattfjallen
A whole week full of activities, everything from gold-washing to wool-felting and other courses as well as Swedish softball and much more. 

Every year horse-riding camps are being arranged in Akersjon. We have perfect conditions like large riding facilities, galloping track, field-riding track and about 100 km of riding tracks in the close surroundings.
Further information's on horse-back riding

Visit the dairy huts and dairy fields with grazing animals and freshly baked waffles.

Berries and mushrooms are starting to ripen. Cloudberries are ripe in the beginning of August, closely followed by blueberries, cranberries and raspberries. For yellow chanterelles you usually have to wait until the beginning of September.

White-grouse hunting starts at the end of this month. Day licenses for white grouse and small game are purchased from us.
Further information here

The blazing color of autumn is starting to decorate the mountain slopes. The air is crispy clear. Every hike in the mountains is now an experience of contrasts. It is still late summer in the valleys, but the first snow may have already put a white cap on the mountain peaks. The snow will not yet stay more than a few days, not even in the highest heights.

Yellow chanterelles and other mushrooms are starting to appear, and until the first frost has made the blueberries all wrinkly, there are still blueberries, cloudberries and cranberries to be picked. Further information's here.

Moose hunting starts in the second week of this month. During their fishing tours and berry-picking excursions the hunters in the villages have already found out this year's favorite spots of the moose. Rumors of the Great one who has been spotted grazing on some slope, spread as fast as lightning when the hunters meet in the villages. Now you see men and women in green clothes all over the stores and companies. The dogs in the villages are busy barking at all strange dogs in the area, and from the shooting ranges the shots at cardboard moose are heard. Then, one morning, it suddenly becomes totally quiet in the villages. It is the first morning of the moose hunt. The peace is soon disturbed, though, when one can hear the barking of one of the dogs which are searching their way through the hunting-grounds in the forests and the mountains. When the first shot is fired, one of the old ones who were forced to stop hunting for one reason or the other, surely lifts his hat in a silent greeting to the “king of the forest. Maybe it was the big one....
Further information here

There is no white-grouse hunting during the moose hunt, but as soon as the first week of moose hunting is over, the white-grouse hunt can start again. The hunters return from the mountains and tell of a poetic image of a school of white grouse painting a white stroke over the colorful carpet of heather and mountain birch.

Winter season is on its way. With every new snowfall the snow is creeping further towards the forest, and at the end of the month a thick layer of snow is covering forest and mountains.

It is time to start the winter season with celebrations and activities for the whole family on the last weekend of the month.

It is time for the first ski camps in Akersjon. The ski tracks are white and well prepared for the training-camps of the season. Further information here

The lakes are already covered by a protective layer of ice. It's the start of the ice-fishing which is now at its best before the layer of snow on the ice is too thick. Cars are parking everywhere on the banks of the lakes, and on the lakes themselves you can see the fishermen like little colored dots in the blazing white. Further information here

The snow cover is growing steadily and has a tight grip on nature. The first snowmobile drivers are appearing, oftentimes with an ice-driller on the scooter. They drive up to one of the many small mountain lakes for a nice day of fishing and maybe for a small-talk with another fisherman who has found the same pond. Further information's here.

The restaurants in the area are preparing for their Christmas buffet. Book in time and sometimes it is hard to get a space when you want to enjoy all those Christmas goodies. Further information's here.

The first ski-race of the year is on and the traditional Akersjo Race usually takes place on the first weekend in December.

At the end of the month it is time for the first ice-fishing on the Akersjon. Due to its depth this lake freezes later than the Bakvattnet or one of the smaller lakes.

On Christmas weekend the Akersjon ski lops opens for the first slalom skiers of the season. There is also a half pipe for snow-board riders.

New Year's Eve in Akersjon comes with lots of activities for the whole family. All companies arrange something special, and glittering snow covers the countryside. The days are short, but you can see the mountain silhouettes against the western horizon in moonlit nights. A moonshine-tour on a sled is a beautiful experience, ending with hot chocolate and gingerbread in front of an open fire which thaws body and soul.