Otherwise, it seems that the closure decision from the ski giant Skistar has given effect. Mobile operator Tre's measurements of anonymized mobile data show that their Stockholm-based customers have abandoned the largest mountain resorts. In the sports holiday, there was an increase in mobile traffic from Stockholm to Sälen of 1160%, to Åre of 765% and Vemdalen by 1530%.

- The usual peaks in mobile traffic there are now completely eradicated. It looks like a normal day in January, notes Tre's communications director Mårten Lundberg.

Reduced travel

It is by following how mobiles communicate with base stations around the country that one can obtain such patterns of movement. The survey, which was developed for SVT, does not take place at the individual level. At least five mobiles are needed at the same place, in order for it to become a data point in the analysis.

Almost all mountain facilities have closed in advance to reduce travel before Easter. In Sälen, you have not only closed the lifts, but also stopped maintaining longitudinal tracks and snowmobile trails, says Anders Bjernulf, CEO of Destination Sälenfjällen.

- Everything to reduce the interest in being here, and we are now seeing a dramatic reduction in the number of guests. People seem to have listened to the Public Health Authority's call.

Some are open

However, a couple of smaller lift facilities are open in Funäsfjällen, where you also continue to prepare the longitudinal tracks regularly.

- For safety reasons, to avoid injury if people ski in trails that can otherwise become icy. There are many permanent residents here who want to move and move, which we must also consider, ”says Funäsfjällen's tourism manager Mats Lennartson.

Björkliden and Riksgränsen stand out on the ski map with keeping open. But the new bookings of residents were closed from April 1, claiming that the majority of visitors are residents of the Norrbotten region. But not even for them is it possible to end the ski day as usual. After-skin is closed. For all.