Discover Huså: Mining History, Mountains and Winter Sports

Huså combines an impressive mining history with experiences in the mountain landscape. Those looking for a holiday apartment or holiday home in Huså will find options here for a wide variety of days: historical traces in the village, museums, a guided themed hike, horse rides across the slopes of Åreskutan and winter sports at the Gruvbacken ski area. This allows you to plan your trip around your family's interests and the pace you prefer.

Discover the village's mining history

The Huså Mining and Industrial Museum uses old objects, documents, photographs and models to provide information about the period of copper mining in the region. The same building also houses a mineral museum with a large collection of local minerals as well as minerals from distant countries. This gives children and adults an engaging way to access the history: it is not just about dates, but also about objects, pictures, models and minerals.

The past is also present outside the museum in the village landscape. In the village of Huså and on the mountain slopes above it, remains from several eras of mining history have been preserved. These include mine openings, water-management facilities, ruins of smelting works, roasting houses, charcoal houses, and waste-rock and slag heaps from copper processing up to 1881. The Hyttstigen trail runs through the historic centre of Huså and passes monuments along the way. A historical hike to the mine adds to this focus; along the route, a guide tells visitors about the hard life once led up here around the mine.

Huså herrgård is also part of the historical setting. The manor house was built between 1834 and 1837 as the residence of Gustaf Adolf Montgomery, the manager of the copper works, and his family. It is considered the northernmost manor-house building in Sweden and the only manor house in a mountain landscape. Husåspelet portrays the era of the copper works in Huså from 1742 to the end of the 19th century.

Active days between Åreskutan and Kallsjön

For winter sports, there is Gruvbacken, Huså's ski area, with a surface lift and a total of 13 runs. Run number 13 starts at the summit of Åreskutan and is a 9-kilometre blue run. If you would like to plan a longer descent, you can take this specific route into account when planning your trip.

The rides offered by Huså Åreskutans Fjällridning provide a different perspective on the landscape. The base camp is located in Huså Norra, a small mountain farm. The rides lead across the untouched northern slopes of Åreskutan and offer views of the mountains and Kallsjön. Fishing experiences in Huså are also available as half-day packages and full-day activities. This allows you to combine different holiday days focused on history, mountain activities and time by the water without losing sight of the character of the area.

Huså as a starting point for your accommodation search

When looking for accommodation in Huså, it makes sense to first decide on the focus of your trip. Those interested in culture can make the museum visit, the Hyttstigen trail and the mining history the centre of their plans. Anyone mainly looking for winter sports can focus on Gruvbacken and the long descent from Åreskutan. Horse rides and fishing experiences are additional options for enjoying nature. Bus route 553 connects Huså, Järpen and Mattmar and is therefore also one of the details you can take into account when planning where to stay.

This means Huså is more than just a starting point for a single activity: the village combines preserved traces of copper processing with mountain landscapes, winter sports and various ways to explore the surrounding area. When choosing your holiday apartment or holiday home, consider which of these focuses should shape your trip.

More places to include in your travel plans

Other destinations in the surrounding area include Duved, Ånn, Järpen, Bydalen, Storlien, Undersåker, Mattmar and Vålådalen.

For the higher-level travel overview: Åre.