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Åre is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality , Jämtland County , Sweden with 1 , 417 inhabitants in 2010 . It is however , not the seat of the municipality , which is Järpen . 25 % of the municipal industry is based on tourism , most notably the downhill ___MASK63___ and biking resorts in " Åre " and " Storlien ". The growth in tourism has resulted in the development of hotels , recreational and shopping opportunities in the area . Storlien is a village and ski resort located in Åre municipality in Jämtland , Sweden , two kilometres from the Swedish - Norwegian border . The primary bases of the settlement are tourism and outdoor life  ___MASK67___ , snowmobiling , cross - country skiing , hunting , fishing and hiking . During the 2000s , retail sales to customers from Norway become important , and most of the tourists in Storlien are Norwegians . The Swedish royal family has a house in Storlien , where they usually celebrate Easter and the New Year . There was also previously a sanitarium . Storlien was formerly the centre of winter activities for " Skidfrämjandet ", now Friluftsfrämjandet , an organisation that promotes outdoor leisure , and played a major role in developing downhill skiing in Sweden . Trude Klecker ( born 7 February 1926 ) is an Austrian alpine skier and world champion . She is from Semmering and later lived in Trieste in Italy . Klecker received a gold medal at the 1954 World Championships in Åre , winning the slalom event , and a silver medal in the downhill . Downhill is an ___MASK67___ discipline . Unlike the other ___MASK67___ events , slalom , giant slalom , super giant slalom , and combined , which emphasize turning and technique , downhill is more about speed . Speeds of up to are common in international competition . Athletes must have an aerodynamically efficient tuck position to minimize drag and increase speed . ___MASK67___ , or downhill skiing , is the sport or recreation of sliding down snow - covered hills on skis with fixed - heel bindings . It is characterized by the requirement for mechanical assistance getting to the top of the hill , since the equipment does not allow efficient walking or hiking , unlike cross - country skis which use free - heel bindings . It is typically practiced at ski resorts which provide services such as ski lifts , artificial snow making and grooming , first aid , and restaurants . Back - country skiers use ___MASK67___ equipment to ski off the marked pistes , in some cases with the assistance of snowmobiles , helicopters or snowcats . ___MASK67___ has been an event at the Winter Olympic Games since 1936 ( except for the 1940 games ). A ski resort is a resort developed for ___MASK63___ , snowboarding , and other winter sports . In Europe , most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area  a mountainous area with pistes , ski trails and a ski lift system . In North America , it is more common for ski areas to exist well away from towns , so ski resorts usually are destination resorts , often purpose - built and self - contained , where ___MASK63___ is the main activity .