New World Record Set: 101 Different Ski Lifts In One Day

In the ski resorts of the Sälen region in Sweden, a new world record was set by Oliver Kern from Skiresort.info

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It's done: Oliver Kern is the new world record holder and has beaten all previous records. The current record of 80 ski lifts was clearly surpassed. The new world record was set by Oliver Kern during the normal operating hours of the ski lifts in the Sälen ski region in Sweden. In the ski areas of Stöten, Hundfjället (SkiStar), Tandådalen (SkiStar), Högfjället (SkiStar), Lindvallen (SkiStar) and Kläppen, 101 different ski lifts were used in just under 11 hours. Three ski lifts were skied twice and, as a bonus, 6 SunKid conveyor belts were used. Thanks to the perfect skis and ski boots from the latest Head collection, the world record was mastered very well.

The passionate skier and founder of the world's largest test portal for ski resorts Skiresort.info is always looking for new challenges. So the early morning skiing started at 7.30 am on Tuesday 11th February 2025 in the Stöten ski resort. In the first hour, the 9 open lifts were mastered without any problems. Then it was off by car to the Hundfjället ski area, a sub-area of SkiStar Sälen, just 20 kilometers away. The lifts opened at 9.00 a.m. and the challenge continued. In Hundfjället (SkiStar), 20 different ski lifts were used.

At 11.00 a.m., the two connecting lifts pulled Oliver Kern into the Tandådalen ski area (SkiStar) and another 22 ski lifts were added to the list. At around 1 p.m., Oliver Kern was pulled to the car park by the östra transport lift, where the car was already waiting and it was off to Högfjället (SkiStar), 5 kilometres away, within 6 minutes. 12 other lifts were used in Högfjellet. A three-seater chairlift and a t-bar lift took Oliver Kern to the Lindvallen (SkiStar) section of the ski area.

In Lindvallen (SkiStar), another 29 lifts were mastered in record time and unfortunately there was no stop at the world's only McDonald's ski-in, as time was running out. There was no time for a break during the 11-hour ski day and it was only possible to eat and drink in the lifts. At 5.30 p.m. Oliver Kern went to the Kläppen ski area, 19 kilometres away. Here Oliver Kern skied the remaining 9 ski lifts. The 10-passenger Gondol Sälen gondola lift from Doppelmayr took Oliver via a middle station to the summit, where the official world record certificate was handed over after 101 different ski lift rides.

Oliver Kern from Skiresort.info is therefore the new world record holder and has travelled on the most different ski lifts in one day.

Photos of every single lift ride, all the details and the world record certificate can be found at: www.skiresort.info/world-records/.

A record-breaking 2024/25 season without exception

The passionate skier and extreme athlete used the impressive lift facilities of Stöten, SkiStar Sälen and Kläppen to achieve this extraordinary feat of 101 different ski lifts in one day. By the end of the 2024/25 season, Oliver Kern will also have skied in 1000 different ski resorts in 35 countries on 6 continents. He will also set a record with over 8400 ski lifts and cable cars travelled. In the course of his career, he founded the world's largest test portal for ski resorts Skiresort.info in 1998, created over 500 test reports in 18 criteria and collected over 25,000 ski passes.

World record at a glance:

• Date of the record: 11th February 2025
• Location: Stöten, SkiStar Sälen with Hundfället, Tandådalen, Högfjället, Lindvallen and Kläppen
• Number of ski lift rides: 101
• Duration: from 7.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
• Lifts used: 1 10-person gondola, 10 chairlifts, 90 t-bar and platter lifts