Snow Hunter - Stockholm, Sweden, November 1, 2008 - Visitors to Stockholm this winter will be able to enjoy a spot of city centre skiing thanks to the opening of Skistar's Hammarbybacken skiing complex.

Skistar is Scandinavia's leading ski resort operator, owning the region's top resorts of Are, Trysil and Hemsedal amongst others.

Conveniently located by Hammarby Sjostad station, it's a case of hopping on a train from the centre of the city and walking to the lifts with your skis under your arm.

Thanks to the new snow-cannon system for the 2008-9 season there will be enough snow to open the slopes as soon as there have been a few days with temperatures five degrees below zero.

There are four slopes in the complex named after Skistar's ski resorts in northern Sweden: Åre, Vemdalen, Trysil and Sälen, and the centre has capacity for 2,400 people per hour on the 750m-long slopes.

First-timers can learn in the beginner ski-school and all ski equipment can be hired on site. Skiers and boarders can take a break from the action at 'Cliff on the Slope' which serves waffles, simple hot meals, buns and cakes.