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= Norra Storfjället = Norra Storfjället is a mountain massif in the Vindelfjällen Nature Reserve. The massif covers about xx square km, limited to the south by lake Laisan, to the east by lake Tärnasjö and the Tärnaån valley and to the west by the Ume river valley. The northern limitation is less clear, but are sometimes given as the Skebleskalet valley or the Skaptsvoöbmie basin.

Place names
The place names in the massif mirrors the mixed etnicities and economies of the area. Many of the toponyms are in Lule Sami, but some are in Swedish, of Swedified Sami.

Sami toponyms

To read and understand the local maps.

Tourism
The tourist seansons in the areas are mainly from Christmas to late April or early May (skiing and snow scooters), and early July to mid September (hiking, fishing and hunting).

Winter sport
Skiing has a long tradition in the area. The first ski resort, Laisalidens fjällhotell, was opened in xxxx and is still operating. Today there are two large ski-lift systems, one in Hemavan and one in Tärnaby. They usually open around Christmas and are usually open into May. There is also an extensive web of winter trails, both for cross-country skiing and snow scooters.

Hiking
There are several shorter hiking trails in the area with highly varied difficulty and stamina requirements, from low-lying paths along the waterways to trails along the ridges and peaks of the mountains.

The southern terminus of Kungsleden (The King's Trail), a roughly 440 km long hiking trail is in Hemavan, on the western outskirts of the massif. The trail runs through Syterskalet in the central part of the massif, towards Tärnsjö and then towards Ammarnäs, at the other end of Vindelfjällens Nature Reserve.

Accomodations and services
There are several shops, restaurants, hotels and hostels in and around Hemavan and Tärnaby, but some are only open during the tourist seasons.

At the bend in the Syterskalet valley there is a tourist cabin with accomodations and possibility to buy food, run by the Swedish Tourist Association (STF).