# Firn: Ski Resort Builder — Build lifts, draw ski runs

> Build lifts, draw ski runs (iPhone/iPad app by Sven-Eric Molzahn.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/firn-ski-resort-builder/id6829165376 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sven-Eric Molzahn](https://appshunter.io/developer/1807153168)
- Category: Games, Puzzle, Simulation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 7 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese and 4 more
- Released: 2026-11-07
- Data updated: 2026-11-13

## What is Firn?

Firn is a calm, minimalist ski resort builder. Drag lifts up the mountain, draw runs down to the valley, and watch your guests carve their tracks.

HOW IT PLAYS
• Drag up from a station to build a lift.
• Draw downhill to build a run. Its color comes from the real slope: blue, red or black. Switchbacks make a run gentler, but longer and more expensive.
• Guests pick a goal, a hut or a summit, and only ski what they can handle. Anyone who waits in line too long or can't find a way leaves annoyed.
• Every day new stations open and more guests arrive. Money is tight: lifts cost upkeep, gondolas even more.

TWELVE REAL SKI RESORTS
Kitzbühel, Niseko, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Whistler, St. Moritz, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Cerro Catedral, Aspen Mountain, St. Anton am Arlberg, Jackson Hole, Chamonix and Zermatt, with real terrain and lift stations where they really are. Halfway through the season, each resort grows into a neighboring area, such as Jochberg next to Kitzbühel or Cervinia next to Zermatt.

MORE THAN ONE SEASON
• Three stars per resort, plus an Expert mode with less money and less patient guests.
• Six badges per resort. Some only come after the season, when more and more guests arrive.
• Daily Challenge: a new mountain every day, the same for everyone, with a Game Center leaderboard and challenges for your friends.
• Endless Mountain: a randomly generated mountain whose season never ends.
• The tutorial shows you everything that matters in about five minutes.

ON ALL YOUR DEVICES
Play on iPhone and iPad, on Mac with mouse and keyboard, and on Apple Vision Pro, where your resort stands as a model on your table and you can step right into it. On iPhone, iPad and Mac you can turn and tilt the mountain in 3D.

BUY ONCE
Kitzbühel, Niseko and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Endless Mountain and the Daily Challenge are free. A one-time purchase unlocks the other nine resorts, for your family too. No ads, no subscription.

Elevation data: Terrain Tiles on AWS Open Data (Mapzen/Tilezen). Lift stations and names: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Firn Full Version | $3.99 | one-time |


## Is Firn safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Firn.

## Is Firn legit?

Firn: Ski Resort Builder appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Firn is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-11-11

A new look for the map: Painted relief, two-tone forests, a sea of fog around the resort and, in 3D, a sky out to the horizon.

Weather: Every day has weather, known the day before. A foehn raises the snow line – snow cannons and gondolas keep the resort open.

Your Home Mountain: Pick a mountain or your town on the world map, and Firn builds a ski resort from the real terrain. With the full version.

Stars: They now tell you how many happy guests are still missing and who is still to come – and, after the season, what it earned.

14 languages: Firn now also speaks French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.

Also: Gondolas are easy to spot by their two ropes. Drawing runs is easier – sharp hairpins stay, and a second run no longer sticks to the first. The map runs more smoothly.

### 1.0 — 2026-11-07

No release notes.

## More apps by Sven-Eric Molzahn

- [Say Yes](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/say-yes/id6756070593)
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All apps by Sven-Eric Molzahn: https://appshunter.io/developer/1807153168

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