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Kvitfjell, Norway

Winter at Kvitfjell

Kvitfjell is a modern skiing centre that was built for the Winter Olympics in 1994.

Interest:  Skiing

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At Kvitfjell there is a large children’s area with its own travellator type lift, ski school and weekly activity programme for children, snowboard park, varied network of runs with 21 kilometres of pistes, 7 ski lifts including 2 chairlifts and also 600 kilometres of cross country trails.

One of Norway’s finest mountain hotels, GudbrandsGard Hotel, is located right on the slopes. Its sun terrace makes a natural meeting place.

Ski Runs 

  • Total number of ski runs: 18
  • Number of green runs: 7
  • Number of blue runs: 4
  • Number of red runs: 4
  • Number of black runs: 3
  • Total distance of ski runs, km: 21
  • Children’s runs: yes
  • Ski cross run: 1
  • Terrain park: 1
  • Number of floodlit runs: 2
  • Number of snowboard centres: 1
  • Off-piste: yes
  • Total kilometres of prepared cross country trails: 600 

Lifts 

  • Total number of lifts: 7
  • Number of chairlifts: 2
  • Number of T-lifts: 2
  • Number of plate lifts: 2
  • Number of children’s lifts: 1 

Ski school

  • Alpine ski school 
  • Snowboard school
  • Cross country ski school

Ski hire

  • Ski hire for adults 
  • Ski hire for children 

For children

  • Children’s ski school, alpine 
  • Children’s ski school, cross country
  • Child minding at certain times  

Food

  • Eating places on the slopes: 6
  • Number of mountain inns in the area: 0 

Distances from (km) 

  • Bergen: 935
  • Egersund: 680
  • Kristiansand: 530
  • Oslo: 234
  • Trondheim: 317
  • Gardermoen: 205 

Tourist Office 

Opening times 8.00-16.00 

Places to eat 

  • Number of cafes: 2
  • Number of restaurants: 6
  • Number of discos and night clubs: 1  

Snow activities 

  • Sleigh ride, advance booking
  • Ice climbing 
  • Toboggan lift
  • Dog sledding, advance booking 

Accommodation 

  • Cabins: 60
  • Apartments: 50
  • Mountain inns: 0
  • Camping: 3
  • Hotels: 2
  • Private accommodation: 5 
Last updated: 2008-06-11

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