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Skiing in Rondane, Norway Photo: Nils Erik Bjørnholt/Hemsedal Booking

Skiing in Norway

The Norwegian ski season typically lasts for six months and usually offers good snow conditions throughout. More...

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Skiing in Rondane, Norway - Photo: Nils Erik Bjørnholt/Hemsedal Booking

Skiing in Norway

The Norwegian ski season typically lasts for six months and usually offers good snow conditions throughout.

Skiing in Norway

Source: Visitnorway

Skiing in Norway

Alpine skiing in Norway

Go skiing in the same tracks as Olympic gold medallists Lasse Kjus and Alberto Tomba at Hafjell, or choose another recommended ski resort.

Snowboarding in Norway

Vierli Snowboard Park is leading the scene. Hemsedal has good off-piste snowboarding and many parks offer high international standards.

Popular areas for cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing in Norway is free of charge. Well-prepared tracks are found in large parts of the country. Here are some recommended areas.

Telemark skiing

Telemark skiing is an old recipe from Morgedal in Telemark that was re-descovered in the 1980s.

Snowkiting in Norway

Reach speeds of up to 100 kilometres per hour on Hardangervidda.

Summer skiing

Norway’s biggest summer ski centre at Stryn feeds off the famous Jostedalsbreen Glacier.

Recommendations

Top 10 ski resorts in Norway

Choose skiing close to the capital of Oslo. Travel to Norway's largest ski resort in Trysil or to the oldest in Geilo. All resorts are child friendly.

The best ski hotel in Norway 2009

For the sixth year in a row this year, World Travel Awards has elected Radisson BLU Resort Beitostølen as the best ski hotel in Norway.

Where to go skiing

Winter in Hemsedal

Hemsedal is one of the top ski resorts in Northern Europe. Snow conditions are stable here, and the resort boasts 24 lifts and 52 slopes.
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Alpine at Hafjell

Hafjell is a large and complete alpine skiing centre with a varied selection of runs. The centre is located 15 kilometres from Lillehammer.

Winter in Geilo

Geilo offers a selection of family-friendly slopes, some of which are floodlit at night. There are 220 kilometres of prepared cross-country trails.
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Winter at Oppdal

Oppdal Ski Resort is located south of Trondheim in Central Norway, and offers 18 lifts and 39 pistes spread over four mountains.

Winter at Beitostølen

Beitostølen is a small mountain village offering lifts and slopes for alpine skiing and snowboarding, and trails for cross-country skiing.
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Alpine skiing at Hovden

Hovden is centrally located in the middle of Southern Norway, and is usually reliable when it comes to good snow conditions.

Winter at Kvitfjell

Kvitfjell is a modern high quality ski resort that was built for the Lillehammer Winter Olympics in 1994.
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Alpine skiing at Gålå

The alpine centre at Gålå offers ski rent and ski schools.

See Oslo, ski Oslo

Skiing enthusiasts don't have to head to the mountains for a wintry holiday.

Winter in Rauland

Rauland offers three alpine ski resorts, 150 kilometres of cross-country tracks and fun winter activities such as tobogganing.

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Sign up for skiing lessons

Get the more fun out of your skiing holiday by learning to ski at Norwegian ski schools.

See Oslo, ski Oslo

Skiing enthusiasts don't have to head to the mountains for a wintry holiday.

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