Welcome to the Wooden Ski Festival in Rindal, February 21-23, 2025!

Join us as we warm up for the Ski World Championships in Trondheim 2025 with an unforgettable ski celebration at the Rindal Ski Museum. The festival will be filled with activities for all ages. Don’t have your own wooden skis? No problem! We offer ski rentals, and kids can borrow skis for free!

PROGRAM

Friday, February 21

17:00: Open ski exhibition and ski maker’s barn, campfire coffee, and wooden ski rentals.

17:30: Tar boiling and wooden ski shaping demonstration with ski maker Ole Kristian Ødegård, followed by a salute with an 18th-century skier’s rifle.

18:00: Torchlight ski race from Rindal Ski Museum to the town center, accompanied by brass and official opening.

20:00: Ski trivia in the museum café and open pub from 19:00. Age limit: 18+.

Saturday, February 22

11:00-17:00: Wooden Ski Day at the museum: Rent wooden skis, tar ski waxing, visit the wax cabin, explore the ski exhibition, and the ski maker’s barn. There will also be lectures, demonstrations, and workshops with wooden ski makers Thomas Aslaksby and Ole Kristian Ødegård.

14:00-16:00: Wooden Ski Race at Tjønna, in collaboration with Rindal IL Ski Club. There will be races for children and adults, with categories for all skill levels!

18:00: Lecture by Thor Gotaas: The History of Norwegian Skis.

20:00: Après-ski with live music (band to be announced) and an open pub.

Sunday, February 23

12:00-17:00: Ski Lodge at the museum, offering wooden ski rentals, an open ski exhibition, and café. Join a guided tour on wooden skis with Thomas Aslaksby—more details to come!

Special Offer

We have wooden skis available for rent all weekend, so you can try them out yourself or participate in ski waxing and maintenance at our waxing cabin.

Rindal Ski Museum is dedicated to the history of skiing and ski making. In our exhibits, you’ll learn about the skis from Rindal’s four ski factories, and the legendary skiers who won both World Championship and Olympic titles on Landsem skis, showcasing their winning skis and prize collections.

After the festival, we continue the celebration with a special Ski-World Championship opening at Rindal Ski Museum from February 21 to March 9, open daily (except Mondays) from 11:00 to 17:00. We’ll have a ski lodge setup in the café with a large screen where you can follow the World Championship action live. Enjoy wooden ski rentals, a lit ski track right outside the door, and the village is full of freshly groomed trails!

Rindal Ski Museum and MiST are proud partners of the Ski World Championships in Trondheim, and we look forward to welcoming you in 2025! Take a day trip from Trondheim to the ski village of Rindal – this will be a memory-making experience!

Welcome to us in the ski season of 2025!