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Experience · Norway

Skiing & Snow in Norway

Norwegian skiing splits between inland plateau resorts like Geilo and Hemsedal and the fjordside snow of Narvik in the far north. Altitude is only half of it. Beitostølen stands about 900 metres up at the edge of the Valdresflye plateau, while Voss holds deep snow on the fells above Vossevangen to feed the runs at Bavallsbakken.

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Aerial view of Narvik, Norway, its iron-ore harbour and peninsula reaching into the fjord below snow-flecked mountains.

Narvik

Nordland · NorwayNarvik is a fjord port in northern Norway, set in the north-eastern part of Nordland on the Nord-Norge coast.Where to stay →Geilo town centre in a green summer valley below forested mountains with ski slopes and a river, Norway.

Geilo

Buskerud · NorwayGeilo gathers Hol's mountain country in western Buskerud around one village — high terrain for the snow months, with the Ustedalen chapel in its valley.Where to stay →Aerial view of Nordfjordeid, Norway, its harbour and river delta beside a fjord below forested mountains

Nordfjordeid

Vestland · NorwayNordfjordeid is the administrative centre of Stad Municipality in western Norway, set at the head of Eidsfjorden in the Nordfjord region.Where to stay →Snowy ski slopes, a lift and wooden lodges of Beitostølen, Norway, below forested hills and distant snow-capped mountains

Beitostølen

Innlandet · NorwayBeitostølen stands about 900 metres up where the Valdresflye mountain plateau begins — Øystre Slidre's high village with skiing at its doorstep.Where to stay →Winter view over Voss and Vangsvatnet lake from the Voss gondola, with snow-covered town and mountains.

Voss

Vestland · NorwayVoss skis between lake and fell in southern Vestland, with the Bavallsbakken hill above town and Voss Church and the open-air folk museum below.Where to stay →The red timber Flå Kommune municipal building with its name sign, set against forested mountains in Flå, Norway.

Flå

Buskerud · NorwayFlå is a small valley municipality in the northern part of Buskerud, in south-eastern Norway (Østlandet).Where to stay →Aerial view of Sortland, Norway, along a coastal sound with harbour quays and green mountains across the water.

Sortland

Nordland · NorwaySortland is the main town of the Vesterålen region, set on the island of Langøya in northern Norway.Where to stay →Snow-covered wooden houses along a street with forested hills behind in the winter village of Hemsedal, Norway.

Hemsedal

Buskerud · NorwayHemsedal pairs its own skisenter with the high mountain country of Hallingdal in Buskerud, a municipality of its own since it left Gol in 1897.Where to stay →

Trøim

Buskerud · NorwayTrøim is a village in the north-western part of Buskerud, in south-eastern Norway (Østlandet).Where to stay →Traditional turf-roofed cabins and a Norwegian flag on grassy slopes above Sjusjøen lake, with forested hills beyond.

Sjusjøen

Innlandet · NorwaySjusjøen is Ringsaker's mountain village in southern Innlandet — winter high ground with its own fjellkirke and Mesnali's church close by.Where to stay →Snow-capped fells rising above the alpine ski village of Hovden, Norway, with scattered cabins and hotels across the valley.

Hovden

Agder · NorwayHovden is a mountain resort in Bykle, in the north-western part of Agder, in southern Norway.Where to stay →

Tysse

Vestland · NorwayTysse is a fjordside village in Samnanger, in the south-western part of Vestland, western Norway.Where to stay →
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Common questions

How do I choose between ski destinations?

Judge the season, not the brochure: altitude and latitude set how early and late the snow holds, and lift-base villages save the daily commute to the slopes. A smaller area with reliable cover and lodging at the lifts usually beats a bigger name reached by bus.