 Poster: A snowHead
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Still getting tons of snow reports of waist deep powder and not too cold at mo max temps hovering around freezing.
http://vossresort.no/en/
just to clarify - im a UK based wine merchant, amateur skier so this isnt some veiled sales pitch about the joys of Norway and all things moose.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Wed 14-01-15 21:10; edited 3 times in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Fantastic conditions in both Voss and Myrkdalen close by. Best Christmas conditions in ages...
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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BTW, Norwegian and BA fly directly from London to Bergen.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@plectrum, Hemsedal may be OK, given snow depths quoted by resort - don't know what off piste is like ATM. Fly to Oslo and drive to resort. About a 3.5 hour drive.
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Hi all - so ive been doing a bit more research.
Heathrow direct to Bergen can be done for about £160 rtn takes 1hr 55.
Bergen to Voss is a train ~ 1hr 15 and ~ £30 return.
private BnB in the local youth hostal is £30 per night.
Ski pass is about £30 per day.
At present I think it has the best powder conditions in Europe. No idea what the off piste/back country is like its probably not uber steep but then Im not uber good!
Very tempted indeed. Anyone interested could go say anytime in w/c 26 Jan - great to have a ski buddy or more to share guide costs etc.
I can ski, I can tour and happy to try most slopes aside from very steep or extreme but then often there is another route to meet at lower point.
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Voss is having a great season. Piles of snow. Had a stinker last year IIRC. But this year has been great.
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Conditions in Western part of Norway is epic at the moment but the avalanche conditions are really high at the moment due to heavy snowfall, wind and rapid increase in temp. The defence had to be called in yesterday to clear snow of roofs on government buildings yesterday. This video is an indication of the great conditions:
http://vimeo.com/116782474
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@plectrum, how do the timings work out for flights/train connections? Is it possible to fly out on (e.g.) a Friday afternoon and still get a train connection to resort that evening? I can't get time off work at the moment unfortunately, but a weekend/long weekend with nice connections would definitely be interesting for the future!
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