 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi have booked Trysil for a few days at the end of the month.
Has anyone driven there from Oslo airport? Is it quite easy? I usually hire a car abroad so I’m used to driving on the wrong side of the road, just a bit hesitant about snow/ ice.
I was thinking that it might be handy to have a car in resort as I’m staying at the Radisson over the other side.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@munchimo, yes, its a doddle. The roads are well kept and I assume you are renting a car so it should have winter tyres. Both Radissons seem fairly well self contained so a car not essential there but definitely handy if you want to get to town proper rather than stay in resort.
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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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As above, I did this drive in January. Very simple, not alpine at all. You will not have any issue. Trysil is a lovely ski resort stunning sunsets from the top of the mountain, nothing very challenging though.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Thanks, that’s helpful. Does anyone know if the roads have lighting? As I’ll be driving back in the dark.
The reason I thought I might need a car there is apparently the Radisson I booked is on the easy side of the Mountain, and my oldest would probably be better off skiing the other tourist centre side with some harder runs l, and there aren’t so many buses, is that true?
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@munchimo, IIRC some of the roads have lighting but not all. But it's a really simple drive and Scandi roads are much better than UK ones.
Trysil isn't a big resort; from the Radisson on the Høyfjellssenteret side you only need to take 1 lift (a short drag) to get to the bottom of the main chairlift on that side. From there, you can go all the way to the top, and then ski down to any part of the mountain. Alternatively you can work your way around the mountain on the transport tracks (gentle but narrow green runs). This is the better option when it's really cold and windy up top.
The runs on the Turistsenteret side aren't much harder though - all the (vaguely) challenging runs are in Høgegga which is between the two.
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There are two Radisson Hotels - the main one in the tourist centre and then the mountain resort over the back of the mountain.
Like you say the area around the mountain resort is mainly very easy green/blue skiing but you can easily access the rest of the resorts via the lifts. Lots of buttons and t-bars. You can easily take lifts and ski to Hogegga, Tourist centre and the top of the mountain via easy green runs.
The grades are generally pretty soft in Trysil, the most challenging is in Hogegga part of the resort which are genuinely steep 'black' runs - which in reality would be reds in France/Austria/Suisse.
It's a great resort. We headed there in Jan 22 as our first France trip was cancelled due to Covid. We had a great time, no doubt influenced by the fact that we hadn't been skiing since Feb 20 but a great place to ski. It gets busiest at weekends due to the domestic traffic from the greater Oslo area. Mid-week myself and my wife had Hogegga completely to ourself at times and with fresh powder on top of the pistes we had a lots of fun.
Finally, bring lots of layers, it can get very cold, -20C when we were there.
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If you are driving you will pass a decent sized supermarket as you enter Elverum where you can stock up on supplies.
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I read the title and was hoping for an epic tale of driving via the tunnel, through France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Sweden...
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Before it all hit the fan, I was contemplating a visit to St Petersburg and, looking at the map, had wondered about driving. Such a shame to fly across so many interesting places..... By the time that becomes possible I suspect I shall be well past it.
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I lived in Helsinki in my early 20s and drove to St Pete a few times. Once over the Finnish border you drive through a series of dilapidated cold war era towns, this was in circa 2004 so things may have changed since then. It is an interesting city and Russia has a very different feel to the rest of Europe that it borders.
But back to Trysil....
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Er….that’s about it. The drive’s a doddle or take the bus. Car’s handy but don’t need it. The resort is a doddle to get around on easy runs.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Unless you are self catering (or not half board), or want to explore Trysil town, I wouldn't say you need a car as everything is there in the resort and the best /quickest way from one side to the other is on skis. That said, the drive up is super simple low altitude stuff.
We had a day at -21*C there.
If you're a boozer, stock up at the duty free on arrival
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