I will be in Oslo next week. Does anyone know of any decent ski option that might be open, within a reasonable, say 2 hours travel, distance of the city. I am aware of Vinterpark (only open evenings/weekends and not much snow yet) and SNØ which looks fantastic, but I really want to ski outside. Any thoughts / ideas appreciated!
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@Daffy Butter, what transport option(s) do you have? Trysil and Lillehammer are both a bit over 2 hours' drive from Oslo. Trysil's opening should be this weekend; the Lillehammer ski areas may be a bit later (possibly after your visit). If you're limited to public transport then it's a bit harder, Trysil is OK from the airport (2.5 hours by bus) but a bit more of a trek from the city centre.
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@mgrolf, Just the public kind of transport, unfortunately.
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@Daffy Butter, looks like you are a bit early - most of the local ski areas are only open weekends until mid December. Anywhere close to Oslo probably has the same problems as Tryvann/Winter Park, i.e. not enough snow.
Large list of ski hills here https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resorts/oestlandet/
@mgrolf, Also, is Liiiehammer to be
considered separately from Hafjell?
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Lillehammer has 4 or 5 different ski areas - Hafjell is one of them. It looks as though Hafjell will be open daily from this weekend so it might be a decent option for you. Train from Oslo to Lillehammer is 2 hours 10 minutes, plus another 15 on the bus to Hafjell. So probably a bit more than 2.5 hours including waiting for a bus. Kvitfjell, another of the Lillehammer areas, is 2.5 hours direct on the train, and should be open every day.
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@mgrolf, Thanks, this looks doable.
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mgrolf wrote:
Lillehammer has 4 or 5 different ski areas - Hafjell is one of them. It looks as though Hafjell will be open daily from this weekend so it might be a decent option for you. Train from Oslo to Lillehammer is 2 hours 10 minutes, plus another 15 on the bus to Hafjell. So probably a bit more than 2.5 hours including waiting for a bus. Kvitfjell, another of the Lillehammer areas, is 2.5 hours direct on the train, and should be open every day.
Hafjell didn't open at the weekend, too windy I think (and not too much snow). Snow is forecast in the next few days and it does /look/ closer to opening than it did a even just a week ago. Check out The YouTube webcam
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its pretty bare atm. Trysil will open this Sat, but how many runs are open are anyones guess...
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