Ski & Snowboard Holidays to Norway


Norway Ski & Snowboard Holidays
Norway Ski & Snowboard Deals
From £79 per person

Norway ski & snowboard holidays are a great alternative to the better known European resorts. It is sometimes disregarded as as option as crosscountry skiing in Scandanavia is very popular. Whilst this is so, Norway ski resorts offer great downhill skiing, particularly for novices and intermediates. This is not to say that the advanced skier is without challenges, but these will be fewer. There are also good snow parks for boarders. As skiing is a national pastime, Norway ski resorts are very family friendly with great facilities for children.

Low Cost Norway Ski & Snowboard Holidays

If you wish to fly to Oslo, you can choose from several resorts. The most popular are Trysil, Hemsedal, Myrkdalen, Hovden, Rauland and Kongberg. They all have good, modern facilities, well-groomed slopes and a host of apres ski activities. Norefjell, only sixty miles from Oslo, hosted  Olympic events several decades ago and has challenging vertical runs. The resort of Geilo sits at eight hundred metres and has thirty five kilometres of pistes and three snowboard parks. The majority of the forty runs are suited to the intermediate skier. The advanced skier will find few challenges as there are only five difficult runs. Geilo is a great place for beginners as the wide, gentle runs are confidence boosting, and rapid progress will be made. Hemsedal, at a little over six hundred metres has a long season with snow sure slopes from November until May. This resort caters for all levels of expertise and it has a large area dedicated to children. There is also an activity park where they can play and sledge. If you wish to be close to the city, the Oslo Winter Park is less than half an hour from the centre. Its season lasts from the beginning of December until the end of April with snow canons for use if there should be a shortfall. The slopes have something for everyone and is very family friendly. The ski resorts in the north of the country have limited pistes and are more suited to crosscountry skiing.

At one time the Scandanavian countries were considered an expensive option, but this is no longer the case and you can always find a variety of cheap Norway ski holiday offers. Although altitudes are low, the northern latitudes offer great snow cover throughout the season. With stunning landscapes, uncrowded slopes, low cost ski passes and great hospitality, Norway ski & snowboard holidays are sure to please.

Low cost Norway ski & snowboard holidays offer great value. Whether you choose an hotel, an apartment, a cabin or cottage, you'll find standards of comfort are high and service is very good. Restaurants serve a variety of local fare as well as international cuisine. Nightlife in the smaller resorts is very low key and even in the larger ones it never reaches party proportions. The slopes are generally illuminated until ten at night and a variety of activities are always available

If you are looking for a bargain Norway ski or snowboard holiday, you'll find one here. Cheekytrip is a ski & snowboard price comparison site with access to the best prices from more than three dozen holiday companies. Since they are all competing with each other, you are assured of a good deal. All you need make is one quick search. Simply enter your point of departure, your dates and destination and within a matter of seconds we'll find you the best deal of the day. Since offers change daily, book now to avoid disappointment.


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