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A typical ski morning from the hotel
Getting to the lifts
The skiing, explained
The parts of the mountain
Reading the colours
Norway uses four colours, and green is the easiest. If you're used to the Alps, where blue is the easiest, step down one colour at first.
The run finder below shows the measured steepest pitch of every run, which tells you more than the colour alone.
What early January is like
Ways to ski at Hafjell
Most of these are also in the catalogue, where you can add them to a day.
Lift passes
Rental and ski school
Interactive ski map
Every run, lift and cross-country trail on a real topographic map, from OpenStreetMap, with elevations from Kartverket. Tap a run or lift for its length, height and steepest pitch. You can also pick a suggested day, switch to satellite or the night-skiing view, or use your location on the mountain.
Where to ski
Run finder
All numbered runs with measured length, height and steepness. Tap a row to show it on the map. The steepest pitch is the steepest 60 m stretch, which is what decides whether a run feels hard.
Lifts
Timetables
Lifts, the Hafjell bus, restaurants, daylight and travel for each day of your stay. Each table says which season it's based on.
What's on during your week
Events, races and special openings between your dates, including recurring weekly things. They also show up on your plan.
Ski tools
Quick calculators for the decisions you'll actually make: which pass to buy, how to dress for the cold, and how a given day fits together.
Lift pass calculator
Feels like, and what to wear
A day at a glance
Safety on the slopes
- Ski in control and at a speed that fits your ability and the conditions.
- The skier below you has priority. Overtake with plenty of space.
- Don't stop where you can't be seen, such as below a ridge or in narrow passages.
- Look uphill before you set off or join a run.
- Helmets are standard in Norway, and required for free child passes.
- Respect closed runs and signs. Snow guns and groomers work on the slopes, also during night skiing.
- Stay with an injured person, mark the spot with crossed skis above them, and call for help.
Numbers to save
What do you want from this trip?
Pick what fits. The catalogue marks matching activities as recommended and sorts them to the top, and the planner uses the same choices to draft a week for you. Your choices are saved in this browser.
The catalogue
Everything worth doing from your hotel in early January, including things that won't be open. Add anything to a day; days when it isn't available are greyed out.
Your plan
The first day is arrival and the last is departure, so those are kept light. Events from What's on are shown with a red border. Scroll sideways to see the whole week.
Practical
Getting there, getting around, packing, live conditions and what to book before you go.