Summer skiing in Norway
 Norway’s three summer ski resorts have all started their seasons, so there’s no need to pack away those skis until next year.
In Norway you can ski all year round, thanks to the summer resorts of Folgefonn, Stryn and Galhopiggen.
Bikini and afterski
“Skiing in summer is something different. It is somewhat surreal that it feels like summer but still you are skiing. With 15-16 degrees and sun it feels very warm. Then it is not unheard of that people drop a few layers,” says Jens-Andreas Loland in Skiinfo to aftenposten.no.
Norway is the perfect destination for year round skiing, and conditions at the moment are good with loads of snow.
Read more about skiing in Norway.
A guide to Norway’s summer ski centres
• Lies 1,600m above sea level and there’s always plenty of snow at the start of the summer season.
• Nine slopes and is famous for its off-piste opportunities.
• Stryn lies about 5 hours drive from Bergen (there are buses) or about 2,5 hours from Aalesund. Compare cheap flights.
• 2,200m above sea level, at the foot of Norway’s tallest mountain.
• Only one wide slope, and it’s location on a glacier means off-piste should be done with extreme care.
• Galdhopiggen lies within the famous Jotunheimen national park, and there are daily buses from Bergen, Trondheim and Oslo Gardermoen. Compare cheap flights.
• Started its season already on the 1st of May, with a whopping 9 metres of snow!
• Three slopes and a snowboard park at 1,450m above sea level.
• Folgefonn lies about 2,5 hours drive from Bergen. Compare cheap flights.
(source: aftenposten.no)
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