Ski resorts in Norway

This page compares 6 ski resorts in Norway, grouped into 3 areas, with top elevations from 1,050 to 1,450 m. For each one: base elevation, top elevation, vertical drop, kilometres of slopes, lifts and the breakdown of runs by level, with a link to its page and to its rental.

Compare the ski resorts in Norway

Every cell shows only what the resort publishes: where we have no figure there is a dash, never an estimate. The vertical drop is the top elevation minus the base elevation, and the level breakdown is a percentage of the ski area, worked out from the figures each resort publishes.

Innlandet — 3 resorts

ResortBaseSummitVertical dropSki areaLiftsTerrain breakdownRental
Trysil350 m1,100 m750 m———Rent skis
Hafjell200 m1,050 m850 m50 km1841 % green · 24 % blue · 31 % red · 3 % blackRent skis
Kvitfjell360 m1,050 m690 m———Rent skis

Viken — 2 resorts

ResortBaseSummitVertical dropSki areaLiftsTerrain breakdownRental
Hemsedal620 m1,450 m830 m44 km22—Rent skis
Geilo800 m1,178 m378 m34 km20—Rent skis

Vestland — 1 resort

ResortBaseSummitVertical dropSki areaLiftsTerrain breakdownRental
Voss Myrkdalen230 m1,100 m870 m———Rent skis

Frequently asked questions about skiing in Norway

Which ski resorts are there in Norway?

This page compares 6 ski resorts in Norway, spread across these areas: Innlandet, Viken and Vestland. Each one has its own page with its elevations, its ski area and its ski rental.

Which is the highest ski resort in Norway?

The highest point in Norway is at Hemsedal: 1,450 m, in Viken. Next comes Geilo (1,178 m). This comparison covers every resort on this page, because we have the elevation of all of them.

Which ski resort has the biggest vertical drop in Norway?

Voss Myrkdalen: 870 m between its base (230 m) and its summit (1,100 m). The vertical drop is the difference between the two elevations, not the length of any single run.

When do the ski resorts in Norway open?

For the 2026/27 season, the 6 resorts in Norway with a calculated window open between November 7, 2026 and November 28, 2026, and close between April 12, 2027 and May 3, 2027. These are expected dates and depend on the snow: the confirmed ones, resort by resort, are on the season dates page.

Where can you rent skis in Norway?

6 of the 6 resorts in Norway on this page have their ski rental bookable online with Caranva, with pick-up at the resort itself. The "Rental" column in the table links straight to each one.