Skiing & Winter breaks in Fjord Norway

Family and Youth hostels in Fjord Norway, winter

Stay in one of four winter hostels next time you are planning your ski break. Our hostels are nicely located and ideal for individuals and families who don’t want to spend all their money on accommodation. For more information, prices etc – contact the hostel directly. : 

Hostel location		Season	DB- rooms	Family rooms	Dorm acc	Guest Kitchen	Laundry facilities		Webinfo Destination
Hostel Geilo		1.1.-31.12	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		visitgeilo.com
Hostel Mjolfjell		15.02-30.04 15.6-01.10	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		visitvoss.com
Hostel Stryn		03.01-30.09	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		nordfjord.no
Hostel Voss		11.1-24.9	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		visitvoss.com

The fjords and mountains of Fjord Norway are the perfect backdrop to unique and family-friendly winter adventures. The region offers quality skiing – all year round!

The skiing terrain in Fjord Norway is world class, and many of the resorts are very impressive in terms of stable snow conditions – both winter and summer. With its two word-class summer ski resorts, the region can almost offer skiing every month of the year! In most of the resorts, you will find family-friendly, well-groomed slopes as well as challenging free skiing terrain. Some of the resorts also have terrain parks.

Compared with the big resorts in the Alps, the ski lift systems are small-scale. Sometimes, you can almost have the slopes to yourself – especially in midweek. If you prefer cross-country skiing, there are many great tracks to choose from. If you bring (or rent) ski touring equipment, there are completely untouched mountains where you can sometimes ski all the way from mountain summits down to the fjord.

A winter adventure in Fjord Norway should also include a visit to one of the towns in the region, or you can join a round trip to see the fjords and steep mountains covered in ice and snow.

Voss Resort Fjellheisar - Voss Ski resort

Voss Ski resort Fjellheisar is the largest skicenter in the western part of Norway! Wether you are a beginner or need something more challenging, the slopes are guaranteed to satisfy you. The new expresslift takes you all the way to the top in just five minutes, and from there you can choose between ten other lifts/draglifts. For children there are two different areas, one with a small draglift, and second a new area in Bavallen with a conveyer belt (skicarpet). If you prefer snowboard you can enjoy the rails, bigjump and boardercross. Voss Ski resort also have prepared tracks for cross-country skiing. With a modern ticket system, new courses, ski rental, ski school, catering and snow canons to keep you skiing the whole winter ...Voss has the most of facilities that you may bee looking for. Get to Voss in just 1,5 hrs by car or bus from Bergen. If you take the train it is even faster, and there are special offers that includes both the train and the skiing ticket.

Further reading: www.vossresort.no  Winter Hostel: Voss Youth and Family Hostel

GEILO - pure excitement

Geilo is a diverse ski and holiday resort with a central location in Norway, 800 meters above sea level. In this pleasant mountain village there is a close proximity between the skiing areas and the town centre. Geilo is also one of Norway's most traditional ski resorts, having been a tourist destination for more than 100 years. Geilo ski resort offers a unique variety of experiences and winter activities and has all facilities within a short distance. 

Further reading: www.skigeilo.no Winter Hostel: Geilo Youth and Family Hostel

Stryn Ski resort

Stryn Skisenter is located on Bøanedsetra in Stryn, 4 km from the town centre. Stryn Ski resort has two ski- lifts that can take you from 325 mas. to almost 1000 mas. The climate varies, but there are very good snowconditions in the upper part of the resort the whole season through. Stryn Ski senter offer a total of 12 km downhill-slopes, and they also have a snowboardpark with rails and jumps parts of the season. In the area wich is well suited for children, there are two small ski- lifts, sledging hill and other activities. Next to the parking area you can find the cafèteria where light meals are served. Toilets, skirental and sales of skipass is also located here. Near by you find up to 40 km of well prepared crosscountrytracks. 2 km of these tracks and the lowest part of the downhillslopes have floodlightning. Stryn Skisenter is also the perfect starting point for trips to the summits around! Further reading: www.strynskisenter.no

Winter Hostel: Stryn Youth and Family Hostel

Mjolfjell – mountain ski resort

Mjolfjell Youth Hostel lies at the uppermost point of the Raundalen Valley.  The hostel is easily accessible both by car (40 min from Voss) and by train - 30 min, our own railway station, "Ørneberget" is situated just 150 meters above the hostel.

Just outside our front door begins the Rallarvegen/ construction road.  It was built to transport materials up to and along the railway line, Bergensbanen.  The picturesque mountain path forms a gateway to the spectacular Hardangervidda, the mountain plateau separating Western and Eastern Norway with an average snow dept of 1,5m for 3 months a year means that you can put your ski’s on at the front door and within a couple of strides experience some of the most spectacular scenery in Norway.

Our hostel has it’s own ski-tow for downhill skiing and snowboard enthusiasts and the natural light terrain around us means it’s ideal for cross country skiing for everyone, new beginner or intermediate alike.  For groups to be accompanied by our qualified instructors, children can eagerly yet easily learn skiing techniques, winter Know-how and survival training and maybe how to make a snow shelter- a fantastic and unforgettable introduction to snow and winter.  After a hard days skiing, it’s nice to relax at the hostel and enjoy our open-hearth fire place, reminiscing on previous adventures. Winter Hostel: Mjolfjell Youth and Family Hostel