Asker Sports & Outdoors

Small alpine skiinc venue, separate children's slope.

Lift card:
Adult: NOK 210
Youth 7-16: NOK 170
Child: NOK 110 for the children's slope.

Opening hours: Mon-Fri 17-21, weekends 11-16.

Equipment: Rental ski equipment possible, but this is no restor - better bring your own.

During winters until 11 March a ski bus travels from Asker Railway/bus station every Sunday at 10, 11, 12 and 13 hrs.
Returns from Solli 10.40, 11.40, 12.40 and 13.40.
This bus drops you in the middle of a cross-country ski paradise. Ski back to Asker or wherever, og catch the bus.

Equipment: Bring your own skis and other gear.

A new swimming pool for Asker along with a water play park opened in June 2006. There will be a 25-metre swimming pool, a separate diving pool, children's pool, wave pool, therapeutical pool, spa- and fitness center, current pool, water slides etc.
Open Monday 09-20, Tuesday 06:30-20, Wednesday 09-20, Thursday 06:30-20, Friday 09-20, Saturday-Sunday 09-17.
Ticket sales end 1 hr before closing time.

Equipment: There is rental stuff available, so I guess you can just show up as you are and get properly equipped for bathing/drying up. Otherwise, bring your own!

Fishing in the Oslo Fjord is not particularily good compared with the rest of the Norwegian coast. But you can still easily catch a dinner here of cod, whiting, haddock etc. However, there are seasonal migrations of certain species such as mackerel that find their way through the keyhole at Drøbak sound into the inner Oslo Fjord that give rise to spectacular fishing. The Oslo Fjord also has a good stock of good-sized sea trout.
I will list some spots along the Asker coast as I get aquainted with it myself.

The best spots I have found are between Vollen and Sjøstrand. The penninsulas that jut out here are good places and reasonably deep.

Equipment: Hardly any big fish in the Oslo Fjord, so the gear you use for trout fishing can be used here, too. For the more advanced ones, a salmon-capacity rod and reel and line will do.

The ski areas in Asker and Baerum have ski schools for all ages and levels. As the program is snow dependent, check their web pages for program and cost. That's the safest bet....
The relevant slopes for the ski schools are Kirkerudbakken and Kolsåsbakken.
As the web site is in the Norwegian, you should perhaps write them an e-mail to ensure correct info.

Equipment: The ski schools will have rental equipment available.

You can go horseriding at Solli gård (farm), up north from Asker centre.
They offer horse trips by the hour, day trips and events. The idea is that the trip should be more than just riding a horse, but a total experience. So don't expect a horse show and Derby hats, but a touring-by-horse experience.

They keep open daily through September. Call for appointment 91730245.

At Tveiter Gård (farm) at Semsvannet you can ride Iceland ponies every day, but call for appointment , phone 45030617.

Equipment: Check with Solli Farm. Most leisure wear for forest use would do, and sensible shoes.

Sailing is a very popular pasttime in Asker. During nice summer days the fjord is packed with white sails, big and small.
There are sailing schools for children and adults, a sailing/sea school for school would-be drop-outs, and, which I will find out shortly, sailing boats and yachts of any size and capacity for rent.

There are two main areas for rock climbing in Asker's neigbourhood.
The first and foremost is the national icon site, Kolsaas, where Norwegian technical and free climbing found its roots. Access is from Sandvika and up by car or bus (toward Rykinn, bus No 151), or Kolsaasbanen metro from Oslo.
The other is the west-facing area of Vard?sen, quite near Asker town centre. Access is from the west side of Vard?sen, the site is called Glassfjellet (Glass Mountain). It's easy to watch the climbers from the road here, too, if you like to view this a s aspectator sport.
I'll get some more details and photos as I go.

Equipment: Your own climbing gear, or get membership in a climbers' association which has gear for rent.