Hemsedal Travel Guide

 
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Things to Do  

CROSSCOUNTRY

CROSSCOUNTRY, Hemsedal

 SORHUS Says:  at Gravset its great to go crosscountryif u dont have a car there is a ski bus to take u there from the villagethis place have diffrent slopes from 2 km to 20 km , some is easy and some are a bit harder with hills etcthe prep the slopes often , and there is a map on each... 

Visit Rakfiskfestivalen i Fagernes

Visit Rakfiskfestivalen i Fagernes, Hemsedal

 Hildeal Says:  A yearly food festival take place every year in Fagernes. 25 000 visitors were there last time. 

the waterfall

the waterfall, Hemsedal

 SORHUS Says:  After 5 min walk in the forest u wil see this beautiful waterfall in the winther u can clime in it since it solid frozen 

Hotels  

Skarsnuten Hotel

 6 Opinions

Fossheim Hotel

 11 Opinions

Restaurants  

Peppes Pizza!: Expensive Pizza!

Peppes Pizza!: Expensive Pizza!, Hemsedal

 spidermiss Says:  I had lunch at Peppes Pizza and this probably the most expensive pizza restaurant I had ever been to! Nevertheless, the pizza was good and I also had ice cream and drink. It cost me around 30 gbp for the meal whereas in the UK it would only cost me half the price in an... 

Peppes Pizza: Spicy, XXXL, or whatever you want

Peppes Pizza: Spicy, XXXL, or whatever you want, Hemsedal

 weerwater Says:  Affordable even when delivered at your door!American size and style pizza, this just rocks for the whole family! 

the hemsedal cafe: the best burger

the hemsedal cafe: the best burger, Hemsedal

 SORHUS Says:  during the day the hemsedal cafe is a relaxing place with good food, free internet and logs on the firethey have famouse "calles burger", "skiiers breakfast", kleberstein dinner and raclett with local cheeseon saturdays from 4 -9 pm its mad partying to much to choose from 

skiresort cafe: gulasj soup

skiresort cafe: gulasj soup, Hemsedal

 SORHUS Says:  in the bottom of the slope there is a cafeon the first floor u can sit and eat ur own food but on the first floor the serve their famous gulasj soupi didnt get the time to take the picture befor it was eaten up :-))) they have the typical diner things like burger, pizza ,... 

Nightlife  

hemsedal cafe: afterski

hemsedal cafe: afterski, Hemsedal

 SORHUS Says:  this is a good place for afterskiing http://www.gohemsedal.com/cafe/ but during the day time the have great food here too(gallery for pictures) 

hemsen: nightclub and concerts

hemsen: nightclub and concerts, Hemsedal

 SORHUS Says:  good nightclub where they also have concerts sometimes . next door there is a sports bar where u can play golf, bowling, videogames or just relax by the fire 

Transportation  

Hemsedal-getting there

Hemsedal-getting there, Hemsedal

 Hildeal Says:  There are basically two ways to travel to Hemsedal. You either go there by car, (3-4 hours) or by bus, (Norway bussekspress) from Oslo bussterminal (galleriet) 3-4 hours a stop includes.If you dont want to use 6 hours from Oslo til Hemsedal because of queue, try to avoid... 

ryan air to sandefjord(oslo)

ryan air  to sandefjord(oslo), Hemsedal

 SORHUS Says:  Many get cheap ryan air ticket and arrive at torp airport in sandefjord 2 hours from Oslo.If u are 2-4 people u can easy hire a car together and still have low travel cost... the drive from torp is 3-4 hours depending on trafic and driving Take E18 to Drammen then E 134 to... 

free ski bus

free ski bus, Hemsedal

 SORHUS Says:  there is a free ski bus in hemsedal here is the schedule and the stopshttp://www.hemsedal.com/index.jsp?c=17395&exp=17395 

transfer bus from the airport in oslo

transfer bus from the airport in oslo, Hemsedal

 SORHUS Says:  if u come in by plane to gardemoen/oslo there are transefer busses on sundays and fridays http://www.hemsedal.com/index.jsp?a=28736&exp=1343 

Shopping  

outlet stores

outlet stores, Hemsedal

 SORHUS Says:   GEILO VERKTØYselling diffrent tools like screwdrivers (50 year guaranti)etc2 km from town centerhttp://www.geiloverktoy.no/index8.aspphone +4732 08 95 10BRUSLETTOselling diffrent kind of knifes (sport knifes, fishing knifes)2 km from geilo town... 

Local Customs  

1st OF MAY FESTIVAL

1st OF MAY FESTIVAL, Hemsedal

 SORHUS Says:  Just got back from another fun 1st of may festival in hemsedal. As always it was sun sun and sun and fun in the snow. Its been less snow this year but still the slope was good, they prep they well here and in the bottom they had concerts all day saturday. Its a perfect... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Watch out for the elks

Watch out for the  elks, Hemsedal

 Hildeal Says:  On our way to Hemsedal we ended up in a car line. We were told that a family had collided with an elk. the glas in the front was broken and the the ambulance was there to bring them to the hospital. Hopefully they had no fysical damages. The big Elk was hurt and was shoot... 

Off The Beaten Path  

The Bear Park in Fl?

The Bear Park in Fl?, Hemsedal

 SORHUS Says:  We have been driving past this place for years and finally we took the time to stop and it was well worth it :-)The bear park is situated in Vassfaret near the village Fl? on route R7 between the village Nesbyen ( where you can get to Langedrag to see more mountain animals)... 

Langedrag Wild Life Park and Mountain Farm

Langedrag Wild Life Park and Mountain Farm, Hemsedal

 SORHUS Says:  About an hours drive from Hemsedal and 1000 meters over sea level u can visit Langedrag. This is an mountain farm with wolves, , lynx, and polarfox, roedeer and ordenary animals like horse , goats etc. It is in beatiful sorroundingsAt Langedrag there are opportunities for... 

Sports & Outdoors  

Get to the top of Skogshorn

Get to the top of Skogshorn, Hemsedal

 Hildeal Says:  a nice family activity and lots of nice glas stones to collect.under construction 

Favorites  

snowboard articles for hemsedal

snowboard articles for hemsedal, Hemsedal

 SORHUS Says:  today 16 of nowember metro uk ranked hemsedal as one of the top 5 snowboarding places (behind Park City, Mammoth, Jackson Hole and Chamonix)in 2003 according to TransWorld SNOWboarding Business,USA ..hemsedal was the ski destination in the world with most exposed photo in... 

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 After 5 min walk in the forest u wil see this beautiful waterfall in the winther u can clime in it since it solid frozen 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  Hi! We are coming to ski at Hemsedal, arriving on Easter Sunday the 16th April. I understand that Monday the 16th is also a... 

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A: Val, NOTHING closes in Hemsedal, esp NOT on holiedays when it is packed with tourists there (mostly norwegian tourists). I was there years ago during easter and no... 

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HEMSEDAL snow paradise

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 this is my favourite snowboard place...it has everything. its a place for those who wants to party...its aplace for those with kid (they even have kindergarten if u want to ski/snowboard without the... 

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Hemsedal The skiing eldorado

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Hemsedal. I'd love to share with you the 4 tips I've written, the 20 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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Hemsedal, and where to stay!

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 Here a typical image of one of the "hytter" were we stayed during easter holiday april 2003. They were part of Moella Sportell. But as the popularity of the resort is booming it has since been taken... 

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Hemsedal

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 coming more!!next days.. 

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Hemsedal - Ski Norway!

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 When Norwegians talk about skiing, often as not, they talk about cross country skiing however alpine (downhill) is equally popular as far as I can see. Hemsedal is a major ski resort in a part of... 

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