Oslo Sports & Outdoors

Without a doubt spending some quality time on the Oslofjord should fit into your travel schedule. You will be glad it did. You can rent kayaks or canoes or go with one of the touring companies. It is a great way to do some of your own exploring around the more than 40 islands in the Oslofjord.

Equipment: You can bring your own equipment or rent it. Check out local companies to join a tour or do it yourself.

If you go to Holmenkollen on a hot summer day you may think to bring your swimming suit. They fill the bottom area of the ski jump with water for people to swim in in the summer time. There is also a ramp to try "ski" jumping for yourself.

Equipment: Bathing suit.

do as the locals do in the weekends during the winter
they walk on the fjord or on the lakes , like here on the picture on the bogstad lake
its near the bogstad camping site and the bogstad farm (old posh house that is open for the public) and where u can see some farm animals
but remeber to make sure the ice is safe to walk on... talk to locals and look out the the signs that says if it ok or not
we dont want anyone to go through the ice

To get to Kongsberg from Oslo you can get the train direct to the town.
Fjord Tours do a deal that includes return train travel from Olso and a one day pass. This costs NOK 380.
You can book this at the NSB (Norwegian Trains) office in Oslo Central Station.
The only downside wih this is there is supposed to be a ski taxi/bus that takes you to the actual resort from the station at NOK 30. However we did not see this and a taxi was NOK 150 each way!!

Kongsberg is located an hours drive or a one and a half hour train journey south west of Olso.
There are a good mix of runs of all colours including a nice, long (2200m), varied green. There is also a "snowcross area" with the likes of a halfpipe and fun boxes.
There is fair bit on site including a restaurant and a drinks kiosk etc.
You can also hire ski's, snowboards etc.
I believe its open from 9AM to 9PM all week.
A day pass costs NOK 280 for adults.

As far as I can remember we payed around NOK 300 for one days hire of a snowboard and boots - I will double check on this.
The ski pass was NOK 270 for the day but they do different rates for different ages and also night passes. I think we also had to pay NOK 75 for the actual electronic pass which can be used in other resorts so its worth bringing one with you if you already have one.

Like I say Tryvann is normally quoted as about 20 minutes from downtime. Seemed a bit longer to me as the metro trip includes around 20 stops before getting there.
To get there you need to take metro line 1 from "Majorstuen" towards "Frognerseteren". Get off at the second to last stop "Voksenkollen".
Just next to the station you will find a shop that hires gear etc. They will also take you to the Tryvann by ski taxi which you have to pay for. This didnt seem that organized to me as you had to wait a while. The other option is to walk it which takes around 15 minutes. Dont do as we did though and get "lost" on the way back.

I don?t think there are too many capital cities where you can just catch the metro to your local ski resort but it?s certainly the case in Oslo!
The Tryvann resort is located around a half hour metro ride from downtown Oslo (see the ?getting there? section).
Needless to say the resort isn?t going to match anything in the Alps but it has fun runs of all colours to keep most people happy. There is also a pretty good area for free styling.
The season generally lasts from the beginning of December to mid April. The resort is generally open from 10 in the morning until 5 at night on a weekend but if you are lucky enough to be there in mid week you get the chance to board/ski until 10 o?clock at night.