Oslo Sports & Outdoors

I am going to try and include a few more snowboarding places that have been mentioned to me. I didnt get to these places but hopefully these will be useful to other people and maybe I will get there if I (hopefully) manage another weekend in Oslo sometime.

One of these is Kirkerudbakken. Apparently a bus runs here from Oslo bus station. The indepedent Norway Ski Info web site gives this resort the following scores -

For beginners 3.7/6
For advanced 3.5/6
For snowboarders 3.9/6

For more information the web site has a limited section in English.

As with the other resorts mentioned I can highly recomend the Ski Info Norway web site - http://www.skiinfo.no which is also in English.

connected to the University of Oslo. It's a training place with swimming pool, fitness centre different courses in all sorts of sports.

600 nok for students each semester. 50 per visit. for non-students, its around 70 nok per visit

Tryvann vinterpark (what's wrong with the letter 'w' guys ?) has just 11 slopes to play on. Of those, there is one steep black slope and one much longer run (piste 11).

Piste 11 is a rolling, well contoured, smoothe, uncrowded, groomed black run with a stunning view. I could only describe it as akin to ski-ing over Halle Berry's bum - but I would never say anything that sexist.

By the way, unlike the estimable Halle Berry, it also has no queues and it's own dedicated t-bar tow.

FROGNER STADION
Located right next to Vigelandspark. Take the metro, tram or bus to Majorstua. It costs 45,- for one hour, and you can rent equipment here.

VALLE HOVIN
I don't think you have to pay to go skating here, but there is a wardrobe fee that you have to pay. Icehockey equipment is only allowed on mondays, and you can rent different equipment here. Take the metro to Helsfyr.

VOLDSLØKKA
Located in Stavangergata. Take bus nr 34 towards 'Tåsen'.

For more info:
www.oslosk.no

Karl Johansgate is our main street and right in the middle of it you can go iceskating. It's a very popular place, both for skating and for watching the people.

You can rent skates here if you haven't brought your own, and the prices are 45,- for adults and 30,- for children. You get 5,- in discount if you have the 'Oslo Pass'.

It's free to go skating here, and there is also a place nearby where you can sit down and take something to eat or drink.

The skating rink is open from 11 - 21 every day, from the 1th of December to the 1th of March.

For more info:
www.visitoslo.com

Personally I prefer some of these skiresorts, but they are further away from Oslo than the others I have listed. It's no problem to take daytrips to these places, and both buses and trains takes you to most of them.

HEMSEDAL
About 3 hours from Oslo.
16 lifts, 34 slopes.
My personal favorite.
www.hemsedal.com

NOREFJELL
1,5 hours from Oslo.
10 lifts, 20 slopes.
www.norefjell.com

KONGSBERG
2 hours from Oslo.
3 lifts, 9 slopes.
www.kongsberg-skisenter.no

GEILO
About 3,5 - 4 hours from Oslo.
20 lifts, 38 slopes.
www.geilo.no

HAFJELL
About 2,5 hours from Oslo.
28 slopes, 12 lifts.
Used in the Lillehammer Olympics in 1994.
www.hafjell.no

KVITFJELL
About 2,5 - 3 hours from Oslo.
7 lifts, 18 slopes.
Used in the Lillehammer Olympics in 1994.
www.hafjell.no

All of these resorts also has snowboardareas, skirental, skischools and other facilities.

For more info:
www.skiinfo.no

There are many skiresorts close to Oslo, and here are some that are within one hours travel:

VARINGSKOLLEN
About 45 min from Oslo.
5 lifts, 5 slopes.
www.varingskollen.no

GREFSENKOLLEN
About 15 min from the city centre.
4 lifts, 4 slopes.
www.skigrefsenkollen.no

KIRKERUDBAKKEN
About 45 min from Oslo.
3 lifts, 5 slopes.
www.kirkerudbakken.no

KOLSÅSBAKKEN
About 30 min from Oslo.
4 lifts, 3 slopes.
www.kolsas-skisenter.no

All of these resorts also has snowboardareas, skirental, skischools and other facilities.

For more info:
www.skiinfo.no

Tryvann is located just 20 min from the city centre, and can be reached by metro, bus or car. The longest run is 1400 meters, and the longest drop is 381 meters.

They have recently added some new slopes, and there are now 11 slopes with different lenghts and varying difficulties. Plus halfpipe for snowboarding. Many of the hills are floodlit so you can go skiing in the evening too.

You can rent skiequipment, so you don't have to bring your own. And there are some different schools if you would like to learn skiing or snowboarding.