Ski in Voss

Skiing in Voss

Voss, Norway (50m to 950m)

Largest, and until the Lillehammer Olympics' best internationally known Norwegian resort. An old lake-side town dominated by Mount Hangur and located at a northerly latitude/low altitude, close to Scandinavia's two largest fjords.

Voss

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Voss Ski Facts

Voss Ski Facts

		Expert Skiers
		Intermediate Skiers
		Snowboarding
		Snow
		Apres-ski
	3	Black Runs (2km)
	3	Red Runs (18km)
	6	Blue Runs (18km)
	4	Green Runs (2km)
40km		Downhill Pistes
60km		Cross Country Trails
14		Ski Lifts
900m		Max Vertical
950m		Highest Lift
50m		Lowest Piste
50m		Resort Altitude

Voss

The Norwegian ski resort of Voss has direct access to 40km of downhill skiing, with 11 individual pistes, served by 14 ski lifts.

Snow cover is generally reliable due to the Scandinavian climate..

Snowmaking :- Voss is able to augment natural snow, on 5km of ski runs, with 10 Snow Cannons.

Ski Lift Capacity :- The 14 Ski Lifts of Voss are able to uplift 8,500 skiers / snowboarders per hour.

There is an airport within two hours drive, so ski weekends, snowboard breaks and short ski holidays to Voss are perfectly feasible.

Skiing in Voss

The alpine slopes at Voss on Mount Hangur are easily accessible with a cable car running from Voss centre or by driving to the car park in Bavallen and taking a lift there. The resort offers excellent nursery slopes as well as demanding terrain for the most experienced.

The skiing school is situated at the top station of Hangursbanen and offers instruction in alpine, telemark and snowboarding disciplines. It has a reputation for its high quality, friendly service. There is a sunny plateau here that's ideal for beginners, and the fact that it is reached quickly from the town centre without having to put your skis on makes it a wonderful place to learn. Rentals are also on site and there are great views to enjoy when not concentrating on those first turns.

Intermediates have the best selection of skiing at Voss with most of the terrain open to them, and some manageable powder slopes to learn the basics of off piste skiing on.

Voss has hosted many FIS World Cup races and believes it has fostered more Winter Olympic participants than any other place in the world. There are several trails for advanced skiers, although the options are limited compared to bigger ski areas. Descents from the Floytesteinen and Stettafjell are amongst the more challenging. The resort also has a reputation for off-piste powder when conditions are good.

Every Wednesday and Friday there is floodlight skiing in Bavallen up to 9pm.

Snowboarding in Voss

For boarders there's a big jump, half pipe and boardercross in the park and the powder fields are excellent for free riding when the snow is fresh.

Voss is a great place to get on a board for the first time as the cable car straight from the town to the nursery area at the top of the mountain means there's no need to master a drag lift too early on in your riding career..

Voss Aprés Ski

When the ski lifts close for the day it's after ski time, in Voss which offers a modest selection of cafés, pubs and restaurants as well as several piano bars and night-clubs.

Popular venues include the Top Spot at Fleishers Hotel, the Night Club in the Jarl Hotel and the Pentagon at the Hotel Park.

The traditional local après ski drink is a glass of hot glogg.

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Voss in brief

Voss Ski Resort is:-
Ok for Expert Skiers.
Very good for Intermediate Skiers.
Ok for Beginners.
Very good for Snowboarding.

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