Geilo Ski Resort Guide
Geilo, in Norway, is a large resort with 18 lifts (including 6 chair lifts, 14 surface lifts) that offers skiers a respectable 375 metres (1230 feet) of vertical descent. Geilo has 35 pistes with a total length of 28 kilometers (18 miles). Geilo is suited for all skiers and snowboarders. There are 220 kilometers (138 miles) of cross country ski trails at Geilo. For snowboarders, there are 2 terrain parks and 2 half-pipes. Over half of the pistes at Geilo are covered by snowmaking. The closest airport is at Oslo but at 4 hours the transfer time is very slow. The nearest train station is at Geilo itself. There is accommodation located close to the pistes but we would welcome additional information about any hotels or chalets in Geilo.
Resorts close to Geilo include:
Hallingskarvet (27 km),
Hemsedal (32 km),
Finse (40 km),
Uvdal (44 km),
Nesbyen (48 km),
Select Geilo Location Map Detail:
(Also see our detailed Weather Map around Geilo, which will give you visual overview of current and future snow conditions)
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Trails (Pistes): 35 |
Halfpipes: 2 |
| Summit: 1175 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 20% Int: 17% Adv: 63% |
Terrain Parks: 2 |
| Vertical Drop: 375 m |
X-Country: 220 km |
| Lifts: 18 (inc 6 chair lifts, 11 surface lifts) |
Snowmaking: 70% |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: - |
Slopeside accommodation: Y |
| Restaurants: 12 |
Acres of ski: 4,980 |
| Bars: 10 |
Nearest Airport: Oslo |
| Nearest Train: Geilo |
Tourist Info Phone:: +4732095900,
Geilo Tourist Office Website |
Visitor Reviews of Geilo
Judy from United Kingdom writes:
Positive: plenty of things to do other than downhill skiing such as cross-country skiing, skating, dogsledding ; no lift queues or crowded slopes (during New Year's week), attractive resort with many trees, pretty cabins and houses - no concrete blocks of flats like some resorts in the Alps
Negative: transportation between the two main ski areas is limited except in the morning and just after the lifts close. Outside of these times you need to call a taxi and they are not always reliable.
Staff in hotels and ski shops not very familiar with the area as they tend not to be locals. Best tip is to plan in advance what activities you want to do using the internet then go to Tourist Info office in the centre of Geilo to book and find out exactly where things are. Geilo is quite spread out and transportation can be an issue.
Though we had several snowfalls during our visit quite a few runs were closed. There are snow cannons but we only saw them used once. As is stood there were only enough runs open on the two sides of the valley to provide interesting skiing for 3-4 days. The skiing is good for intermediates - plenty of wide motorway type pistes, no mogels. The pistes with slalom courses and ski jumps were very popular with our young teens.
2012-01-07 |
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- Season opens: 10 Dec 2011
- Season closes: 22 Apr 2012
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