Snow advisory issued 1st July for New Zealand: Southerly winds by Friday as low pressure moves off the East Coast of the South Island. Widespread snow for the mountains of both islands with snow settling to low levels in the east on Friday night and Saturday. A similar pattern gave Mount Lyford 85 cms of snow last weekend. Update issued Friday 4th July at 6pm NZ time: Snow is already settling to near sea-level in coastal Otago and Southland. Snow will spread quickly north and inland. Windy everywhere with severe gales in exposed eastern parts of South Island and southern North Island and exposed high ground everywhere. Expect dangerous weekend travel conditions over much of South Island and central North Island.

Hemsedal, Norway

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Hemsedal in Norway is a large resort with 21 lifts (6 chair lifts, 15 surface lifts) that offers skiers an impressive 800 metres (2625 feet) of vertical descent. Hemsedal has 415 acres of terrain with 46 pistes. Hemsedal is best suited for intermediate skiers and snowboarders but there is a also a lot of terrain for beginners and experts too. There are 220 kilometers (138 miles) of cross country ski trails at Hemsedal. For snowboarders, there is a terrain park and 2 half pipes. About one quarter of the pistes at Hemsedal are covered by snowmaking. The closest airport is at Oslo but the transfer time is 2.5 hours. The nearest train station to Hemsedal is at Gol. There is accommodation located close to the pistes but we would welcome additional information about any hotels or chalets in Hemsedal.

Resorts close to Hemsedal include: Geilo (32 km), Nesbyen (37 km), Filefjell Skiheiser (44 km), Valdres (46 km), Hallingskarvet (51 km),

	Trails (Pistes): 46	Halfpipes: 2
	Summit: 1493 m	Toplift: m
	Beg: 65% Int: 20% Adv: 15%	Terrain Parks: 1
	Vertical Drop: 808 m	X-Country: 220 km
	Lifts: 21 (6 chair lifts, 15 surface lifts)	Snowmaking: 23%
	Gondolas / Cable Cars: -	Slopeside accom.: Y
	Restaurants: 8	Acres of ski: 415
	Bars: 7	Nearest Airport: Oslo
	Nearest Train: Gol	Info phone : +4732055030 \| Hemsedal Resort Info Website

Visitor Reviews of Hemsedal

Henki Sven Hyborg from UNITED KINGDOM writes:

Hemsedal is more steep and dangerous than you think fellas! The slopes are good for family and all that, but if you get too far from the slopes to find powder snow, be carefull. Me and two mates was caught on a mountain side... Huge drops everywhere. We had to be picked up by a helicopter as it got to dangerous. Ask the skipatrol before going off pisting! The mountains are majestic and dangerous. Please take my advice. 2 people have died the last two seasons by avalanches.

Anyway, Hemsedal is a terrific place. It is offering top quality skiing both on and outside the marked slopes. The nightlife is tremendous and not to miss. Especially the afterski at hemsedal cafe in the city. Also, I recommend going between February and the end of April. End of February to end of March is the prime time. Excellent snow and shining sun!

2006-01-17

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