Oppdal norway
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Oppdal Norway.
Oppdal Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Norwegian ski resort Oppdal lies at 1280 metres altitude in the South Trondelag / Sør-Trønderlag region of the Norwegian ?. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Oppdal ski area is not snow sure. Over 0 snow cannons ensure artificial Oppdal snow making covers 8.5km of ski trails, which equates to around 0 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Oppdal (Norway) is Trondheim at a distance of 120km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Oppdal ski season runs from November to May.
SNO-man says
One of Norway's largest ski centres, site of World Cup Slaloms in '84, '88, '91 and '93. Skiing in four separate ski areas, 11km floodlit. Facilities include swimming pools, sports hall, snowmobiling, sleigh rides and a 400m ice rink.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Oppdal Norway
Beginner Trails
 1 runs ?km |
9% |
Intermediate Trails
 2 runs ?km |
18% |
Advanced Trails
 4 runs ?km |
36% |
Expert Trails
 4 runs 4km |
36% |
Oppdal Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | ? - ? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | May 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Oppdal Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 78km |
| total length of Oppdal trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4.5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Oppdal ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1280m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 746m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 746m |
| centre of Oppdal ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 534m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 534m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Oppdal
Skiing Oppdal you'll enjoy 11 pistes and trails and that means approximately 78km of ski runs. Oppdal lifts number 6 with the capacity to uplift 15000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Norwegian ski resort of Oppdal is over 4.5km long.
Oppdal Ski Area
Oppdal ski area has 9% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 18% intermediate, 36% advanced ski slopes and 36% for expert skiers - the most difficult Oppdal piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Oppdal after dark.
Oppdal for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Oppdal
If you snowboard Oppdal you'll want to know that, of the 6 ski lifts in total, 4 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Oppdal snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Oppdal snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Oppdal for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Oppdal Apres Ski
The apres ski Oppdal scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
0 apres ski bars 1 restaurants 0 bowling 3 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Concerts, Curling, Hang Gliding, Sauna.
Oppdal for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Oppdal Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Oppdal resort - ski Oppdal by any other name
The Norwegian ski resort of Oppdal ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Oppdal ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Oppdal ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Oppdal ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Oppdal for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall