Voss norway
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Voss Norway.
Voss Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1860 the Norwegian ski resort Voss lies at 945 metres altitude in the Hordaland region of the Norwegian Bavallen - Slettafjell, Myrkdalen, Oppheim. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Voss ski area is not snow sure. Over 10 snow cannons ensure artificial Voss snow making covers 5km of ski trails, which equates to around 12.5 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Voss (Norway) is Bergen at a distance of 116km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Voss ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
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.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Voss Norway
Beginner Trails
 4 runs 2km |
25% |
Intermediate Trails
 6 runs 18km |
37% |
Advanced Trails
 3 runs 18km |
18% |
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km |
18% |
Voss 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) | SEK1395 - SEK1395 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Voss Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 40km |
| total length of Voss trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | S |
| direction Voss ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 945m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 300m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 300m |
| centre of Voss ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 645m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 645m |
| 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 Voss
Skiing Voss you'll enjoy 16 pistes and trails and that means approximately 40km of ski runs. Voss lifts number 11 with the capacity to uplift 8500 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Norwegian ski resort of Voss is over 4km long.
Voss Ski Area
Voss ski area has 25% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 37% intermediate, 18% advanced ski slopes and 18% for expert skiers - the most difficult Voss piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Voss after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Voss for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Voss Apres Ski
The apres ski Voss scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
5 apres ski bars 6 restaurants 1 bowling 4 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 concert 2 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 2 saunas 1 hot tubs 1 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 2 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 1 fishing 2 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Freestyle Park, Gliding, Ice Fishing, Night Skiing, Ski Jump.
SNO-man says
Some hotels have swimming pool and there's an activity centre with bowling, squash and health club. The cinema in Voss gets all the latest films. Voss can offer ice fishing or skating on frozen lakes, or how about tandem paraglide?
Back on the snow there are tobogganing competitions, wilderness camps and horse-drawn sleigh rides.
The daytrip "Norway in a Nutshell" runs every day, all year through. The Flåm Railway and the majestic Sognefjord is worth seeing in winter as much as summer.
Voss for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Voss Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Voss resort - ski Voss by any other name
The Norwegian ski resort of Voss ski resort is also known as Voss Hangur, Myrkdalen, Oppheim and has the following common misspellings:
Voss ski area has ski slopes which face S
The direction which the various Voss 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. Voss ski resort has ski slopes facing S.
Voss for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall