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Hemsedal Ski Holidays

At a glance

  • Unspoilt surroundings
  • Norway’s #1 resort
  • Nation’s best après

Great for

  • Snow sure
  • Scenery
  • Après ski

Ski Holidays in Hemsedal

Often hogging the title of Norway's greatest place to ski, this small resort with its trio of peaks has a lot going for it. The cragginess of the mountains here has earned them the nickname of the "Scandinavian Alps" - and it suits them.

  • Flight Time
  • 2 hours
  • From London
  • Nearest Airports
  • Oslo, Bergen
  • Time zone
  • GMT + 1 hour
  • Language
  • Norwegian
  • Currency
  • Norwegian Krone
  • Ski Season
  • Dec - April

Hemsedal Stats

Top Altitude
1450m
Bottom Altitude
640m
Resort Altitude
625m
Total Piste
43km
Longest Run
6km
Slope Orientation
N
Vertical Drop
830m
Skiable Vertical
810m
Night Skiing
Yes
Glacier Skiing
No
Location
Buskerud, Norway
Established
1961
Downhill
43km
Lift Pass
€194 (adult 5 day)

Location-wise, you'll find Hemsedal between the big Norwegian cities of Oslo and Bergen. Oslo Lufthavn Gardemoen and Fagernes Airport Leirin are the two closest airports. The Nettbuss Express goes between the airport and the resort.

Sentrum is the original village, with a collection of hotels, restaurants, lively bars and shops and a single blue run leading through the forest and back to the centre.

There's also the Skisenter area (also known as the Mountain Village), where the accommodation, ski shops, bar and restaurants either have doorstep skiing or are within walking distance of the lifts and slopes.

Further up, the Skigaarden is a newer village built on the mountainside offering doorstep skiing.

The Alpin Lodge by the children’s area has almost everything you need for the week – food shops, ski hire, restaurant and an après ski bar – and is near other restaurants, bars and attractions. There’s also an apartment hub called Skarsnuten. All are served by the ski bus, which runs throughout the week. 49 ski slopes pour down from three different summits – Totten at 1450m, Tinden at 1345m and 1225m high Roni, together served by 20 lifts.

The spectacular Sognefjord, the world's longest fjord, is only an hour's drive away and as impressive in the winter as in the summer. The Flim railway round trip over the mountain and down to the fjord is a wonderful day trip through breathtaking scenery. Hemsedal itself has plenty of heritage and cultural attractions. The church was built in 1882 to replace the old Stave church, but eighteenth century altarpieces and a painting were saved. Hemsedal also has a library and a cinema.

The nearest airport to Hemsedal is Oslo Gardermoen at 240 km or about 3 hours 30 minutes by car.

Beginners

Intermediate

Advanced

Snowboarding

What's the ski area like in Hemsedal?

Hemsedal has quite a good vertical of over 800m, and so the piste are longer and more in line with some resorts in the Alps. A modern lift systems reduces wait times .

Which other ski resorts are near to Hemsedal?

The nearest ski resorts to Hemsedal include Geilo, Hafjell Lillehammer.

Beginner Slopes

34 runs26%

Intermediate Skiing

10 runs54%

Advance & Expert Piste

5 runs20%

Snowboarding Trails

43km100%

What is Hemsedal like for Beginner skiers?

One of our favourite features here is the huge children's area, which is kitted out with seven slopes, 8 lifts and a mini snow park. The Norwegian ski schools have a terrific reputation with learners and improvers - Valles ski school runs for children and there are separate group and private lessons for adults. Lovely long green runs take you from the top of the Totten and Tinden mountains – perfect for when it comes to getting your ski legs back at the beginning of the week.

What is Hemsedal like for Intermediate skiers?

The Totten run is the longest in the area, leading down to the Ski Centre over 6km. The blue Sentrumsløypa is the only piste that leads all the way back into Sentrum covering 4km – starting from Totten T Bar and winding its way between the trees. Sunny Solheisen Skisenter is only 10km or so away, for a change of scenery with six more slopes (2 greens, a blue, a red and 2 blacks).

What is Hemsedal like for Advanced skiers?

Experts have a handful of black trails, including a testing 1km route Tottenloypa.

What is Hemsedal like for snowboarding?

In the freestyle department there's the SkiStar Blue Park (#33 on the map) with features for beginners and the Red Park (#22) which has a red and black line.

What is Hemsedal like for off-piste skiing?

If you fancy venturing off piste, get a guide to show you the Reidarskaret descent down the back of Totten Mountain.

What is Hemsedal like for cross country skiing?

Cross country skiers have over a hundred kilometres of tracks, with more in the Solheisen area.

Hemsedal Restaurants

In Sentrum, Kjokken Kroken has a great gourmet menu featuring the likes of moose tartar and monkfish. It’s sister restaurant T-Kronen does insanely good burgers and milkshakes. You’ve also got China Garden for Chinese cuisine and the Lodgen Spiseri for pizzas in the Ski Centre. For lunches, head up to the Skigaarden for pizzas in the sunshine (and stay on for apres ski from 2pm).

Hemsedal Après Ski

Later on, the Ski Centre’s Stavkroa club is built like a Viking church with high ceilings and has long tables ‘built to dance on’. It’s easily one of the best après spots in Norway, and sometimes makes the list of European favourites. The Bart[t] club has six bars, DJ’s and more in Hemsedal centre, and the nearby Elgen Bar is good for live sports and local brews.

Hemsedal Activites for Non-skiers

If you like your après active, there’s everything from horse sleigh rides to via ferrata, paragliding, bowling, spa and yoga. Hemsedal has developed a reputation for its 'active program' of extreme sports including ice climbing, winter mountain summit climbs, paragliding and you can even try out up-ski, being towed uphill on skis by a parachute. Snowmobile safaris are available throughout the season but there are gentler activities include dog sledding, horse-sledding, and night skiing on three long floodlit slopes four evenings per week. There are plenty of attractions in the area to visit, including the Tropicana centre in nearby Gol, which includes a tropical swimming complex with water chutes and slides, squash courts, bowling and a discotheque.

Clothing Food & Souvenir Shops

Hemsedal has about 15 shops covering most of the essentials, although it could not be described as a shopping mecca! For toys such as Norwegian trolls and lots of Lego try Kjellaren.

For handicrafts and local souvenirs either Stugu Husflid or Hemsedal Møbler. There are three good wintersports shops, two fashion stores and four grocers.

Best Time to Visit Hemsedal

The conditions are so good here that the tourist office has been known to have a Snow Guarantee, banking on there never being less than 8km of slopes and 628 of vertical skiable. Having the highest slopes in Scandinavia helps, with the season usually running from November to May. Days are short at the start of the ski season, when floodlights keep things going in the afternoons (you get around 7 hours of daylight each day in December and January). By spring, there's more daylight than the UK for lovely long ski days (March has around 12 hours of daylight each day). The coldest months are usually December and February with an average of -7°C.

What's Hemsedal like at Christmas?

Children have been able to enjoy Christmas porridge with Santa over Christmas in Hemsedal, with night skiing in full swing so everyone can enjoy a full week's skiing.

What's Hemsedal like in the New Year?

Apres ski venues like Skistua Hemsedal and Hollvin get the party started for New Year in Hemsedal, with the Stavkroa Nightclub open until the early hours.

What's Hemsedal like in Half-Term?

Whisk the clan away to the Scandinavian Alps for Half Term in Hemsedal - little ones will love having their own ski area, while teens can make the most of the snow park.

What's Hemsedal like at Easter?

Look out for ski races and Valle’s Easter party for children during Easter in Hemsedal. While the ski area has low altitude, the snow is known to stay in peak conditions into the spring.

Hemsedal Snow Conditions

Average snow depths in Hemsedal are 67cm to 84cm in January, 78cm to 99cm in February, 66cm to 103cm in March and 56cm to 99cm in April. Read our detailed Hemsedal snow history for more details.

  • Top Depth Base Depth
  • 51 cm DECEMBER 47 cm
  • 84 cm JANUARY 67 cm
  • 99 cm FEBRUARY 78 cm
  • 103 cm MARCH 66 cm
  • 99 cm APRIL 56 cm

Today in Hemsedal the average snow depth is N/A, with N/A at the base of the mountain around 601m altitude, and N/A at the top of the slopes, around 1031m above sea level. There is 3cm recent snowfall and 2.6cm predicted today. Here's the full Hemsedal snow report.

  • Current snow
    depth at Top     N/A
  • Current snow
    depth at Base     N/A

Hemsedal snow report is updated every 4 hours during the winter ski season

There is in Hemsedal currently forecast approximately 3cm of new snow expected over the coming week. We also have a detailed Hemsedal snow forecast.

  • Summit Temperature Hemsedal Weather Coming Week
  • 15 °c Light rain shower Today
  • 16 °c Light rain shower Wednesday
  • 17 °c Sunny skies Thursday
  • 19 °c Sunny skies Friday

Hemsedal ticks lots of boxes for families, with its ski-out accommodation, excellent ski schools and a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. There’s the Valles day care centre for sprogs from 6 months to 8 years, and you also have one of Norway's biggest children’s areas with seven slopes, a BBQ and picnic area, ice rink, toboggan run and tipi.

With one of Norway’s biggest and best après ski bars, three mountains, all manner of pistes and a long list of off-slope activities – Hemsedal caters well for groups of mixed abilities looking to experience the Norwegian ski scene.

Ski Extras

How much is a ski pass in Hemsedal

Maximum and minimum adult Hemsedal lift pass prices ranged from €1809 to €2135 for 6 days access to the Hemsedal ski lift system at the start of the 2025 winter season. Our lift passes are part of a packaged Hemsedal holiday with accommodation, so prices vary depending on chalet or hotel suppliers. Confirm price for the lift ticket before booking your holiday.

PassLift Tickets Child Adult Senior
1 Day N / A N / A N / A
6 Day N / A €1809 - €2135 €1449 - €1710
AgesAge Range 7 - 17 18 - 64 65+

Getting to Hemsedal

Most of our ski holidays to Hemsedal packaged with flights include airport transfers. We can also arrange private transfers to Hemsedal from nearby airports

How long does it take to fly to Hemsedal from the UK?

Flights from London take about 2 hours to Oslo, Bergen. This table shows approximate transfer times to Hemsedal from the nearest airports, smaller airports can be more prone to delays.

Airport Distance Transfer Time
Oslo Gardermoen 240 km 3 hours 30 minutes
Fagernes 80 km 1 hour 15 minutes

How long does it take to drive to Hemsedal from the UK?

Browse our self-drive ski holidays which include your car channel crossing, or go choose accom-only and book your car ferry or tunnel later.

How long is the transfer from nearest Norway train station to Hemsedal?

The transfer time from alpine train stations are generally shorter than from airports, Call us for details of Hemsedal transfers.

Station Distance Transfer Time
Gol 30 km 30 minutes

Hemsedal Maps

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Going to Hemsedal under your own steam

For independant travel to Norway, compare accommodation only with Hemsedal self-drive packages which include Eurotunnel or ferry.

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