Hemsedal

Consistently ranked as one of Norway’s top resorts, Hemsedal is home to lively après ski scene, a great mountain and for Norway, some serious ski vertical.

weather Forecast today: Broken clouds

Max temp: 15 °c
Min temp: 6.5 °c
Last snowed: Sun 30 Mar

Last Updated: Thu 01 May

weather Forecast today: Broken clouds

Max temp: 15 °c
Min temp: 6.5 °c
Last snowed: Sun 30 Mar

Last Updated: Thu 01 May

35%Easy

32%Beginner

24%Intermediate

9%Advanced

Consistently ranked as one of Norway’s top resorts, Hemsedal is home to lively après ski scene, a great mountain and for Norway, some serious ski vertical.

Nestled in an unspoilt valley three hours north of Oslo, the ski resort of Hemsedal is home to some of Norway’s best skiing. Unlike many other resorts in this Scandinavian country, the vertical of over 800m rivals many in the Alps and the runs as a result are longer and you can quickly clock up decent ski vertical.
A slick lift system (more upgrades are planned in the near future) whisks skiers and boarders up to 44km of varied pistes, which include a fantastic beginner area, winding blues and unusually for this part of the world, some steep blacks.
When staying here there are two main options – you can either base yourself in the town of Hemsedal or up at the ski-in-ski-out Alpin Village. For maximum convenience stick to the latter (or if you enjoy après ski as it can get lively) but if you’re looking for restaurants and a bit more of a traditional feel, the town is best.

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Intermediate
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Pros and cons

Good variety packed in to a compact ski area
Fantastic beginner facilities at the base and mid-mountain
Long runs and good vertical for a Norwegian resort

Limited steep terrain or off piste potential
Town a bus ride away from the lifts and Alpin Village is still developing
Upper mountain can feel exposed in bad weather

On the Slopes

A fantastic beginner area is located at the foot of the hill, immediately above Hemsedal Alpin Lodge. Many first timers won’t progress much past here, but more confident beginners will love the long winding green that runs the entire length of the Hollvin Express chair. The resort’s high point at Totten is also accessible entirely on green terrain, a rare occurrence that makes this resort such a hit with beginners – it definitely deserves its 5* beginner rating.

For intermediates, the slopes at Tinden and Roni are excellent and the 4km long blue back to Hemsedal Sentrum is a great run on which to end the day. Unlike some other Norwegian resorts, Hemsedal is home to some decent and long steeper runs, especially the Tottenloypa (piste 6) and Sahaugloypa (piste 8) blacks, the latter of which is also illuminated for night skiing. The off piste is limited, but the touring potential in the area is massive – hire a local guide and explore.

As mentioned there are plans to upgrade the already slick lift system and as part of these plans the new Totteskog lift opened for the 2019/20 season. This new lift links the cabin area in Totteskogen with the ski centre and provides a connection between the Sentrumsløypa run (piste 49) and the ski centre via the new Fýriløypa run (piste 52).

In the Resort

For accommodation you have two choices. Either stay in Hemsedal Sentrum (the old town), where many of the more traditional hotels are located, or up at the Alpin Village, where a number of more recently developed hotels and apartment blocks have been built. It is possible to ski down to the former at the end of the day, but getting to the slopes requires a bus ride each morning, making the latter more convenient, especially if you have young children.

Après ski can prove very lively on busy weekends, with the hottest action at Stavkroa, but also in Hollvin and Skistua, all of which play host to DJs and pumping music for the younger crowd. Away from the pistes however, the more sedate pursuit of cross country skiing is the most popular pastime – there are some 140km of groomed cross country slopes available in the Hemsedal Valley.
Other activities include snowmobiling and dog sledding.

Getting to Hemsedal

Oslo lies a three hour drive to the south of Hemsedal, whilst Bergen can be reached via an incredibly scenic four hour trip.

Oslo airport: 3 hours
Bergen airport: 4 hours

Season Dates

Opens: Friday 22 November 2024
Closes: Sunday 4 May 2025

Hemsedal Piste Map

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Weather	Light rain/snow	Rain	Snow	Light snow	Light snow	Light snow	Occasional snow	Rather cloudy	Broken clouds	Rather cloudy	Broken clouds	Partly cloudy	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Generally clear	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Broken clouds	Broken clouds	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Rather cloudy	Snow grains
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	3.1 cm	4.2 cm	2.7 cm	1 cm	0.3 cm	0.1 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0.5 cm	0.5 cm	0.3 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0.5 cm	0.4 cm	2 cm	0.2 cm	0 cm	1.3 cm	0.2 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0.2 cm
Max temp	2.8°c	3°c	2°c	-1.2°c	-1.2°c	-1.8°c	-0.4°c	-0.6°c	-4°c	-4°c	-3.6°c	-5°c	-2°c	-1.6°c	-2.4°c	-1°c	-0.4°c	-1.4°c	1°c	1.6°c	0.6°c	1.8°c	2.2°c	1.2°c	1.8°c	2.4°c	1.6°c	2.4°c	2.8°c	1.8°c
Min temp	1.6°c	2°c	-0.4°c	-1.8°c	-2°c	-2.4°c	-1.2°c	-4°c	-6°c	-6°c	-5°c	-7.2°c	-5.6°c	-2.4°c	-3.8°c	-3.8°c	-1.4°c	-3.6°c	-1.6°c	0.6°c	-1.2°c	0°c	1.2°c	-0.8°c	0.2°c	1.6°c	-0.2°c	0.6°c	1.8°c	0.4°c
Feels like temp	-2.5°c	-1.1°c	-2.5°c	-7.1°c	-7.2°c	-7.5°c	-5.1°c	-5.2°c	-10.1°c	-12.2°c	-9.8°c	-10.7°c	-11.2°c	-7.5°c	-7.7°c	-8.7°c	-5.3°c	-5.2°c	-4.4°c	-2.8°c	-3.1°c	-3.7°c	-1.9°c	-2.4°c	-3°c	-1.8°c	-1.6°c	-2.4°c	-1.1°c	-1.7°c

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Weather	Light rain/snow	Rain	Snow
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	3.1 cm
Max temp	2.8°c	3°c	2°c
Min temp	1.6°c	2°c	-0.4°c
Feels like temp	-2.5°c	-1.1°c	-2.5°c

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Weather	Light snow	Light snow	Light snow
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Snow expected	4.2 cm	2.7 cm	1 cm
Max temp	-1.2°c	-1.2°c	-1.8°c
Min temp	-1.8°c	-2°c	-2.4°c
Feels like temp	-7.1°c	-7.2°c	-7.5°c

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Weather	Occasional snow	Rather cloudy	Broken clouds
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Snow expected	0.3 cm	0.1 cm	0 cm
Max temp	-0.4°c	-0.6°c	-4°c
Min temp	-1.2°c	-4°c	-6°c
Feels like temp	-5.1°c	-5.2°c	-10.1°c

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Weather	Rather cloudy	Broken clouds	Partly cloudy
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	-4°c	-3.6°c	-5°c
Min temp	-6°c	-5°c	-7.2°c
Feels like temp	-12.2°c	-9.8°c	-10.7°c

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Weather	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow
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Snow expected	0.5 cm	0.5 cm	0.3 cm
Max temp	-2°c	-1.6°c	-2.4°c
Min temp	-5.6°c	-2.4°c	-3.8°c
Feels like temp	-11.2°c	-7.5°c	-7.7°c

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Weather	Generally clear	Generally clear	Mainly fair
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	-1°c	-0.4°c	-1.4°c
Min temp	-3.8°c	-1.4°c	-3.6°c
Feels like temp	-8.7°c	-5.3°c	-5.2°c

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Weather	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Mainly fair
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Snow expected	0.5 cm	0.4 cm	2 cm
Max temp	1°c	1.6°c	0.6°c
Min temp	-1.6°c	0.6°c	-1.2°c
Feels like temp	-4.4°c	-2.8°c	-3.1°c

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Weather	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Mainly fair
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Snow expected	0.2 cm	0 cm	1.3 cm
Max temp	1.8°c	2.2°c	1.2°c
Min temp	0°c	1.2°c	-0.8°c
Feels like temp	-3.7°c	-1.9°c	-2.4°c

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Weather	Broken clouds	Broken clouds	Partly cloudy
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Snow expected	0.2 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	1.8°c	2.4°c	1.6°c
Min temp	0.2°c	1.6°c	-0.2°c
Feels like temp	-3°c	-1.8°c	-1.6°c

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Weather	Partly cloudy	Rather cloudy	Snow grains
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0.2 cm
Max temp	2.4°c	2.8°c	1.8°c
Min temp	0.6°c	1.8°c	0.4°c
Feels like temp	-2.4°c	-1.1°c	-1.7°c

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Resort (620m)

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Weather	Broken clouds	Mainly cloudy	Light rain shwr	Light drizzle	Occasional rain	Broken clouds	Rather cloudy	Broken clouds	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Generally clear	Partly cloudy	Broken clouds	Partly cloudy	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Partly cloudy	Broken clouds	Generally clear	Partly cloudy	Broken clouds	Rather cloudy	Rather cloudy	Light rain shwr	Generally clear
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Max temp	14.8°c	15°c	12.2°c	9°c	9.1°c	6.8°c	9.8°c	10.2°c	6.6°c	6.6°c	7.1°c	4.8°c	9°c	9.4°c	6.8°c	10.2°c	11°c	8.7°c	12.8°c	13.1°c	10.5°c	13.6°c	14°c	10.9°c	13.6°c	14°c	10.9°c	14.4°c	14.8°c	11.9°c
Min temp	6.7°c	12.2°c	6.5°c	5.6°c	6.8°c	3.7°c	5.3°c	6.6°c	1.2°c	1.2°c	4.8°c	-0.8°c	1.7°c	6.8°c	2.5°c	3.5°c	8.7°c	2.3°c	4.6°c	10.5°c	4.6°c	6.6°c	10.9°c	5.1°c	6.2°c	10.9°c	5°c	6.5°c	11.9°c	5.3°c
Feels like temp	6.4°c	13.6°c	10.7°c	2.5°c	5.4°c	3.5°c	3°c	7.3°c	3.5°c	-2.3°c	3.1°c	1.4°c	-1.2°c	6°c	3.7°c	1.1°c	7.9°c	6.5°c	4.2°c	11.1°c	8.6°c	4.6°c	11.9°c	9°c	4.6°c	11.9°c	9.3°c	6.1°c	12.8°c	10.2°c

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Max temp	14.8°c	15°c	12.2°c
Min temp	6.7°c	12.2°c	6.5°c
Feels like temp	6.4°c	13.6°c	10.7°c

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Max temp	9°c	9.1°c	6.8°c
Min temp	5.6°c	6.8°c	3.7°c
Feels like temp	2.5°c	5.4°c	3.5°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	9.8°c	10.2°c	6.6°c
Min temp	5.3°c	6.6°c	1.2°c
Feels like temp	3°c	7.3°c	3.5°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	6.6°c	7.1°c	4.8°c
Min temp	1.2°c	4.8°c	-0.8°c
Feels like temp	-2.3°c	3.1°c	1.4°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	9°c	9.4°c	6.8°c
Min temp	1.7°c	6.8°c	2.5°c
Feels like temp	-1.2°c	6°c	3.7°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	10.2°c	11°c	8.7°c
Min temp	3.5°c	8.7°c	2.3°c
Feels like temp	1.1°c	7.9°c	6.5°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	12.8°c	13.1°c	10.5°c
Min temp	4.6°c	10.5°c	4.6°c
Feels like temp	4.2°c	11.1°c	8.6°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	13.6°c	14°c	10.9°c
Min temp	6.6°c	10.9°c	5.1°c
Feels like temp	4.6°c	11.9°c	9°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	13.6°c	14°c	10.9°c
Min temp	6.2°c	10.9°c	5°c
Feels like temp	4.6°c	11.9°c	9.3°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	14.4°c	14.8°c	11.9°c
Min temp	6.5°c	11.9°c	5.3°c
Feels like temp	6.1°c	12.8°c	10.2°c

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Resort Conditions

Snowfall	Last Snowfall	30/03/2025
Snowfall	Next 3 days	15.5 cm
Depths	Upper piste depth	10 cm
Depths	Lower piste depth	No information
Snow conditions	Snow quality	Spring snow
Lifts	Lifts open	9 out of 21
	Resort opening date	Fri 06 Dec 2024
	Resort closing date	Sun 04 May 2025

Snow Overview

Scandinavia

Updated 29/04

The penultimate snow overview for Scandinavia sees the forecast period open with mild conditions across many southern and central areas, with bouts of rain in places. Things turn colder, especially across the central highlands where excellent snowfall comes in to close out the week; around 10cm on Friday with flurries continuing into the weekend as the temperature falls further. Wind speeds will pick up over this period, so expect wind to be moved around on the ground.

Further north, Finnish Lapland starts the period cool, but temperatures rise throughout this week; precipitation falls as rain mostly, although this may change as the new week begins.

Conditions along the Atlantic seaboard remain excellent, with, after a brief mild patch through the back end of this week, the weekend bringing steady snowfall and excellent conditions.

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