XC in Scandinavia in April
I=B4m looking for a place to go skiing in Scandinavia. Time is about MID
APRIL. Does anyone have recommendations? I think it=B4s too late for Oslo/Lillehammer? I would like to do more skating than classic. Good connection to airport Oslo or Stockholm would be fine. Any hints? thank you! Bernd |
I have just the perfect thing for you:
The worlds second largets XC ski race, April 22nd at Finse/Geilo! Arrangers set up trains from both Oslo and Bergen. Many years 14000 participants, 38km freestyle, plenty of snow, many from Norways national XC and biathlon team race it. http://www.turrennklubben.no/tur_skarverennet_2005.html http://geiloil.no/comweb.asp?segment=3&ID=23 Accomodation he http://www.geilo.no/render_vinter_en...ent=7&session= Train he http://www.nsb.no/ |
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Wish I could go...........
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Alex wrote:
Bernd April would normally be too late for reliable snow in Oslomarka. Normally, yes. This year? I won't be surprised if we still have set tracks some places in early May. We are currently within grasping distance of the Oslo snow records, and we had some more today. I think the mountain resorts north of Oslo normally have snow until late April. They are mostly at around 800m which helps. There is an Late April means end of Easter during years when Easter is late, and all serious mountain resorts have dependable snow at that time. I know Sjujøen well, which AFAIK, is the most southerly of these. It can be reached from Lillehammer station. It has 300k plus prepared tracks. Many are prepared for skating. The latest I have been there is the third week in April. There was heaps of snow and more fell while we were there. However, the daytime temperature reached plus 15 C some days. I wasn't trying to skate, and I don't know whether it would be good in such conditions. This is a time of year when conditions are quite variable, but having +15C is still quite remarkable! :-) Other possibilities are Beitostølen, near Trondheim, and Østersund, Trondheim is at sea level, so don't bet on it! OTOH, I've seen great skiing there in late June, so conditions obviously vary a lot from year to year! (I was born there, and later lived there for 8 years getting my degree and first job.) Terje -- - "almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching" |
Terje Mathisen wrote:
Alex wrote: Other possibilities are Beitostølen, near Trondheim, and Østersund, Trondheim is at sea level, so don't bet on it! Bymarka in Trondheim is several hundred meters above sea level, depending on where you start. -- Terje Henriksen Kirkenes |
Terje Henriksen wrote:
Terje Mathisen wrote: Alex wrote: Other possibilities are Beitostølen, near Trondheim, and Østersund, Trondheim is at sea level, so don't bet on it! Bymarka in Trondheim is several hundred meters above sea level, depending on where you start. Sure. I was born there, and later lived there 8 years getting my MSc and first job. 'Når skaren bærer en fullvoksen mann på St. Hans, så blir det sen vår!' 'When the crust can carry a fullgrown man at Midsummer, then you know it'll be a late Spring'. I think Bymarka (at Vintervannsmyra) had nearly two meters of snow cover in June 1977. Terje -- - "almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching" |
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