luke wrote:
Hello...

I'm travelling to Oslo from March 20 - 25. I plan on using a few of

That's the end of the Easter week, right?

the days to see the sights of Norway, then either cross country or
telemark ski the rest of the time.

Will the cross country conditions at the end of March still be good in
Oslo? I'm aware that the Tryvann area is very close to Oslo, but I'm
not sure if it will be good for telemark or cross country skiing at

Telemark, using the left-serviced hills, will almost certainly be OK at
Tryvann that week, but with the bad winter (in the lowlands!) we've had
this year, the snow around Oslo is very much less abundant than normal. :-(

that time of year. If not, where near by could anyone recommend for a
day or overnight trip?

Also, I like the idea of skiing from somewhere I can hire gear, to a
cabin or another town staying there overnight then coming returning
the next day. Any recommendations for good trails? Or is this
possible anywhere in Norway?

There should be _many_ places where you can do this, take your pick from
mountain areas like Rjukan/Rauland/Finse etc skiing onto Hardangervidda
for a day or two and back.

Please take a look at the suggestions on the Mountain Touring
Association (Den Norske Turistforening/DNT) web pages:

http://www.turistforeningen.no/english/

You definitely need to download the Easter trail map:

http://www.turistforeningen.no/files...NG%20feb08.pdf

One (out of a bunch of) possible trip(s) would be to take the train to
Finse (Oslo-Bergen line), then ski 2-4 days between the cabins north or
south of the station (Geiterygghytta, Raggsteindalen, Krækkja,
Heinseter, Tuva etc), ending up at Ustaoset station to take the train
back. Just a waring: There will be a _lot_ of other skiers in the same
area! :-)

My main problem is that I don't know where you can rent touring gear!
(Everyone already have such skis, right? It is only snowboards and fat
carving style downhill skis that are rented out many places. )

I would call or email the DNT in Oslo and ask them!

Main office:

DNT
Youngstorget 1
0181 Oslo
Norway

Tel: +47 4000 1868
E-mail:

Terje

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