Trail maps for Lillehammer & Hamar areas

I found a ski trail map for the Lillehammer-Sjusjøen-Nordseter area at:
"http://sjusjoen-sport.no/kart/"

If you "click" on a section of the map you get a detailed version of
that area, plus the dates when each section was last prepared.

Another nice network of trails is just north of Hamar,
southern "Hedmarks Vidda" Map of these at:

"http://www.hht.no/hytt_sti/skikart.htm"
( a big 350kb GIF file, takes time to load)

There is at least 1 trail connecting this network to the Lillehammer
trails. (Målia-Brumundsetra-Lavlia-Sjusjøen)
Someday, if I get back to Norway again, I'd like to ski from at
least Gåsbu to Sjusjøen, (53 km) or maybe even Hamar-Lillehammer (80+
km!)

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WWW pages: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/

I notice that now, as opposed to last year there is little if any snow in
either Norway or Sweden. Last year I skied around the Oslo area just after
the New Year during a very very severe cold snap. Unlike this year, I think
the Norwegians were already skiing at this time. I even checked Mora Sweden
and found that as of now......no snow.

Mark
"David Dermott" wrote in message
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I found a ski trail map for the Lillehammer-Sjusjøen-Nordseter area at:
"http://sjusjoen-sport.no/kart/"

If you "click" on a section of the map you get a detailed version of
that area, plus the dates when each section was last prepared.

Another nice network of trails is just north of Hamar,
southern "Hedmarks Vidda" Map of these at:

"http://www.hht.no/hytt_sti/skikart.htm"
( a big 350kb GIF file, takes time to load)

There is at least 1 trail connecting this network to the Lillehammer
trails. (Målia-Brumundsetra-Lavlia-Sjusjøen)
Someday, if I get back to Norway again, I'd like to ski from at
least Gåsbu to Sjusjøen, (53 km) or maybe even Hamar-Lillehammer (80+
km!)

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David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada
email:
WWW pages: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/

Mark Eastman wrote:

I notice that now, as opposed to last year there is little if any snow in
either Norway or Sweden. Last year I skied around the Oslo area just after
the New Year during a very very severe cold snap. Unlike this year, I think
the Norwegians were already skiing at this time. I even checked Mora Sweden
and found that as of now......no snow.

We do have less snow than last year, but they have at least been skiing
around Gausta (Rjukan, Telemark) for a while. :-)

Terje

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On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Mark Eastman wrote:

I notice that now, as opposed to last year there is little if any snow in
either Norway or Sweden. Last year I skied around the Oslo area just after
the New Year during a very very severe cold snap. Unlike this year, I think
the Norwegians were already skiing at this time. I even checked Mora Sweden
and found that as of now......no snow.

I think last year was an exceptionaly good year.
It's still only mid-November. There were some reports of prepared ski
trails in the higher elevations of Oslo Marka in late Oct, but most of
the snow has apparently melted. But I notice a picture taken today (Nov
18):

"http://www.skiforeningen.no/imgshow.cgi?nr=2307"

Jørgen Fog couldn't wait any longer so he went skiing on Bogstad golf
course.

(Hmm, checking topo map of Oslo) Bogstad is at a fairly low altitude.
The lake is 145 m a.s.l.

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David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada
email:
WWW pages: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/

David Dermott wrote:
I think last year was an exceptionaly good year.

It was if not exceptional then at least very good.

It's still only mid-November. There were some reports of prepared ski
trails in the higher elevations of Oslo Marka in late Oct, but most of
the snow has apparently melted. But I notice a picture taken today (Nov
18):

"http://www.skiforeningen.no/imgshow.cgi?nr=2307"

Jørgen Fog couldn't wait any longer so he went skiing on Bogstad golf
course.

(Hmm, checking topo map of Oslo) Bogstad is at a fairly low altitude.
The lake is 145 m a.s.l.

Bogstad more or less defines the southern end of Nordmarka: If you can
ski there, you should be able to ski anywhere, except that we had a few
inches of snow yesterday, and he went skiing on those before they melted
(as they did overnight around our home which is nearly at sea level).

Terje

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