Trail reports - Oslo region - big enough?

all this good talk about big xc ski resorts. Asiago, Anterselva, Jura,
Seefeld...

I found this link showing how many traks there are around Oslo
http://www.skiforeningen.no/markadb/showforemelding.cgi


It's not all inside Oslo but if you start at Holmenkollen,Oslo I think
you can ski to all these trails.

wrote:
all this good talk about big xc ski resorts. Asiago, Anterselva, Jura,
Seefeld...

I found this link showing how many traks there are around Oslo
http://www.skiforeningen.no/markadb/showforemelding.cgi


It's not all inside Oslo but if you start at Holmenkollen,Oslo I think
you can ski to all these trails.

Maybe not Follomarka. And maybe some problems getting from Nordmarka to
Lillomarka?

--
Terje Henriksen
Kirkenes

Terje Henriksen wrote:
wrote:
all this good talk about big xc ski resorts. Asiago, Anterselva, Jura,
Seefeld...

I found this link showing how many traks there are around Oslo
http://www.skiforeningen.no/markadb/showforemelding.cgi


It's not all inside Oslo but if you start at Holmenkollen,Oslo I think
you can ski to all these trails.

Maybe not Follomarka. And maybe some problems getting from Nordmarka to
Lillomarka?

You can indeed reach all of the areas, some people have even tried to
ski all the way _around_ Oslo, by walking across (under?) a few big
roads that break up the trail system slightly.

Lillomarka is no problem at all, it is just a relatively small section
of Nordmarka proper, located east of Maridalen and west of highway #4.

Terje

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"Terje Mathisen" wrote in message
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Terje Henriksen wrote:
wrote:
all this good talk about big xc ski resorts. Asiago, Anterselva, Jura,
Seefeld...

I found this link showing how many traks there are around Oslo
http://www.skiforeningen.no/markadb/showforemelding.cgi


It's not all inside Oslo but if you start at Holmenkollen,Oslo I think
you can ski to all these trails.

Maybe not Follomarka. And maybe some problems getting from Nordmarka to
Lillomarka?

You can indeed reach all of the areas, some people have even tried to
ski all the way _around_ Oslo, by walking across (under?) a few big
roads that break up the trail system slightly.

Lillomarka is no problem at all, it is just a relatively small section
of Nordmarka proper, located east of Maridalen and west of highway #4.

Terje

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"almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"


You guys are so lucky. Then again, things are so expensive in Norway. And
Oslo is the most expensive city to live in the world.

ellis wrote:
"Terje Mathisen" wrote in message
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Terje Henriksen wrote:
wrote:
all this good talk about big xc ski resorts. Asiago, Anterselva, Jura,
Seefeld...

I found this link showing how many traks there are around Oslo
http://www.skiforeningen.no/markadb/showforemelding.cgi


It's not all inside Oslo but if you start at Holmenkollen,Oslo I think
you can ski to all these trails.

Maybe not Follomarka. And maybe some problems getting from Nordmarka to
Lillomarka?

You can indeed reach all of the areas, some people have even tried to
ski all the way _around_ Oslo, by walking across (under?) a few big
roads that break up the trail system slightly.

Lillomarka is no problem at all, it is just a relatively small section
of Nordmarka proper, located east of Maridalen and west of highway #4.

Terje

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"almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"


You guys are so lucky. Then again, things are so expensive in Norway. And
Oslo is the most expensive city to live in the world.

Facts long forgotten when in the middle of the wilderness!

Joseph

On Tue, 11 Apr 2006, Terje Henriksen wrote:

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It's not all inside Oslo but if you start at Holmenkollen,Oslo I think
you can ski to all these trails.

Maybe not Follomarka. And maybe some problems getting from Nordmarka to
Lillomarka?

Hmm, I didn't expect any Norwegians on Usenet this week! Easter
week all "real" Norwegians are supposed to be in remote (accessible only
by skiing) cabins (hytter) with no electricity, running water etc.
But I have seen backcountry hytter with photo-voltaic panels
and maybe even satellite dishes :-)

Anyways, connecting the main Nordmarka to Lillomarka is tricky but
possible. I was staying at Grefsen several times, a short walk to
Lillomarka. Possibilities were via Movatn or a shortcut across Maridals
Lake if it is frozen. Getting from Lillomarka to Østmarka is more tricky
since there is about a 5 km wide urban strip along E6. Seen from the train
and bus, it didn't look very pleasant walking through that area.

On the other hand, to the north the possibilities are nearly endless.
Skiforeningen claims the trail to Gjøvik (approx 130 km) is track-set
most of the winter. They recommend 2 days to ski the whole trail.
Gjøvik area has a nice trail system of about 400 km (100 km lit at night!)
and it wouldn't be too difficult to connect to Lillehammer and further
north .

Trail description (sorry, I can't find it in English):
http://www.skiforeningen.no/paatur/?tag=gjovik
http://www.skiingnorway.com/index.jsp?a=18576&exp=2165

Photo of trail start in Hunndalen, Gjøvik, click printer-symbol to
get bigger version:
http://www.skiforeningen.no/cgi/newimgshow.cgi?id=2577
(photos 2578,2579,...2588 from same tour)

I did bits of the trail from Gjøvik in 1995,1996 and 1999. I got as
far south as Eina. The trail start in Hunndalen was a bit hard to find
because the topo map that I have is 20 years old and there was a lot of new
construction (new roads, industrial park etc). For future reference the
trail-head in on Amsrudveien near the Skeidar Furniture Centre.

From Oslo I have skied as far north as Harestua. I guess I'll
have to go back and finish the trail :-)

These guys did the tour in one day (15 hours):
http://www.multitude.no/multitude.asp?disp=10&id=297
(night train to Gjøvik, 140 km + 2400 m climbing!)

Photos of their tour:
http://www.multitude.no/bilder/ski-go/
(note the BIG headlamps!)

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David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada
email:
My 1999 ski tour: http://www.dermott.ca/ski/99/index.html

David Dermott wrote:
Hmm, I didn't expect any Norwegians on Usenet this week! Easter
week all "real" Norwegians are supposed to be in remote (accessible only
by skiing) cabins (hytter) with no electricity, running water etc.
But I have seen backcountry hytter with photo-voltaic panels
and maybe even satellite dishes :-)

I know, and normally we would indeed have been at our cabin, but this
year we're visiting my wife's sister in Houston (80F +, i.e. _very_
little snow), and network access is just a WiFi away.

Anyways, connecting the main Nordmarka to Lillomarka is tricky but
possible. I was staying at Grefsen several times, a short walk to
Lillomarka. Possibilities were via Movatn or a shortcut across Maridals
Lake if it is frozen. Getting from Lillomarka to Østmarka is more tricky
since there is about a 5 km wide urban strip along E6. Seen from the train
and bus, it didn't look very pleasant walking through that area.

No, no! You don't cross the main Grorud valley, instead you ski further
north, i.e. near Skårer/Ellingsrudsåsen where the crossing is barely
more than a km.

On the other hand, to the north the possibilities are nearly endless.
Skiforeningen claims the trail to Gjøvik (approx 130 km) is track-set
most of the winter. They recommend 2 days to ski the whole trail.
Gjøvik area has a nice trail system of about 400 km (100 km lit at night!)
and it wouldn't be too difficult to connect to Lillehammer and further
north .

Right, there's more trail than you really need. :-)

Terje

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"almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"