ValHall - Skitour in the Mountains between Valdres and Hallingdal
We invite you to try out 3 of the best cross-country areas of Norway in one week. We prepare for you the trails and let you enjoy the freedom of being in the high mountain area between Valdres and Hallingdal, with the widescreen and beauty of the majestic carpet of Jotunheimen, Hemsedal and Hallingskarvet as a background. You will have one day available in each destination, and 3 days to move between the destinations.
Program for the winter 2010
Day by day PROGRAM -Explore the ValHall ski eldorado!
Day 1 Transfer to Golsfjellet and check-in in the first Hotel. Dinner. Information of the tour and fit the equipment if you rent skis.
Day 2 Make your suitcase ready for transfer. Pack your Lunch / Picnic together with extra clothes in a small Backpack for the full day tour. Luggage will be brought to the next Hotel, while you spend the day in prepared trails in a beautiful landscape, on the way to the next hotel. You will stay for 2 nights in the second hotel. Local map for the local trails you will get in this hotel and you can plan the tour for the next day.
Day 3 Today you can let your feelings make the decision of what to do. Activities like dog sledging, snowshoe walking or a run with the steering sledges in the alpine centre of Storefjell. May be you want to take it easy and just fool around doing nothing.
Day 4 Pack your suitcase again, and make your Lunch package ready for the next leg of your tour.
Luggage will be brought to the next Hotel. Today’s leg will be in prepared trails through an area with a magnificent view to Jotunheimen and Hallingskarvet. By mealtime you will find a „Gapahuk“ fireplace, where you can prepare your picnic, a bit sheltered from wind and snow. Late afternoon you will reach the last Hotel, where you spend 2 nights. You will have a nice dinner, and get local map for the next day.
Day 5 This day you will spend in the net of trails around the hotel. You will have other activities available as well. Dinner and probably, it is possible to dance.
Day 6 Pack your suitcase for the last leg to your starting point. Yoy will stay one night in this hotel and you will get the Diploma for your efforts during a different week in the wintersuit of the norwegian mountains.
Day 7 Training in the trails of the area of the last Hotel,
Day 8 Transfer from Hotel to Gardermoen Airport, Oslo, or by other transportation.
When does the tour start 2010: Departures on Fridays for NOT guided tour and Sundays for guided tour:
Guided tours: Sundays 28. February + 21. March
Not guided tours: Fridays 26. Februar and 05. & 12. March and Sunday 04. April
What is included
7 nights Hotel / Lodge with winter pension
3 x Luggage transport to the next hotel
Descriptions and maps needed for the legs. Diploma
PRICE in DBL by min 06 Pax Groups: min 10 Pax min 15 pax
with Ski Guide on 3 legs € 950,- / GB£ 740,- on request on request
Pro longing of stay before/after the tour
2 x WP in Kamben pr. pers in dbl € 180,-/ GB£ 138,- 5 x WP in Kamben € 450,- / GB£ 344,-
For those travelling from/to Oslo Airport Gardermoen by direct bus to Gol, Fridays: leaving Airport 1400 and 18.00. Return from Gol 07.45 (OSL 11.00) and 11.45 (OSL 15.00). Sundays: leaving OSL 1400, 16.30 and 1900 (3 hrs to Gol). Return from Gol 07.45 (OSL 11), 10.15 (OSL 13.30) and 14.45 (OSL 1800)
For those flying with RyanAir or KLM to Oslo Airport Sandefjord (Torp - TRF) transfers on Sundays. Leaving Torp 15.45 to Gol 19.45, and return from Gol 08.30 and arrive Torp 12.30
Price both airports: NOK 750,-/ € 95 including hotelbus to/from the hotel in Gol Mountain
Don't forget to bring a thermos.
Description of the legs:
Kamben (920m) – Sanderstølen (850m) Easy leg in well prepared trails, about 25 kms
Start from the hotel in direction of Rekkjeset and Hallingen. Cross the B51 and follow to Kvannhøgd. Continue in Skidoo trails until you reach the net from Sanderstølen. Highest Point at 1.000m with a faboulous look into Jotunheimen and Hemsedalfjell.
Sanderstølen – Gomobu Medium hard day leg, long, but all in prepaired trails ca 35kms
Start with small roundin eastern direction of the B51 to Vasetdansen (760m). ( Possible with Transport from the hotel to shorten the leg to 25kms ) From Tisleia river you will go uphill to Brattestølen and Liaset (975m) till you are on the open mountain area at Flæin. Rest of day in open area from Liaset to Gomobu (970m). No difficult downhills.
Gomobu - Kamben Most heavy leg with 37kms, but also with an easier alternative with 28kms.
You follow the hights across to Nøsen and the Lake Flyvann (860m). Cross the Lake and uphill to Kjølen (1100m). Then follow trails to Lykkja, the highest located all year farmers in Norway, and by Nøreli you will reach the net of Golsfjellet. Last hillside to Auenhaugen on 1090m before you reach Hotel Kamben (920m).
Alternative tour goes fron Gomobu across the hights via Valtjern and Brattestølen to Gaukelia. Continue to Furuset and across Tisleifjord to Oset Hotel, where you find the trail to the Ørterstølen, and finish the day by crossing to Kamben Hotel. Less prepared trails between
For more Informaton and reservation: For request/booking
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