Norefjell
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Norefjell at a glance
Norefjell is a ski resort in Norway, part of the Norefjell area. It offers 27 km of slopes served by 11 lifts, with skiing between 440 m and 1,188 m (748 m vertical). That makes it the 4th largest of the 4 ski resorts in Norway listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Norefjell is particularly beginner-friendly: about 67% of its slopes are easy blue runs.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 3 cm of new snow at the top (1,188 m) in the next 3 days, none at the base.
New snow and temperature at the top station. Estimated by Intski from the MET Norway forecast, updated every few hours. Where it snows most this week
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An alert when 15 cm or more is on the way at Norefjell, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Oslo Gardermoen (OSL) — about 90 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 750 NOK (2026/27 season). Norefjell day pass.
2025/26: 740 NOK (+1.4%)
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to Norefjell
Rules for a car in Norway, checked 30 September 2026 against official sources.
Road charge
Toll roads and city rings (AutoPASS)
Winter tyres
No legal requirement
Studded tyres
Allowed 1 Nov to 4 Apr (until 4 Apr 2027 this season; north 16 Oct to 30 Apr)
Norefjell resort facts
Difficulty shares from skiresort.info, applied to the area total.
About Norefjell
Norefjell is a mountain range in the Scandes system in Norway, stretching between the valleys of Eggedal to the west and Hallingdal to the east and covering parts of the municipalities of Flå, Sigdal and Krødsherad in the county of Buskerud.
Resort Highlights
Olympic downhill country north of Oslo
Norefjell is a mountain range in the Scandes system in Norway, stretching between the valleys of Eggedal to the west and Hallingdal to the east and covering parts of the municipalities of Flå, Sigdal and Krødsherad in the county of Buskerud. Its highest peaks are Gråfjell at 1,468 m and Høgevarde at 1,459 m. Norefjell Ski Resort sits in Krødsherad, about an hour and a half’s drive north of Oslo, and it has a place in skiing history: it hosted the downhill and giant slalom competitions of the 1952 Winter Olympics. The name comes from the old farm Nore, with fjell simply meaning mountain.
The skiing
The resort offers 27 km of pistes served by 11 lifts, a compact area with a comfortable lift ratio of about 2.5 km of piste per lift. What sets it apart from other small areas is the vertical: the base is at 440 m and the top at 1,188 m, a drop of 748 m. That is a big fall for a resort of this size, and it goes some way to explaining why the organisers of 1952 chose it for the downhill, the discipline that needs vertical above all. The difficulty split is not recorded in our data.
The elevations are low in absolute terms, and the site does not tag Norefjell as snow-sure. That is worth taking seriously: a top station below 1,200 m has no altitude cushion, and the December to April season is a matter of the year’s weather. The top of the lifts also stops well below the range’s summits, which rise to almost 1,470 m, so the skiing occupies the flank of the range rather than its crest.
Character
The site tags Norefjell for traditional character and scenic views. The first fits a resort in a rural Norwegian municipality with a farm name and an Olympic pedigree; the second follows from a mountain range set between two valleys, with a lot of country to look at from a top station at 1,188 m. There is no après-ski tag, which is consistent with a resort whose main market is within driving distance of the capital.
Practical
Oslo Gardermoen is the nearest airport, roughly 90 km away as the crow flies, and Wikipedia’s estimate of about an hour and a half by road from Oslo makes this one of the more practical ski trips from a capital city. The season runs from December to April. We do not hold an official website for the resort in our data.
Frequently asked questions about Norefjell
Yes. Norefjell hosted the downhill and giant slalom competitions of the 1952 Winter Olympics.
The ski resort is in the municipality of Krødsherad in Buskerud, in a mountain range between the Eggedal and Hallingdal valleys, about an hour and a half's drive north of Oslo.
It is named after the old farm Nore, and fjell means mountain in Norwegian.
The highest are Gråfjell at 1,468 m and Høgevarde at 1,459 m. The ski lifts top out lower, at 1,188 m.
The lifts run from 440 m to 1,188 m, a vertical of 748 m, which is large for an area of 27 km.
Norefjell has 27 km of marked slopes: 18 km easy (blue), 5 km intermediate (red), 4 km expert (black), served by 11 ski lifts.
The skiing in Norefjell ranges from 440 m at the base to 1,188 m at the top — a vertical drop of 748 m.
The ski season in Norefjell typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Yes — Norefjell is well suited to beginners. About 67% of the slopes (18 km) are easy blue runs.
Norefjell has 4 km of expert (black) slopes — about 14% of the total.
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