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Innlandet, Norway

Hafjell ski resort

A skier in an orange helmet looking across snowy trees in Bø, Telemark
Skiing in Bø, Telemark, Norway. Photo: Elisabeth Fossum / Pexels.

Good for

  • Beginners67% of mapped runs are easy

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Hafjell has about 39 km of mapped runs and 17 lifts, with skiing from about 192 m up to 1,058 m (3,471 ft), a vertical drop of 866 m. By mapped runs it is number 4 of the 11 Norway ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Oslo-Gardermoen (OSL), about 121 km away in a straight line.

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Hafjell 7-day mountain forecast

At about 625 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 11 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 130°-6°0 mm
  2. Sat 140°-7°0 mm
  3. Sun 152°0°1.5 mm
  4. Mon 161°0°10.1 mm
  5. Tue 170°-1°3.9 mm
  6. Wed 18-2°-3°0 mm
  7. Thu 19-4°-6°0 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Hafjell: runs from 192 m to 1,058 m, a vertical drop of 866 m2004006008001,000Top of the highest mapped run: 1,058 m (3,471 ft)Top 1,058 m · 3,471 ftBase 192 m · 630 ft866 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,058 m3,471 ft
Vertical drop
866 m2,841 ft
Mapped runs
39 km123 runs
Lifts
17mostly t-bars

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 34% (13.1 km), Easy 33% (12.7 km), Intermediate 27% (10.5 km), Advanced 6% (2.2 km)Novice: 13.1 km, 58 runs (34%)34%NoviceEasy: 12.7 km, 33 runs (33%)33%EasyIntermediate: 10.5 km, 25 runs (27%)27%IntermediateAdvanced: 2.2 km, 7 runs (6%)

About 67% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 27% intermediate and 6% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice5813.1 km
Easy3312.7 km
Intermediate2510.5 km
Advanced72.2 km

Lifts

17 mapped lifts, most of them t-bars.

Lift typeCount
T-bars5
Platter lifts4
Chairlifts4
Magic carpets3
Gondolas1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Oslo-Gardermoen (OSL)Oslo (Gardermoen)121 km
Scandinavian Mountains (SCR)Malung-Sälen127 km
Røros (RRS)Røros156 km

Ski transfers to Hafjell

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Hafjell?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,058 m (3,471 ft) and the lowest ends at about 192 m (630 ft), a vertical of 866 m (2,841 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Hafjell have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 39 km of downhill runs and 17 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Hafjell?

Oslo-Gardermoen (OSL) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 121 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Hafjell piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.

Oslo → Hafjell

162 km by road