Skip to content
Book & Ski
← Skiing in Norway

Vestland, Norway

Myrkdalen ski resort

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

The short answer

Myrkdalen has about 23 km of mapped runs and 9 lifts, with skiing from about 228 m up to 1,067 m (3,501 ft), a vertical drop of 839 m. By mapped runs it is number 8 of the 11 Norway ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bergen Airport, Flesland (BGO), about 93 km away in a straight line.

Where to stay

Hotels in Myrkdalen

Hotels, apartments and chalets in and around Myrkdalen, with prices for your dates.

See hotelsBooking.com logoBooking.com

Myrkdalen 7-day mountain forecast

At about 648 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 8 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 130°-5°0 mm
  2. Sat 143°-3°19.7 mm
  3. Sun 153°2°23.3 mm
  4. Mon 162°1°7.3 mm
  5. Tue 171°-1°2.8 mm
  6. Wed 18-2°-4°0 mm
  7. Thu 19-3°-5°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.

Myrkdalen: runs from 228 m to 1,067 m, a vertical drop of 839 m4006008001,000Top of the highest mapped run: 1,067 m (3,501 ft)Top 1,067 m · 3,501 ftBase 228 m · 748 ft839 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,067 m3,501 ft
Vertical drop
839 m2,753 ft
Mapped runs
23 km28 runs
Lifts
9mostly t-bars

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 6% (1.4 km), Easy 22% (5.2 km), Intermediate 50% (11.8 km), Advanced 22% (5.1 km)Novice: 1.4 km, 5 runs (6%)Easy: 5.2 km, 7 runs (22%)22%EasyIntermediate: 11.8 km, 11 runs (50%)50%IntermediateAdvanced: 5.1 km, 5 runs (22%)22%Advanced

About 28% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 50% intermediate and 22% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice51.4 km
Easy75.2 km
Intermediate1111.8 km
Advanced55.1 km

Lifts

9 mapped lifts, most of them t-bars.

Lift typeCount
T-bars3
Drag lifts3
Chairlifts2
Magic carpets1

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
Bergen Airport, Flesland (BGO)Bergen93 km
Florø (FRO)Florø111 km
Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP)Leirvik134 km
Ålesund (AES)Ålesund190 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Myrkdalen?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,067 m (3,501 ft) and the lowest ends at about 228 m (748 ft), a vertical of 839 m (2,753 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Myrkdalen have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 23 km of downhill runs and 9 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Myrkdalen?

Bergen Airport, Flesland (BGO) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 93 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Myrkdalen 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.