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Geilo, Great for beginners!

Tue 17 October 2006 cjbarker

Well, its very cold! Base layers are definitley recommended for this little resort which got to about -25c. We went for a few days last New year although its a bit of a trek to get there its a very chilled out little town. The "mountains" or rather hills are nothing to shout about, no real back country and pretty icy in some places. The village lies between the two hills so its best to explore one one day and move over to the other for the next, but after about 2 days thats it, the interest is gone and probably better to move onto Hemsedal. Don't forget loads of dosh, about £7 for a beer!

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Nov to May
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 20
Chair lifts: 6
Drag lifts: 14
Other lifts: 6 Children's lifts
Max people per hour: 22,000
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 39
Total ride area: 34km
Longest run: 2km

Top lift: 1173m
Vertical drop: 275m
First lift: 800m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 22%
Red runs: 56%
Black runs: 22%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:
Afternoon pass - 270
1 Day pass - 310
2 Day pass - 605
6 Day pass - 1285
Season 3745
Lift times:Opening hours for ski lifts and mountain restaurants: From start of season until 10 January: 9:30 – 15:30 From 11 January to 7 February: 9:30 – 16:00 From 8 February to the end of the season 9:30 – 16:30 Easter 9:30 – 17:00

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 1.25m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 50%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: http://www.slaattaskisenter.no/
http://www.perbye.no/english.htm
http://www.vestliaskisenter.no/index_uk.htm
Vestlia - Private lesson ( 55 min ) : 1Day-390 2Days-275 3Days-220
Snowboard Hire: Geilo Skiutleie is the most central skihire in Geilo.
Located under the ski lift Taubanen and only a 2 minutes walk from the center of town.

Up to 135 cm with boots : 1Day-240 2Days-370 3Days-490 4Days-600 5Days-700 6Days-790
From 140 cm with boots : 1Day-310 2Days-450 3Days-580 4Days-700 5Days-810 6Days-910
Night Riding: : 4 slopes open, 5 evenings a week until 20:00 from 2 January - 11 April.