What's on in Hemsedal, Norway through the year

Peak crowds — Christmas and New Year, Christmas holidays in Norway

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Ski season (20 Nov – 3 May (usually)), Christmas and New Year (18 Dec – 10 Jan)

Busy — Winter sports week in Norway, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Ski season (20 Nov – 3 May (usually))

Peak crowds — Easter in the mountains, Easter break in Norway

• Holiday

  Easter in the mountains

  20 Mar – 10 Apr · usuallyEaster & Holy WeekCrowdedBook early

  Norway empties into the ski villages for Easter week and Hemsedal is one of the places it goes. Long light days and spring snow, oranges and chocolate on the piste, and no room anywhere booked late. Source ↗

Still on: Ski season (20 Nov – 3 May (usually))

Peak crowds — Easter in the mountains, Easter break in Norway

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Easter in the mountains (20 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)), Ski season (20 Nov – 3 May (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Season

  Between the seasons

  5 May – 18 Jun · usuallyOff-season shutdownClosures

  Once the lifts stop in May the village shuts down until the summer trails dry out: half the restaurants closed, the high road still patchy with snow. Cheap and empty, with very little open.

Still on: Ski season (20 Nov – 3 May (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Norway, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

• Opening

  Bike park and summer lift

  20 Jun – 15 Sep · usuallySummer season opens

  One chairlift and the downhill trails run through high summer, alongside the walking routes up Hydnefossen and the ridge. It is a quieter, cheaper version of the same valley with the crowds elsewhere. Source ↗

Still on: Between the seasons (5 May – 18 Jun (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Norway, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Bike park and summer lift (20 Jun – 15 Sep (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Norway, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Bike park and summer lift (20 Jun – 15 Sep (usually))

Busy — Autumn break in Norway, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Bike park and summer lift (20 Jun – 15 Sep (usually))

Busy — Autumn break in Norway, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in October.

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Season

  Ski season

  20 Nov – 3 May · usually

  Lifts run from about the end of November to the start of May, held together by snowmaking at the bottom and height at the top. The valley floor can look bare in April while the upper mountain is still fine. Source ↗

Peak crowds — Christmas and New Year, Christmas holidays in Norway

• Holiday

  Christmas and New Year

  18 Dec – 10 JanChristmas & New YearCrowdedBook early

  Norwegian families take the cabins for the whole fortnight, so beds are the dearest of the year and the beginner slopes are full. Daylight is the catch: barely six hours of it, most of it flat light. Source ↗

Still on: Ski season (20 Nov – 3 May (usually))