NORWAY
Norway is of course The Number 1 for cross country skiing. There are hundreds of kilometres of løipe throughout the country and the excellent website Skisporet lists all the tracks and when they were last groomed. There is also information available at https://loyper.net
On the edge of the beautiful Jotunheimen National Park, Beitostølen offers 320 kilometres of groomed cross country trails in the forest and mountains. There is early snow from November most years and a well groomed stadium to start your skiing.
You may be surprised to hear that there are tracks near Oslo city that you can access during a short stop over, or weekend break. There are several areas apart from the one we have put here which will be researched.
Trains from Oslo run regularly to Lillehammer, and from there Sjusjøen is only 18kms, and about 20 minutes by bus. There are some 350 kms of XC trails, with tracks that connect to Nordseter and Lillehammer. This is another resort that gets snow early.
Located on the Venabygdsfjellet plateau, on the edge of the Rondane National Park. It has excellent scenery and a good snow record with a ski season from December to April. At c 950 m altitude, and 140 kms of prepared trails, to the north you can join the Troll ski train that connects the Rondane National Park to Lillehammer.
Peer Gynt Trail
This 100 km cross country ski trail runs along the remote Peer Gynt Mountain Road. The region has a natural beauty with wildlife of elk, fox and birds of prey, as well as great views of the Jotunheimen and Rondane mountain ranges. You can book a trip through Tracks and Trails