Beitostolen

"Friendly, safe and fun for beginners and families best describes the most recent addition to Neilson’s Norwegian programme. As well as uncrowded, gentle slopes perfect for learning and improving, the ski resort of Beitostolen offers plenty of non-ski activities orientated towards the whole family."

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Ski Information

Beginners Skiing Excellent
Intermediate Skiing Very Good
Advanced Skiing Fair
Off-Piste Good
Skiing Altitude 1107m High
900m Low
Resort Altitude 900m
Glacier No
Pistes 20km
Green 21%
Blue 47%
Red 21%
Black 11%
Number of Lifts 9
Drags 6
Chairlifts 3
Gondolas 0
Cable Cars 0
Funiculars 0
Longest run 1.4km
Direction of Slopes N, S
Terrain Parks Yes
Half Pipe Yes
Cross Country trails 150km
Night Skiing Yes
Mountain Restuarants 2
Snowmaking 25%
Resort Ski Bus Yes
Linked Resorts No  
Disabled Skiing No

Beginners

Beitostolen is absolutely perfect for beginner skiers and snowboarders. Its nursery slopes provide the ideal platform to learn from, under the close supervision from the excellent English-speaking ski school. All the gentle, beginner runs lead back to the ski base where ski school meets and the proximity of accommodation and resort facilities means little walking around in skis and boots. Look out for our Level 0 Skier’s Pack and Snowboarder’s Pack that include a lift pass, equipment and tuition for your first week.

Intermediates

It may not have a huge ski area but Beitostolen’suncrowded slopes and virtually queue-free lift system mean intermediates can hone their skills non-stop. More confident intermediates will enjoy the more challenging slopes at the nearby ‘Alpine Centre’, (host to the World Telemark Championships in 2005), served by the ski bus three times a day.

Advanced

This area does not claim to provide testing terrain for advanced skiers and boarders but the Alpine Centre (15 min bus ride away) offers some off-piste opportunities through pine trees and down powder chutes.

Snowboarding

Beitostolen is a great place to learn or improve. The uncrowded slopes mean plenty of rooms to perfect those turns and there is often the chance of some fresh powder just at the side of the piste. There is also a small fun park with a half-pipe, jumps, rails and fun boxes – a great place to master tricks.

Customer Reviews

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StarStarStarStarStar by Matt
The perfect place to learn, the ski school, and Jonas in particular were great, and had two complete beginners skiing in knee deep powder by day 5.
Jacek the rep did a brilliant job making sure the holiday ran smoothly, from sorting out the ski fitting to booking us on a husky sled trip!
While on the expensive side when in resort, eating and drinking out, its not too expensive in the supermarket, and when you do venture out Peppes Pizza is possibly the best in Europe! The large really is large, and more then enough for two people, including lunch the next day!
So if your looking to go somewhere to learn you can do alot worse than Beitostolen! Thanks Neilson for a great first ski holiday, I doubt it will be our last.

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