Hemsedal

Ski holiday Hemsedal, Norway
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"With its varied ski area and off-piste powder opportunities, Hemsedal is an ‘all-round’ resort for any level of expertise. The excellent terrain park makes it a mecca for freestyle skiers and boarders and then there’s the nightlife - lively ‘til late at the weekend and famous throughout Scandinavia."

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Families Information

Families Good
Neilson Snowman Club No
Neilson Snowbusters Club No
Ski Kindergarten Yes
Non-ski Childcare Yes
Baby Care Yes
Transfer time 4hr 30mins
Skiing Children

There is a dedicated children’s ski and play area at the base of the slopes where pre-bookable group lessons are available for children from 5 years old. For children aged 3 and 4 years, there are special private 25 minute lessons which can be booked on arrival or pre-booked directly with the ski school – Tel: 00 47 3205 5390 or email: skiskolen@skihemsedal.no

Non Skiing Children

There is the resort-run ‘Trollia’ crèche for children from 6 months that can be pre-booked through Neilson. At the base of the slopes, the Trollia crèche is run by experienced, English-speaking staff who provide indoor care from 9am until the lifts shut. There is an indoor play area with slide, kitchen area, cars, toys, games, arts & crafts and movie area plus, if children get tired, there are bedrooms for naps. Places can be pre-booked through Neilson. Prices are £19 for a 2hr session and £65 for 6 days x 2 hr sessions. These prices do not include lunch which can be organised locally.

Customer Reviews

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StarStarStarStarStar by Sarah
Hotel Fossheim in Hemsedal, Norway, 060108. WOW. We were diverted from our initial airport (Fagernes) and had to go to Oslo. This was a considerably longer transfer, following quite a long delay at the airport. However when we finally turned up, the rep was great. Once we were all safely ensconsed on the bus and on our way, the rep spent almost the entire journey (3.5 hours) talking to each individual party.
When we arrived at the hotel, they had thankfully kept some food aside for us which was very welcome and fabulous. The reception area and lounge area was lovely; huge leather sofa's and open fire with flat screen TV's hung in various locations.
There are no lifts and our rooms (6 of us in 3 rooms) were on the 3rd floor. This was not really a massive problem but the luggage was heavy by the time we reached our brilliant room. The lighting was subdued to say the least which is all well and good but you can't see a great deal! The hotel has male and female sauna's which were open for a few hours each afternoon after the snowboarding was complete.
The ski bus picked us up at the bus stop about 30 seconds from the hotel front door! The short journey into Hemsedal was about 5 minutes and the slopes were a further 10 minutes away. Not too big a hassle. However, you were slightly isolated once you'd returned to the hotel.
The slopes were open, long and not crowded perhaps because of the time of year we went. No queuing for the lifts on the whole and no avoidance tactics required on the slopes! Not all the slopes were open when we first arrived but by half way through the week, more slopes and lifts were opened allowing access to more blue and red runs. When we got to the top of the mountains the visibility was no more than 10 metres at times and it was VERY good with a heavy cross wind.
Not too many restaurants on the slopes, and the two at the bottom of the main slope and gthe main lift were often quite crowded. Norwegian prices are somewhat higher than perhaps Europe and certainly higher than you would expect in UK. A small beer being about £6, plate of chips being £4, hot chocolate being £3 on average.
Two of our party were beginner snowboarders. They had lessons and by the end of the week they were joining us on red runs, tentative but able to get safely to the bottom. Clearly the instruction was good the learning facilities (nursery slopes etc) are very good.
We did the snow mobiling organised by neilson. The taxi to the snow mobiles was £120 (so £20 each) and the snow mobile was about £60 and they were happy for you to swap drivers. Basically it was £100 per couple which was quite expensive, but we were there for a couple of hours and had a great time. Neilson need to get the snow mobile owners to collect guests so as to reduce the cost. Disappointingly, there was no toboganning!!
The 6 of us had a fabulous time, the hotel was great, the snow was great, it was cold! The transfer back to the airport was at 0315 hours due to Fagernes being closed again which was unpleasant but managable.
Really recommend this for anyone fed up of queuing in France and having to avoid skiers and boarders on the slopes.

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