Articles about skiing and bike parks in Norway

Guides to Norwegian winter, lift-accessed biking, and smarter choices of mountain destination.

• Where is snow most reliable around Christmas in Scandinavia?

  Where are you most likely to find winter around your cabin at Christmas? Open ski slopes and snow beyond them in Sälen, Trysil, Funäsfjällen and beyond.

• Snow and ski conditions in Norway: Why winter is not one season

  Why ski conditions vary dramatically between regions and throughout the season

• When winter takes its time

  Why stable conditions and local snowfalls can deliver surprisingly good ski days

• Choosing a ski destination by conditions

  Why the best ski days are about reading winter, not following marketing

• When March opens the west

  Why March can deliver the season's best snow conditions along the west coast

• When do Norway's ski resorts open? Behind the scenes of the early snow hunt

  How cold temperatures, snowmaking, and snowfarming determine when Norway's ski season begins

• Lift-accessed biking at Norwegian ski resorts

  How Norwegian ski resorts have become summer bike parks with lifts, flow trails, and purpose-built routes for different ability levels.

• Trail biking or downhill? A beginner's guide

  Learn the difference between trail biking, flow trails, and lift-accessed downhill, and start safely with the right trail, bike, and protection.

• One winter, different worlds: The truth about Scandinavian ski conditions

  Why stable inland cold, western snowfall, and long spring days create good ski conditions at very different times.