Beitostølen · Valdres, mountain village at 900 m
Beitostølen. Lifts in the village, trails from the door.
A mountain village at 900 metres where the chairlifts start between the shops and the cross-country stadium is where Norway's national team opens its season every November. Family slopes on one side, red and black runs across the valley, and the bus from Oslo stops in the middle of it.
Why Beitostølen
The village that does both.
Beitostølen is where Norwegian families go when half the group skis downhill and the other half skis cross-country. Everything starts in the centre: six lifts, the floodlit slopes, the stadium loops and the long tracks towards Bygdin and Danebu. No car needed once you are there.
The six lifts of Beitostølen Ski Centre start in the middle of the village, with two 6-seat express chairlifts, a children's area with its own lift and warmed hut, two floodlit slopes and a terrain park with 15 rails. Raudalen on the other side of the valley adds the red and black runs on the same lift pass.
Beitostølen Ski Stadium has 12.5 km of World Cup-approved cross-country and biathlon tracks with floodlighting and artificial snow for an early start. The Norwegian elite opens its season here with Beitosprinten on 20–22 November 2026.
The village sits at about 900 m with Bitihorn (1,607 m) as its landmark, and groomed loops such as the 11.5 km Smørkoll circuit and the 65 km Beitostølen–Danebu track start from the centre. The destination company describes the winter as snow-sure at this altitude.
Where to stay
Apartments by the lifts, cabins up the slope, hotels in the centre.
The village is compact: most apartments are within a few hundred metres of the lifts, the cabin clusters sit just above, and the hotels and mountain lodges have pools and wellness for the evenings.
Central apartments such as Beitostølen Gjestegaard (50 m from the alpine centre, sleeping 4–7) and Ridder Apartments on the slope up towards the ski area, plus self-service Bergo Apartments in the centre.
Search Beitostølen →Cabin clusters close to the centre and slopes: Bergo Hytter with 16 cabins sleeping 6–24, Hovi Hytter with 12 semi-detached cabins of about 50 m² for six, and Knuts Hyttegrend 650 m from the slopes.
Search Beitostølen →Beito Resort Hotel with pool in the centre near the lifts, Riddergaarden Mountain Lodge in the heart of the village, and quieter mountain lodges such as Grønolen Fjellgard at 800 m with apartments and a wellness area.
Search Beitostølen →Getting there
Bus from Oslo or Oslo Airport straight to the village centre
Valdresekspressen (NOR-WAY line NW150) runs daily Oslo–Fagernes–Beitostølen in about 3 h 45 min and stops in the centre, within walking distance of the ski lift and accommodation. From Oslo Airport Gardermoen a Valdresekspressen service runs via Gjøvik and Fagernes to Beitostølen four times a week (Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun); Vy also runs Oslo Airport–Fagernes via Gjøvik. By car, Beitostølen is reached via E16 and Fagernes.
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206 places to stay in Beitostølen, each on its own page.
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Season 2026/27
Season 5 December to 18 April. The February weeks go first.
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