Alpine skiing at Sjusjøen
Sjusjøen is Norway's cross-country village, but it has its own lifts too: Sjusjøen Skisenter at Natrudstilen, with a chairlift, three smaller lifts and slopes from green to black up to 954 m.
Two kinds of week in one place. Cross-country from the cabin door in the morning, a few hours on the slopes after lunch – and Hafjell's 835 m of vertical 40 minutes away when the group wants a big mountain day.
On the mountain today
Weather and snow data: fnugg, Yr, Meteorologisk institutt and NRK.
Sjusjøen Skisenter in numbers
Sjusjøen Skisenter is the alpine ski area at Natrudstilen above Sjusjøen in Ringsaker, run by Sjusjøen Alpin AS. It has one chairlift and three smaller lifts serving slopes graded from green to black, with the top station at 954 m. The centre describes itself as family-friendly and adds a ski school, rental shop and a park with jumps, rails and boxes, so it suits beginners and families staying at Sjusjøen who want downhill days alongside the cross-country trails.
Family and beginner friendly
The centre calls itself a family-friendly alpine centre with slopes for all ages. The ski school takes children from age 5, with 90-minute alpine group lessons for ages 5–8 and 7–12.
Park with jumps and rails
A terrain park with jumps, rails and boxes gives more advanced skiers and snowboarders something beyond the pistes, and the ski school also teaches park riding.
Evening pass and cross-country combo
A separate evening pass is sold for the green slopes, and the same rental shop stocks cross-country gear, so a day can mix the 350 km Sjusjøen trail network with alpine runs.
Prices, rental and opening hours
| Lift pass | Adult (16–64) 1 day NOK 490 or 590 depending on period; child (7–15) and senior (65+) NOK 390 or 510. 3-hour pass adult NOK 440/520. Evening pass, green slopes: adult NOK 250, child/senior NOK 200. Season pass adult NOK 5,400, child/senior NOK 4,500. Keycard required. |
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| Ski rental / school | Rental of alpine, snowboard and cross-country equipment for adults and children, plus pulks/sledges. Ski school from age 5: 45- and 90-minute private lessons in alpine, snowboard and cross-country, and 90-minute alpine group lessons for ages 5–8 and 7–12. |
| Opening hours | Published by the ski centre on its opening-hours page (sjusjoenskisenter.no/info/apningstider). An evening pass for the green slopes is sold in addition to day and 3-hour passes. |
| Getting there from Sjusjøen centre | The ski centre is at Natrudstilen, Natrudstilveien, Ringsaker. Sjusjøen itself is about 25 minutes by car from Lillehammer; a 17.8 km cross-country trail also links Natrudstilen and Sjusjøen. |
Prices from the ski centre's own shop for 2026/27, checked 8 November 2026. Opening dates follow the snow – the live box above shows what is open today.
Bigger mountains within reach
Hafjell
A 15-minute drive from Lillehammer centre, which is itself about 25 minutes from Sjusjøen. 835 m vertical drop, 18 lifts and more than 50 km of groomed pistes, top at 1,050 m.
Kvitfjell
60 km / about 55 minutes north of Lillehammer by car. 854 m vertical drop, 14 lifts, 34 km of alpine pistes and a summit station at 1,039 m.
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