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Møre and Romsdal, Norway

Strandafjellet ski resort

  • Top 1,139 m
  • 20 km of runs
  • 7 lifts
A skier in an orange helmet looking across snowy trees in Bø, Telemark
Skiing in Bø, Telemark, Norway. Photo: Elisabeth Fossum / Pexels.

Good for

  • Beginners70% of mapped runs are easy

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Strandafjellet has about 20 km of mapped runs and 7 lifts, with skiing from about 394 m up to 1,139 m (3,737 ft), a vertical drop of 745 m. By mapped runs it is number 10 of the 11 Norway ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ørsta-Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV), about 41 km away in a straight line.

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Strandafjellet 7-day mountain forecast

At about 767 m · updated 30 Oct, 01:54 UTC

  1. Fri 309°4°0.2 mm
  2. Sat 317°4°9.6 mm
  3. Sun 17°3°8.6 mm
  4. Mon 26°4°4.6 mm
  5. Tue 38°7°0 mm
  6. Wed 47°6°0 mm
  7. Thu 57°5°0 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Strandafjellet: runs from 394 m to 1,139 m, a vertical drop of 745 m4006008001,000Top of the highest mapped run: 1,139 m (3,737 ft)Top 1,139 m · 3,737 ftBase 394 m · 1,293 ft745 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Strandafjellet logo from strandafjellet.no. Logos are trademarks of their owners, shown for identification; no endorsement implied.

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,139 m3,737 ft
Vertical drop
745 m2,444 ft
Mapped runs
20 km22 runs
Lifts
7mostly t-bars

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 55% (11.1 km), Easy 15% (3.1 km), Intermediate 24% (4.9 km), Advanced 5% (1.1 km)Novice: 11.1 km, 13 runs (55%)55%NoviceEasy: 3.1 km, 2 runs (15%)15%EasyIntermediate: 4.9 km, 6 runs (24%)24%IntermediateAdvanced: 1.1 km, 1 runs (5%)

About 70% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 24% intermediate and 5% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice1311.1 km
Easy23.1 km
Intermediate64.9 km
Advanced11.1 km

Lifts

7 mapped lifts, most of them t-bars.

Lift typeCount
T-bars2
Platter lifts2
Chairlifts1
Mixed lifts1
Magic carpets1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Ørsta-Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV)Ørsta41 km
Ålesund (AES)Ålesund48 km
Molde Airport, Årø (MOL)Årø55 km
Bergen Airport, Flesland (BGO)Bergen238 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Strandafjellet?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,139 m (3,737 ft) and the lowest ends at about 394 m (1,293 ft), a vertical of 745 m (2,444 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Strandafjellet have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 20 km of downhill runs and 7 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Strandafjellet?

Ørsta-Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 41 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Strandafjellet piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.