Stryn is Norway's summer-only ski area, set on the Tystigbreen glacier at 1,850 m above the Geiranger fjord. Roughly 30 km of piste open in May and run through August, served by five lifts. It is the only place in the country to ski under the midnight sun, and a 45-minute drive down to sea-level Geiranger turns it into a full fjord-and-snow day.
Stryn is a ski resort in Norway, in the Norwegian Mountains. The village sits at 1050 m and the lifts top out at 1850 m, with 30 km of pistes and 5 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 80/100, and the season usually runs May 1 → Aug 31.
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Run counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
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Good · 677 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Stryn, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Guests rate this hotel as good (3.9/5 from 677 reviews). A mid-range option for Stryn, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 226 reviews
Strong value for Stryn, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 84 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Stryn, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Good · 135 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Stryn.
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There is no ski-in/ski-out lodging on the Tystigbreen glacier itself; the nearest cabins and hotels are 20 to 45 minutes down the road in Stryn and Geiranger, so plan to drive up each morning.
Stryn is a strange and beautiful piece of skiing: a glacier that you reach by driving up a hairpin road in shorts and a T-shirt, only to step out onto cold blue ice with a view straight down toward salt water. The pistes lean steep, with ten black runs out of thirty and a culture of free skiing and park sessions built around the long, slow June days. National race teams use the glacier as their summer training base, which raises the technical standard on the snow and pushes the lift queues a little. Outside of training windows the slopes are quiet by alpine standards, and freeride lines off the edges of the glacier hold soft snow well into July. The base lodge has a simple grill and a sun terrace; the real fun is to ski in the morning, drive 45 minutes down to Geiranger for a swim or a fjord cruise, and then come back for an evening session under low Arctic light.
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Stryn offers 30 km of pistes across 5 lifts, from 1050 m to 1850 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from May 1 to Aug 31, with a snow score of 80/100. Snow is usually most reliable in the heart of that window, deep in winter, while the closing weeks bring longer days and softer afternoon snow.
There is no ski-in/ski-out lodging on the Tystigbreen glacier itself; the nearest cabins and hotels are 20 to 45 minutes down the road in Stryn and Geiranger, so plan to drive up each morning.
Stryn has 30 km of marked pistes served by 5 lifts, between 1050 m and 1850 m of altitude.
Stryn counts about 30 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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