Trysil is Norway's biggest ski resort, a single mountain ringed by lifts on every face above the village. The Trysilfjellet summit at 1,132 m holds snow from mid-October into May, and the entire operation is built around families learning to ski.
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 and New Zealand; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Very good · 2.1k reviews
Strong value for Trysil, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Guests rate this hotel as very good (4.4/5 from 2,060 reviews). It sits about 2.8 km from the slopes. A mid-range option for Trysil, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Great · 138 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Trysil.
Very good · 60 reviews
Strong value for Trysil, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Great · 39 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Trysil.
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Real ski-in/ski-out is widespread on all four sides of Trysilfjellet, but check that the listing names a specific village base (Hogegga, Skihytta, Knettsetra or Trysil Hyttegrend) and faces the run you want to start on.
Trysilfjellet rises to 1,132 m from a village base at 466 m, and the lift network goes all the way around it, so wherever you sleep you ski home. The 71 km of piste are split between gentle blues on the lower slopes and longer reds and blacks higher up, with a children's ski school that is among the biggest in Scandinavia. The season opens in early November and runs to the end of April thanks to cold inland air and full snowmaking on the lower flank. Three hours from Oslo by car, four from Stockholm, with direct bus transfers from Oslo Airport in winter. The base is purpose-built rather than historic, but the apartments are well-built Nordic timber and the prices feel honest for what you get. Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com all list ski-in/ski-out properties on multiple sides of the mountain, which is unusual in Norway and worth checking against piste-map orientation.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Trysil offers 71 km of pistes across 31 lifts, from 466 m to 1,132 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 Nov 9 to Apr 30, with a snow score of 84/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
Real ski-in/ski-out is widespread on all four sides of Trysilfjellet, but check that the listing names a specific village base (Hogegga, Skihytta, Knettsetra or Trysil Hyttegrend) and faces the run you want to start on.
Trysil has 71 km of marked pistes served by 31 lifts, between 466 m and 1,132 m of altitude.
Trysil counts about 71 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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