Viken · Norway · ski area
Geilo ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Geilo is a ski area in Viken, Norway with 13 km of mapped downhill runs and 9 lifts, between 779 m and 1,065 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 13 km
- Lifts
- 9
- Top elevation
- 1,065 m
- Vertical drop
- 286 m
- Cross-country
- 0.9 km
- Nearest airport
- OSL · 163 km
Slopes by difficulty
20 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 4 Button lifts
- 2 Chairlifts
- 2 Magic carpets
- 1 T-bars
Geilo is a ski area in Viken, Norway. Its 20 mapped downhill runs add up to 13 km, which ranks it #19 of 269 ski areas in Norway and gives it 1.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 674 m long.
Slopes at Geilo
About 55% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 40% intermediate and 5% advanced or expert, which makes Geilo a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 9 lifts: 4 button lifts, 2 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets, 1 t-bar. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 779 m up to 1,065 m, a vertical drop of 286 m — typical of a local ski hill. Cross-country skiers get 0.9 km of nordic trails.
Getting to Geilo
The nearest airport is Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL), about 163 km away in a straight line — roughly 3 h 32 min by car; Bergen Airport, Flesland (BGO) is 166 km away. Nearby ski areas include Hallingskarvet (7.4 km), Hallingskarvet skisenter (0.3 km), Skarslia Ski- og Akesenter (2.2 km) and Ål skisenter (12.8 km), which together add 23 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Geilo
- 1Oslo-Gardermoen International AirportOSL163 kmstraight lineOslo (Gardermoen), Norway
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- 2 BGO166 kmstraight line
- 3 SRP178 kmstraight line
- 4 TRF187 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Geilo
- 2 kmSki Geilo35 km of slopes · 20 lifts · up to 1,162 m
- 18 kmHallingskarvet7.4 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,225 m
- 18 kmHallingskarvet skisenter0.3 km of slopes · up to 877 m
- 20 kmSkarslia Ski- og Akesenter2.2 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,071 m
- 24 kmÅl skisenter13 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,037 m
- 30 kmUvdal AlpinparkSmall ski area
- 30 kmUvdal Alpinparkup to 1,197 m
- 30 kmUvdal Alpinpark15 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,208 m
- 30 kmUvdal AlpinparkSmall ski area
- 30 kmUvdal AlpinparkSmall ski area
- 30 kmUvdal alpinsenter (Senteret)2.9 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 722 m
- 41 kmHemsedal skisenter48 km of slopes · 22 lifts · up to 1,439 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.