Dyregrendi, Agder · Norway · ski area
Hovden Alpinsenter ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Hovden Alpinsenter is a ski area in Dyregrendi, Agder, Norway with 32 km of mapped downhill runs and 9 lifts, between 762 m and 1,182 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 32 km
- Lifts
- 9
- Top elevation
- 1,182 m
- Vertical drop
- 420 m
- Cross-country
- 163 km
- Nearest airport
- SRP · 114 km
Slopes by difficulty
43 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 3 Button lifts
- 3 Chairlifts
- 2 T-bars
- 1 Magic carpets
Hovden Alpinsenter is a ski area in Dyregrendi, Agder, Norway. Its 43 mapped downhill runs add up to 32 km, which ranks it #7 of 269 ski areas in Norway and gives it 2.9% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 735 m long.
Slopes at Hovden Alpinsenter
About 46% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 36% intermediate and 9% advanced or expert, which makes Hovden Alpinsenter a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 9 lifts: 3 button lifts, 3 chairlifts, 2 t-bars, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 762 m up to 1,182 m, a vertical drop of 420 m. Cross-country skiers get 162.9 km of nordic trails.
Getting to Hovden Alpinsenter
The nearest airport is Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), about 114 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 28 min by car; Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU) is 122 km away. Nearby ski areas include Hallbjønnsekken skisenter, Hallbjønnsekken skisenter (3.5 km), Raulandsfjell alpinsenter (2.6 km) and Røldal Skisenter (10.6 km), which together add 21 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Hovden Alpinsenter
- 1 SRP114 kmstraight line
- 2 HAU122 kmstraight line
- 3 SVG123 kmstraight line
- 4 BGO142 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Hovden Alpinsenter
- 33 kmHallbjønnsekken skisenterup to 984 m
- 33 kmHallbjønnsekken skisenter3.5 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,056 m
- 41 kmRaulandsfjell alpinsenter2.6 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,038 m
- 44 kmRøldal Skisenter11 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 1,269 m
- 48 kmRaulandup to 1,093 m
- 49 kmRauland skisenter4.5 km of slopes · up to 1,065 m
- 49 kmRauland skisenter11 km of slopes · 11 lifts · up to 1,123 m
- 49 kmRauland skisenter5.1 km of slopes · up to 1,123 m
- 51 kmVierli5.3 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,115 m
- 52 kmGullingenSmall ski area
- 52 kmGullingen skisenter1.8 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 777 m
- 52 kmGullingenup to 825 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.