Christmas in Valdres

It can't get much better than celebrating the Christmas holidays in the Valdres mountains. White, clean snow, the magical blue hour and the unique peacefulness alone are enough to give you the unique Christmas feeling. Add to that a portion of delicious Christmas food, Christmas events and outdoor activities - everything you need for a white and wonderful Christmas in Valdres!

Christmas concerts in Valdres

Every Christmas, there are a number of Christmas concerts in the wooden churches and concert halls all over Valdres. With beautiful Christmas melodies, lit candles and the magical light of the blue hour, it should not be hard to feel the right Christmas spirit. See our event calendar for an overview over Christmas events in Valdres.

Enjoy the Christmas spirit in the mountains

One of the best things to do in the busy Christmas preparation time is to leave it all behind and get away for a few hours into the peace and quiet of the snowclad mountain nature in Valdres. Put on a pair of skis or snowshoes and enter the white Valdres winter wonderland! It's truly magical. Find tips for great ski tours here!

Enjoy locally produced Christmas food

In Valdres, we produce a lot of traditional Norwegian Christmas food delicacies. You can buy them in cozy farm shops and selected supermarkeds around the Valdres region, such as rakfisk, "Lefse" (potato soft tortillas), ribs from pig, "pinnekjøtt" (ribs from lamb) and farm-made ice-cream. Some of the restaurants in Valdres have locally produced Christmas food on their menu during December. Take your family and friends and eat out to enjoy a quality Norwegian Christmas meal!

 

Come along on a sleigh ride

Horse sleigh rides belong to the winter and Christmas season like few other things! Get on a sleigh, snug beneath the warm skins and wool blankets and relax while listening to the the hooves' even rhythm and the sound of the bells. Choose between shorter or longer trips with or without a hot drink during the ride.

Downhill skiing in Valdres

You can find seven alpine skiing centres in Valdres, which all are open during Christmas. There are runs for every level and skill. Several offer ski rental, ski school and a special tobboggan run with tobboggan rental and lift - perfect also for the non-skier! 

Give a Christmas gift from Valdres

How about giving gifts from Valdres this Christmas? In the museum store at Valdres Folkemuseum you can find unique, locally produced crafts with roots in Valdres' traditions. The farm shops can tempt with regional delicacies, and you can find many nice gifts in the shopping centers and small stores. At the tourist office in Fagernes, you can find a selection of gifts with the region's logo - perfect for Valdres-enthusiasts!

 

Memorable outoor activities

There are multiple ways to enjoy the daylight hours outdoors in the snow. Evocative activities for lasting memories in Valdres include horseback riding, dog sledding, snowrafting or tobbogganing at some of the skiing centres. Find an overview over activities here!

During the long dark hours you can enjoy the very special blue hour during twilight time, go on a snowshoe walk with a headlamp, go star gazing or - with luck - watch the aurora on the night sky!

Please note that some of the activities depend on a certain amount of snow, which we normally have plenty of here in Valdres during Christmas time.

    

Spend the Christmas holidays in a cabin

Go to the mountains and spend the holidays in a cabin. Few things are as Norwegian style as staying in a "hytte"! A fire sparkling in the fire place, rim frost on the windows, the squeeking of walking on cold snow and the overall quietness is all you could ask for Christmas. If you don't own a cabin in Valdres yourself, you can rent one. You will find everything from simple standard mountain cabins far off in the great outdoors to tree top cabins with all the comfort you could ask for and everythinh inbetween.

Spend the Christmas holidays in a hotel in the mountains

Radisson Blu Mountain Resort at Beitostølen and our neighbours at Golsfjellet, Storefjell Resort Hotel and Kamben Høyfjellshotell keep their doors open throughout the Chrismas period. Here you will be waited apon instead of having to organize decorations or the food, so you can relax and let the peace and quiet of Christmas set in!

 

God jul!