Voss Overview
Voss is an area with a good snow record, benefitting from an average of 540cm of snow per year with the ski season running from December through to April. Voss is mainly an alpine skiing area with runs ranging from very easy to World Cup standard. The majority of the slopes are south facing and enjoy any available sunshine. There are 40 km of pisted runs and lots of areas for off piste skiing. Your accommodation benefits from a variety of great in-house options and there are some great cultural excursions to take advantage of too – see ‘Après Ski’ tab for further details.
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Voss Accommodation
Voss Hostel
Location: Voss
Capacity: 200
Voss Hostel lies idyllically by the lake Vangsvatnet with beautiful views towards Gråsida mountain. 700m from the train-and bus station, about 1km from Voss centre.
Rooms: 40 rooms all with ensuite WC and shower
Facilities: Guest kitchen, fireplace, drying room, ski storage room, table tennis and games room, sauna, tv/video room and lecture rooms. A dining room overlooking the lake uses a cafeteria system to provide an excellent breakfast buffet with organic products and home baked spelt bread and evening dinner.
Voss Après Ski
Night Skiing
Subject range: Winter Sports, Physical Education
What you’ll experience: 11 km with floodlight slopes, including green, blue, red and black slopes.
Bowling at Voss Bowling
Subject range: Physical Education
What you’ll experience: Enjoy a bowling session. you will be given access to two pool-tables, one shuffleboard, air hockey, table tennis, and not the least a great karaoke-room. They also offer pizza, burgers, fish and chips, soda, beer, wine and soft drinks (extra charge).
Vossamoro Winter Games
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What you’ll experience: 1,5 hours of teams competing against each other in axe throwing, tug of war and other exercises
Snow Games and Evening Snack
Subject range: Physical Education
What you’ll experience: Students are invited to make snow sculptures and play different games in the snow. Hot chocolate and marshmallows on the bonfire.
Fire on the beach
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What you’ll experience: Hot drinks and marshmallows to grill
Windtunnel - Voss Vind - indoor flying
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What you’ll experience: VossVind is Norways first vertical, recirculating wind tunnel. In a wind tunnel you can experience to fly in a safe and controlled environment. Many are thinking of flying in the wind tunnel as an extreme sport, but it is not. It is completely safe – just extremely fun!
Swimming at Vossabadet Swimming Pool
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What you’ll experience: The indoor swimming pool centre Vossabadet has three different pools. The biggest pool is the exercise pool, which is 25 meter long and of international competition standard. With six swimming lanes, there is plenty of room for all kinds of swimmers. Try our fun obstacle course in weekends and holidays! In the diving pool you can jump from 1, 3 or 5 meters. The third pool has warm water of 32 degrees Celsius, and is absolutely lovely to swim in. Vossabadet also has a sauna, a waterslide and a cafe.
Voss Resort Facts
| Resort height | 58m |
| Highest lift | 917m |
| Vertical drop | 679m |
| km of piste | Approx 40km of uncrowded slopes |
| Total no of ski runs | 23 (most are wide and open) |
| Green | 8 |
| Blue | 8 |
| Red | 4 |
| Black | 3 |
| Total no of lifts | 10 |
| Lift pass covers | Voss |
| Glacier | No |
| Snow parks | 2 terrain parks |
| Snow making | Resort is snow-sure |
| Transfer time by air | Bergen – 1 hr |
| Medical facilities | In resort |
| Nearest hospital | Voss |
