Gausdal: Skiing, Landscape and Culture
Accommodation in Gausdal Municipality
If you are considering Gausdal for a skiing holiday, you can assess the options at Skeikampen in terms of two different winter sports: the alpine centre has 11 lifts and 17 downhill runs; Skeikampen also has 200 kilometres of groomed cross-country ski trails. This information can help you first decide whether downhill skiing, cross-country skiing or both should shape your trip. These are different activities and should be considered as separate interests when choosing accommodation.
Winter sports and other activities near Skeikampen
Skeikampen is a year-round destination at Skei in Gausdal. The immediate area has cycling routes and mountain hikes, as well as lakes and rivers for swimming and fishing. This means there are other possible interests to consider when planning your trip, alongside the alpine centre’s offerings. If travellers have different preferences, you can treat downhill skiing, cross-country skiing and these other activities as separate priorities, rather than combining them into a single excursion programme.
Landscapes in Langsua National Park
Langsua National Park extends into Gausdal. The part within Gausdal includes birch forests, old coniferous forests, rolling plateaus and varied wetlands. These landscapes offer another point of reference when deciding where to travel: alongside winter sports, nature and different habitats can be a focus. If you are interested in this side of Gausdal, the Kittilbu Utmark Museum is also a place where you can learn about the region’s history and seter culture.
Another nature experience awaits at Helvete Nature Park in upper Gausdal. There you will find Northern Europe’s largest potholes, a family park, an archery trail, a café and a souvenir shop. When visiting the potholes, remember to factor in the walk from the car park: after a walk of a few hundred metres, the descent begins. This information can help you include the visit in your day’s plans; it does not specify how long the descent takes or what it is like.
Culture and regional history
Aulestad is the historic home in Gausdal of Nobel Prize-winning writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and his wife Karoline. Guided tours, exhibitions, authentic interiors and a garden offer insights into their lives and work. Aulestad thus adds a cultural focus to the nature and winter sports themes. If you are interested in literary history and historic homes, you can consider a visit as a separate part of your trip planning.
The Kittilbu Utmark Museum in Gausdal Vestfjell presents the region’s history over a period of 8,000 years and is an accredited visitor centre for Langsua National Park. Its own seter farm, dating from the mid-19th century, also offers an introduction to seter culture. Several tours and courses focus on flora and fauna. The museum thus brings together regional history with nature and traditional culture, offering a different focus from the winter sports options at Skeikampen.
Østre Gausdal Church is also a cultural point of interest: this medieval stone church has a rectangular floor plan. Its chancel is as wide and high as the nave. Anyone interested in historic church architecture will find specific structural features to look for here.
For further information about places in the area, you can also visit the pages for Svatsum, Gausdal, Østre Gausdal and Svingvoll.
For the broader travel overview: Oppland.
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