Cross-Country Skiing in Skåbu, Norway

Begin your adventure in Skåbu, a small Norwegian village thought to be named after Skadi, the Norse goddess of skiing and hunting. Around 8pm, say hallo to your tour leader and fellow travellers, when we gather as a group for the first time to get to know each other and learn more about the adventures ahead. Your tour leader then ensures a big Norwegian welcome by arranging dinner at the hotel, our first taste of the gourmet offerings put together by head chef Lukasz B. Socha. Want time in Oslo? Secure pre-tour hotel nights through your sales representative.

Explore the wonderous snowy landscapes of Skåbu on our cross-country ski adventure! We have a flexible itinerary, expertly crafted by your guides to optimise for local conditions and the group’s overall ability, though there is on- and off-track skiing all week. We have a ski fitting on the morning of Day 2 and start skiing on flatter areas to learn the basic techniques or rediscover our ski legs, before we adapt our skills to the off-track terrain. Trails are prepped as soon as snow falls, many of them ideal for less experienced skiers. Our routes are changeable but could include going through sheltered birch forest and up into the mountains for magnificent panoramas. Returning to our hotel each evening, we enjoy storytelling in the living room before dinner. Most nights we have an innovative two-course meal; on Day 7, however, we enjoy a five-course gourmet menu – the perfect send off for a week of thrilling cross-country skiing. Dark Sky experience: On one night (chosen by the tour leader based on weather conditions), we embark on a two-hour Dark Sky experience. Together, we go up into the mountains behind the hotel in snowshoes (or on foot depending on snow and ground conditions). During the experience, our guide tells us about stars in Norse mythology and illuminates us on navigation in the Stone Age and Viking eras.

We’ve explored the snowy landscapes of Skåbu by ski, tucked into gourmet dinners and enjoyed a Dark Sky night and Norse stories, but now it’s time to bid farewell and begin our return journeys home. Make sure to pack a lunch from the buffet breakfast for your travels! If you’d like more time in Oslo to explore the capital of Norway, speak to your sales representative about extending your stay.