Geilo
Ski resort · Viken, Norway
Geilo is a ski resort in Viken (Norway) with 21 km of runs and 9 lifts. You can ski between 809 m and 1,165 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 356 m. Its longest run is Slaata-svinget (0.5 km) and the steepest, Slaata-svinget, reaches 47% on its toughest stretch.
See Geilo on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 21 km
- Lifts
- 9
- Elevation
- 809–1,165 m
- Vertical drop
- 356 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green5.1 km
- Blue8.9 km
- Red5.5 km
- Black1.9 km
The steepest runs at Geilo
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Slaata-svinget Red47% · 25°
- 30a Green22% · 12°
- 30b Green21% · 12°
The longest runs
- Slaata-svinget Red0.5 km
- 30a Green0.4 km
Lifts
5 platter lifts · 2 chairlifts · 1 T-bar lift · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Geilo
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 987 m (the resort's mean elevation is 987 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Geilo
- Geilo3 km · 14 km of runs
- Ski Geilo13 km · 35 km of runs
- Hallingskarvet14 km · 7.4 km of runs
- Ål23 km · 13 km of runs
- Uvdal Alpinpark23 km · 15 km of runs
- Hemsedal38 km · 48 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Geilo?
- In Viken, Norway. The nearest resort is Geilo, 3 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Geilo have?
- 21 km: 5.1 km of green runs, 8.9 km of blue runs, 5.5 km of red runs, 1.9 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Geilo?
- You can ski between 809 m and 1,165 m: a vertical drop of 356 m.
- How many lifts does Geilo have?
- 9: 5 platter lifts, 2 chairlifts, 1 T-bar lift, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Geilo?
- Slaata-svinget (red), at 47% (25°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Geilo?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Geilo?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.