Hovden
Ski resort · Agder, Norway
Hovden is a ski resort in Agder (Norway) with 32 km of runs and 9 lifts. You can ski between 740 m and 1,238 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 498 m. Its longest run is Familiecrossen (2.3 km) and the steepest, Bratthenget, reaches 61% on its toughest stretch.
See Hovden on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 32 km
- Lifts
- 9
- Elevation
- 740–1,238 m
- Vertical drop
- 498 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green8.1 km
- Blue6.3 km
- Red11 km
- Black2.7 km
The steepest runs at Hovden
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Bratthenget Black61% · 31°
- Vesthenget Black58% · 30°
- Jasebakken Black49% · 26°
- Lislenos Red47% · 25°
- Setesdølen Red46% · 25°
The longest runs
- Familiecrossen Blue2.3 km
- Nosløypa Red2.1 km
- Ytre Simlene Green1.9 km
- Simlene Green1.8 km
- Breivelia Red1.4 km
Lifts
3 platter lifts · 3 chairlifts · 2 T-bar lifts · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Hovden
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 988 m (the resort's mean elevation is 989 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Hovden
- Rauland47 km · 11 km of runs
- Røldal48 km · 11 km of runs
- Vierli50 km · 5.3 km of runs
- Ådneram Skitrekk64 km · 6.6 km of runs
- Sauda65 km · 8.7 km of runs
- Vrådal Panorama65 km · 6.9 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hovden?
- In Agder, Norway. The nearest resort is Rauland, 47 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Hovden have?
- 32 km: 8.1 km of green runs, 6.3 km of blue runs, 11 km of red runs, 2.7 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Hovden?
- You can ski between 740 m and 1,238 m: a vertical drop of 498 m.
- How many lifts does Hovden have?
- 9: 3 platter lifts, 3 chairlifts, 2 T-bar lifts, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Hovden?
- Bratthenget (black), at 61% (31°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Hovden?
- 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 Hovden?
- 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.