School ski trips to Voss
Located 100 kilometres from beautiful Bergen, Voss is a great choice for beginners with long open easy slopes, and it offers great terrain for intermediate skiers too. Skiing runs in deep in Norwegian culture, and the welcoming locals are happy to share their enthusiasm for the sport, so expect a friendly welcome. It is possible to ski from early December until late April here, and whilst the highest accessible point is only 964m, because Norway is a high latitude resort, it's snowsure thoughout the opening period. Voss town is located in the valley, and the ski area is accessed via Voss Gondol in less than 10 minutes. When you arrive at Hangurstoppen at the top of the gondola, you’ll also find ski rental and ski school, not to mention amazing views!
Features
Whilst small versus resorts in some other destinations, Voss is Western Norway’s largest ski resort and offers 40 km of alpine slopes (not to mention 18 km of cross-country trails), which the locals love! Cross country skiing is a completely different experience and well worth trying if you’re up to the challenge. Voss has 24 slopes: 9 green, 10 blue, 3 red and 2 black, served by 11 lifts, including 1 gondola which is the main route up to the slopes from Voss town.
Like many Norwegian ski resorts, you’ll find the slopes quiet during the week (Monday to Friday) outside of Norwegian school holidays, as many of the locals only visit for weekends. Voss is a great resort for beginners, with 3 dedicated beginner areas and long, wide pistes. And there are more challenging slopes for intermediate skiers looking to improve their technique. Voss is known for its night skiing, with 11km of illuminated trains available Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Piste Distance
40km
Resort Height
Voss town 54m; gondola top station 284m
Direction of Slopes
South
Number of Ski Lifts
11
Lift Pass
Keycard
Number Of Runs
24
Longest Run
3.6km
Highest Lift
964m
Snowmaking
50% (88 cannons). The valley run is rarely shut.
Lift Pass Area
Voss
Emergency Services
Hospital in Voss
Transfers
Approximately 1hr 45mins from Bergen Airport (BGO)
ACCOMMODATION
In a stunning location next to lake Vangsvatnet, Voss Hostel is renowned for its warm welcome and excellent homemade food. The hostel is an 800m walk along the lake to the centre of Voss town and the gondola to access the slopes. Skis are stored at the top station, so there is no need to carry equipment.
- Stunning lakeside location
- Excellent homemade food with organic fruit and vegetables
- Comfortable bunk rooms
- Great public areas, with table tennis and pool table
In a stunning location next to lake Vangsvatnet, Voss Hostel is renowned for its warm welcome and excellent homemade food. The hostel is an 800m walk along the lake to the centre of Voss town and the gondola to access the slopes. Skis are stored at the top station, so there is no need to carry equipment.
- Stunning lakeside location
- Excellent homemade food with organic fruit and vegetables
- Comfortable bunk rooms
- Great public areas, with table tennis and pool table
Trip details
- Swimming (in Voss)
- Night ski
- Voss wind tunnel
- Movie night
- Quiz
- Karaoke
- Disco
- Fjord cruise
If you have an excursion in mind for your ski trip to Myrkdalen that you don't see listed here, please get in touch with our friendly team who will do their best to arrange it for you.
All Equity packages are tailor-made to suit the needs of our groups. Here are our standard package inclusions:
- Return travel by air (air packages include overseas airport transfer. Coach to UK airport from school is available as an optional extra)
- All security charges, airport and local taxes
- Tourist tax (applicable to anyone aged 16+ at the time of arrival)
- 1 free staff place for every 10 full paying passengers by air
- Full-board accommodation
- Hot lunches at the mountain
- Ski storage at the mountain
- Dedicated resort representative service
- Full use of your coach in resort (coach groups only and subject to EU drivers hours regulations)
- Lift pass. Supplements are payable for extension areas in some resort
- 5 or 6 days of ski tuition (minimum 4 hours per day. Additional tuition is available for a supplement)
- Skis, boots and poles
- Helmets
- 24-hour emergency service
- All travel documentation, luggage labels and resort information
- Evening entertainment
- Ski carriage. If you are taking your own ski/board boots, these will need to be packed as luggage. Please note that ski carriage is an additional charge which can only be paid at check-in
- Meals en-route. While travelling to and from your destination, you'll need to consider meals for your group as these are not included in the package prices
- Instructors. A mixed group of ski or snowboarders and/or mixed abilities will impact the number of instructors required for your group and the price
- Air passenger duty. Any paying passengers over the age of 16 at the time of travel will be charged a small tax fee
Prices are subject to change based on intended dates of travel and final numbers, the Equity team are here to offer you advice and guidance from start to finish, ensuring your school trip runs smoothly and is a great success.
