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Orsta ski resort

Norway · 323–873 m

Altitude323-873 m
Vertical drop550 m
Slopes11.2 km
Lifts4

Orsta

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Alesund. Hessa Sula

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Today in Orsta

Current weather facts for the resort.

A concise snapshot of temperature, precipitation, wind and freezing level; practical consequences are kept in Weather impact.

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Weather impact

What the forecast means in practice.

Consequences for visibility, exposed lifts, paths, surfaces and mountain comfort—without repeating the numerical Today card.

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Realtime weather report

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Latest available OpenWeatherMap observation.

Observed conditions provide context for the forecast but do not overwrite the canonical daily interpretation.

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Weather today

Wednesday

Today’s period-by-period forecast.

Use the visible period cards to identify timing, temperature changes and the most likely wet or dry window.

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4-day resort weather trend.

Highlights changes, persistent wet or dry sequences, and the most useful planning window across the visible forecast days.

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Live snow & operations

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Current snow, lift and slope intelligence.

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Snow days

10 yrs

Ski-season days with measurable snow.

Long-year frequency of days reaching each snow-depth threshold during the ski season.

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Current data decisive
Limited snow-day profile; rely on current snow depth and short-term forecast before planning.

Slopes, altitude range and terrain mix.

Core ski-area structure: vertical range, total terrain and slope difficulty balance.

Slopes11.2 km
Altitude323-873m
Lifts4
  • Blue58.9%
  • Red37.5%
  • Black3.6%
The ski area covers 11 km of slopes between 323-873m altitude. Altitude range and slope mix shape how resilient the ski area is in warm or changeable weather.

Rating

Canonical rating for Orsta.

1–10 rating from skiing review dimensions with third-party overall evidence incorporated. No SkiWeather visitor review has been counted yet.

6.0/10

Mixed rating
Mixed rating evidence. Check the detailed category scores and recent reviews.

Location

Points of interest

Local landmarks, mountain stops and visitor points near Orsta.

Nearby resorts

Resorts in close proximity of Orsta.

Tourist office

Official

Visitor information, local services and destination updates.

Plan your stay in Orsta with the local tourism office.

Longitudinal resilience

Insufficient History · 4/100

strongest in strong regional window

Insufficient · 10% evidence confidence
Resort read

Family progression base

Orsta is best understood as a family progression base: easier terrain, moderate gradients and usable access make progression the strongest structural story.

Best fit

Progression-focused trips where easier and moderate terrain form a large part of the usable mountain.

Trade-off

Advanced skiers seeking a strongly technical profile may find the terrain mix less distinctive.

Strong current mountain signal

Supportive current weather.

Useful comparisons: Erlbach — Similar altitude, terrain mix, scale and reliability. · Erlbach — Same dominant resort personality with overlapping secondary traits and comparable mountain structure. · Aalen — Related alternative with a stronger opportunity/risk balance now. Supportive current weather.

Mountain intelligence

Why this resort matters now

Family progression base. Strong weather support with moderate current risk; 11°C upper mountain, 43 mm /48h precipitation, 1 healthy webcam.

Evidence confidence58%
Decision context

From current signal to next move

Current evidence stays separate from structural relationships; this sequence connects the signal to a practical comparison or next step.

Current read

Strong current mountain signal

Supportive current weather.

Opportunity 70/100Caution 27/100Confidence 58%Mixed but usable mountain-weather windowEvidence limited
Interpretation

What supports this read

  • Supportive current weather
  • Lower current weather risk
  • 1 healthy webcam confirm live evidence
Related intelligence

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Typed resort relationships add context around the current mountain setup; resort facts above remain authoritative.

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Aalen

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100/100

Related alternative with a stronger opportunity/risk balance now. Supportive current weather.

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Herlikovice

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100/100

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Erlbach

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100/100

Related mountain with materially stronger current evidence. Supportive current weather.

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