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Oppdal resort profile

Norway · 585–1330 m

Altitude585-1330 m
Vertical drop745 m
Slopes56 km
Lifts16

Oppdal, Norway

Resort overview
Altitude1300 m
StateNorway
CountryNorway

Oppdal ski area

Oppdal is part of this ski area.

Terrain and lift totals on this page refer to the complete ski area rather than only the resort centre.

Vertical drop585 - 1330 meters
Descent745 meters

Oppdal ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Oppdal.

This profile covers the Oppdal ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 56 km of slopes, 585-1330 m altitude, 16 lifts. Beginner terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 71%.

Ski areaAltitude range585–1330 m97% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix56 km slopes97% confidenceSki areaLift network16 lifts97% confidence
Mid-sized ski areaBeginner focusDense lift network
Ski-area scale 56 km. A manageable network suits a focused trip without requiring extensive transfers.
Terrain character The terrain is clearly weighted toward beginner skiing. The largest share is about 71%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Lower-elevation sensitivityDense lift accessHigher terrain cost
Altitude resilience Snow reliability is likely to depend more strongly on aspect, weather cycles and snowmaking than on extreme altitude.
Lift infrastructure About 3.5 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network. Published hourly capacity is 21,320 persons, about 1333 persons/hour per lift and 381 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 16.0 km, averaging about 1.0 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Oppdal.

This ski area is clearly oriented toward beginner skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.

Manageable terrain scaleBeginner terrain focus
Slopes18 ski slopes
Total56 km
  • Blue40 km
  • Red7 km
  • Black9 km
Blue40 km71%
Red7 km13%
Black9 km16%

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Oppdal.

The ski area has 16 lifts. T-bar / platter is the largest published category at 10. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 27% of the published lift-type breakdown. Type is not published for 1 lifts. The network provides about 3.5 slope km per lift.

Dense terrain access
Chairlift 4
Moving carpet 1
T-bar / platter 10
Type not published 1
Total lifts16
Lift capacity 21,320 persons/hour
Lift length16.0 km

Ski pass

Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.

The adult day pass has a higher cost per published slope kilometre; location, infrastructure and convenience may be more important than terrain scale alone.

Higher terrain cost
TicketPricePrice/km
Daycard adult480 NORWEGIAN KRONE8.57 NORWEGIAN KRONE/km
6-day adult176.65 NORWEGIAN KRONE3.15 NORWEGIAN KRONE/km
Daycard child400 NORWEGIAN KRONE7.14 NORWEGIAN KRONE/km
6-day child123.15 NORWEGIAN KRONE2.20 NORWEGIAN KRONE/km

The overall rating for Oppdal currently uses third-party overall rating evidence. No SkiWeather visitor review has been counted yet.

Overall rating 7.4
All resorts 6.2
Beginner n.a. 7.6
Advanced n.a. 7.7
Expert n.a. 7.1
Free-nature n.a. 6.9
Snow n.a. 7.6
Family n.a. 7.8
Après-ski n.a. 6.7
Nature n.a. 7.7
Hiking n.a. 7
Lifts n.a. 7.2

No visitor review is available for Oppdal yet.

Address

AddressOppdal Kommune Inge Krokanns veg 2 7340 Oppdal Norway
PlaceOppdal Norway Norway

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Resort profile

What makes this resort different

Family progression base

Mountain character

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

71% blue pistes

16% black pistes

The trade-off

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

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

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