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Hovden Alpinsenter, Norway

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About Hovden Alpinsenter

Village 834 m. Facts: verified.

A ski resort with its village at 834 m and its top at 1,182 m. It has 32 km of runs and 9 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 420 m, from 1,182 m to 762 m. For beginners and families: 46% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 3 km of black, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a public pool and a ski school. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in March, about 1.8 m at the top (1,182 m). For skiers the best months are usually February and March, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hovden.

The ski area

Runs from 762 m to 1,182 m: 420 m of vertical. 32 km of runs and 9 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Hovden Alpinsenter.

Runs
Beginner (green)8.1 km
Easy (blue)6.3 km
Intermediate (red)11 km
Advanced (black)2.7 km
Not graded3.1 km
Lifts
Chairlifts3
Drag lifts5
Magic carpets1

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area data © OpenSkiMap.org and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

For families

46% of the km of runs are green or blue.

Within 5 km of the village:

  • a public pool: Hovden Water Park & Spa, 0.7 km
  • a ski school: Hovden Skigymnas AS, 0.6 km

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From Chicago: about 20 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to SVG, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 14 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → SVG · Skyscanner from about £390 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 10 from the airport to Hovden Alpinsenter.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in HovdenAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire, lessons and lift passes.

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Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Hovden Alpinsenter on Google Maps · Directions

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Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

Forecast

The score, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 18Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-2°C
Mon 19Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-2°C
Tue 20Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-2°C
Wed 21Oct01 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m0°C
Thu 22Oct01 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°C
Fri 23Oct01 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°C
Sat 24Oct01 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m0°C
Sun 25Oct01 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°C
Mon 26Oct01 cm–mid –base –––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to.

Snow by month

MonthBase834 mMid1,008 mTop1,182 mColdestat the top
Nov0.2 m0.2 m0.2 m-3°C
Dec0.6 m0.7 m0.7 m-6°C
Jan1.2 m1.2 m1.3 m-9°C
Feb1.4 m1.6 m1.6 m-8°C
Mar1.6 m1.7 m1.8 m-7°C
Apr1.5 m1.6 m1.7 m-2°C
May1.0 m1.1 m1.2 m3°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to SVG, changing at AMS, then 3h 10 by road. About 20h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to SVG, changing at AMS, then 3h 10 by road. About 20h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,240–£2,165 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to SVG, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£390–£815
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Transfershared airport transfer, return£70–£120
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£135–£220
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Lift pass5 days£325–£435
Ski hire5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£130–£220
Total£1,240–£2,165

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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Lift passes

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