It is late May. What are you planning to do on summer? Going to ride your bike? Sailing or paddling? How about summer skiing in Norway? Oh yes, they haven’t yet closed all the ski resorts. Few resorts are still open offering summer skiing.

Probably the best ski resort of Nordic countries is Stryn in Norway. While many other ski resorts close for the summer due to lack of snow, in Stryn they usually get meters of snow in early June. Numbers of people travel to Stryn to ski the backcountries or hit the freestyle parks.

Stryn is located 500 kilometers to North-West from Oslo, the capitol of Norway. Stryn village is located 40 kilometers away from the ski resort and it offers all needed services. Those travelling from Stockholm Sweden have about 900 kilometer distance from the capitol of Sweden.

Stryn is definitely a wonderful ski resort with over two kilometers high peaks. The lowest lift station is located in 1060 vertical meters and the highest station in 1580 meters. By this skiers get 520 vertical meters. Only two lifts are open, but it is enough to serve summer skiers.

Many professional skiers go training in Stryn, and that’s why the parks and halfpipes are kept open every day. If you go skiing at Stryn on summer time, you can stay in the cottage village nearby the sea where climate is warmer than in the mountain. There are other activities also available, such as paddling, beach volley and fishing. Nearby lakes have for example salmon and trouts.

What is really special in Stryn on summer time is that you can go surfing at midnight. As you might know, the Sun does not set on midsummer in northern countries. After a good day of skiing you can have a small break and then continue surfing the whole night. It takes two hours of driving to Hoddevik, the surf spot of Stryn.

Cold Facts of Stryn

• Lowest lift station at 1060 meters
• Highest lift station at 1580 meters
• Inhabitants 6800
• Number of lifts 2
• Slopes open 10am to 4 pm
• Halfpipe yes
• Freestyle park yes
• Ski pass price for adults for 5 days 1090 NOK ($216)
• Ski rental for 6 days 750 NOK ($149)

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