Program

Program 2012

January

Enjoy the beautiful light and the arctic feeling! Short days, but still sunshine enough for good skiing. Our guide for the week gives you instruction and take you out on tours.

February

half term and special children's activities and guided ski tours and snow shoe tours. We have two tour leaders for the whole winter season.

March

Ski safaris - guided ski tours in the higher mountains for experienced skiers. Ordinary skiing for everbody is of course also possible.

April

Easter in Norway is a special event - then very many people go the mountains to do the last skiing during long days. Easter programme with children's activities.

May

The hotel is normally closed in May, unless we have bigger groups coming in. A very special month. Sometimes really good for skiing in the high mountains. Sometimes no snow at all - and very often something just between.

June

We open for the summer season - and June is a wonderful month with day both night and day. We do not have midnight sun, but is is light enough to read your newspaper without artificial light at midnight. Spring has just arrived with green leaves, and you can still spot a little snow on the peaks, just for decoration.

We start our guided walks/hikes June 16th-23rd. Short and long tours changing from day to day. We have called it "Out in the blue" - meaning we plan the tours from day to day depending of the weather - a surprise week. This we will also have in the period 7th-14th July 2012 and 12th to 17th August 2012. You can stay from 3-7 days for this event.

23rd to 30th June - "The long and light summer nights". Weather permitting, we start with the midsummer Eve, with bonfire and music by the lake. Guided walks every day, and we will also make a midnight walk. The walks/hikes will take you to peaks, waterfalls, canyouns and our summer farm.

In June and July possible to go on moose-safari in the evening.

July

30th June to 7th July "In the kingdom of the wild reindeer". This is a tematic tour where we will give you an introduction to the life of the wild reindeer, hunting traditions, tasting reindeer menus and tell about the protection of the animals and the tours are in areas where you may see them. They are very shy. In our area we have special international obligations to take care of this tribe, since they are direct descendants of the European tundra reindeer who came here after the last ice age.

14th-21st July - "Family walking - activities for the families with children"

Shorter walks to discover the secrets of nature - canoeing - angling - riding - bikes and a lot more.

21st July -28th July - "Walking in Europe's oldest mountains". Venabu fjellhotell is situated south of Rondane National park, an area with gentle, rolling mountains - created in a desert climate 60 million years ago. The ice has formed this landscape. It looks like an open plateau, but when you know the area, you will also find waterfalls and canyons.

29th - 2nd August - "Mountain walking combined with the open air play Peer Gynt and music of Grieg".

August

The two first weeks of August there are totally 7 evenings with the performance Peer Gynt played in open air with the most beautiful setting by a mountain lake, and accompanied by Grieg's music. This is a really beautiful and unforgettable performance, and can be combined with a drive through Norway, or with a longer stay and hiking. We arrange with tickets and transfers, and we have really good guides who makes the event even more interesting.

At the end of August, the season for berry picking and mushrooms start.

19th-24th August "Autumn mountain" - guided walks in the colourful autumn. We see if we can find the precious cloudberries, look for mushrooms and cook them afterwords. we climb peaks and visit peaceful summerfarms and try the local specialties from the past. On Wednesday evening we enjoy the rich meny of the special Norwegian Buffet with traditional food. In August our musician Mikael will play - so do not forget to bring your dancing shoes!

September

September is the favourite month of many Norwegians, hoping to have the best of the automn coulors and the colder nights which give a very good sight during day time. To be pretty sure to have the best of the coulors, we recommend the first half. The last half is also beautiful for walks, but then the colours have mainly disappeared - and some times we see the first snow fall.

October

We normally close around 10th-15th of October, and then we are open mainly at week-ends for groups. But groups can order stay also during the week. Our cabins are open all year, also when the hotel is closed.

November

Mainly the month for good food - we have one weekend with all sorts of game. From the middle of the month we have ski clubs coming for training several weekends, and the same in the first half of December.'

December

In the first 3 weeks there will be skiing mainly at weekends. We open for the winter season on December 20th and start the winter season with the traditional Christmas celabration and New Year.

Lovely Christmas programme with Norwegian traditional Christmas celebration on Christmas Eve combined with skiing and cultural events the whole week. Quiet and peaceful New Year's Eve with good dancing music and lovely food.