This cross country ski holiday is rated moderate.

The trip is perfect for beginners, with no previous ski or winter sport experience, however you’ll need a good level of fitness to get the most from this experience.

Fitness Requirements

You take part in medium to high-intensity cardio exercise 3 times a week, for around 45 minutes each time.

What That Might Look Like

Your weekly routine regularly includes activities like running, HIIT sessions, crossfit, cycling, or spin classes. While you don’t need to be a world-class athlete or breaking records, you're accustomed to workouts that raise your heart rate and leave you breathing heavily for about 45 minutes each time.

Engaging in low-intensity activities, like walking, yoga, and pilates will be beneficial, but these alone won't be enough to meet the cardio demands of this trip.

What to Expect

Duration: Daily, you'll be active for 6-7 hours, split into 2-3 hour sessions or occasionally full-day tours.

Distance: We'll cover between 8km to 25km daily. Consider if you can comfortably walk these distances and on consecutive days.

Intensity: Cross country skiing often feels like "running with skis on" long flat sections and uphill climbs can be physically demanding.

Downhill & Speed: Expect gentle slopes, they aren't very steep, but you will pick up speed. If past downhill experiences left you apprehensive, this sport might not be for you.

Gliding Motion: Cross country skiing is all about the glide, you’ll be aiming to generate speed and momentum! If sliding isn't your thing, this sport might not be for you.

Falling: You’re likely to take a few tumbles when learning to ski, so you shouldn’t feel nervous about falling.

Consecutive Activity: This trip involves several days of consecutive skiing, which can be tiring.

If you have any questions about this, please do get in touch, we're happy to help!

Nature of the Sport: Cross country skiing involves gliding and sliding. If you're not keen on sliding motion or have concerns about falling, this might not be your sport.

Downhill Sections: There are downhill sections in cross country skiing. They aren't excessively steep, but they do allow you to gain some speed. We'll teach you to navigate these descents and control your speed. If past downhill skiing experiences left you uneasy, cross country skiing might not be the sport for you.

Comparison with Alpine Skiing: Cross country and alpine skiing are distinct. Any prior ski knowledge can help, but foundational training for cross country is essential. Even experienced alpine skiers start as beginners here.

We can accommodate all dietary needs.

Included is a buffet breakfast, packed lunch and 3-course dinners.

Flights are not included in our packages.

The best airport to fly into is Oslo, then catch the train directly to Ringebu. We’ll pick you up and drop you off at the train station,

See our FAQs for details on train times.

Whenever possible we use female instructors and guides, however we cannot always guarantee this, simply because there are fewer female instructors available!

Our first priority is to work with the most highly experienced and considerate instructors and guides, who are patient, friendly and as passionate as we are about building women’s confidence in the outdoors.

Simply due to the ratio of men to women in the outdoors industry, sometimes this means our guides and instructors are male.

We keep a close eye on the feedback our guides receive from our guests as we believe that overall this is more important than their gender. We sincerely hope that as more women are introduced to adventure sports and activities, the amount of female guides and instructors in our industry will increase.

In January the snow conditions may not allow for our dog sledging or horse sleigh activities. This does not affect the ski conditions!

If we are unable to run this dog sledding, we have an additional ski lesson and you’ll receive a £25 refund for the difference in activity pricing.

If we are unable to run our horse sleigh ride, we’ll refund £25.

For those of you who may have dog allergies or simply don’t like dogs, please be aware that this hotel is dog friendly and there are at least three resident (very gentle) dogs. They won’t enter any bedrooms, but you are likely to encounter them in the lounge area, which is big and airy. There is no obligation to engage with them at all if you would rather not, but please be aware of this.

Personal travel insurance that covers you for cross country skiing / nordic skiing is required.

We highly recommend you buy your travel insurance as soon as you book your spot to cover yourself should you fall ill or injure yourself before your trip.

The cancellation will only be effective from the date that the cancellation is received in writing by email. Cancellation charges will be payable as follows:

• Cancellation fee of 100% is charged if cancelled 44 days or less before the trip

• Cancellation fee of 30% is charged if cancelled 45 days or more before the trip

A 30% deposit is required to confirm your spot. Remaining balance is due 45 days before travel.

If we are less than 45 days before travel the remaining balance will be due shortly after confirming your place with a deposit.