Happy Easter in Peer Gynt`s kingdom at Kvamsfjellet - Kvam, Vinstra - Norway!

Norwegian celebrate Easter by skiing to cabin to cabin on ski in mountainside. It has been a tradition for a long time. They visit people for talking, eating and drinking. In the hot sun they also arrange barberque parties. In the evening the Norwegians enjoy their life in cabins, playing cards and drinking with family and friends. Some people go to the hotels for dancing and meeting other people.

Photo. Cabins at Kvamsfjellet in the middle of the wilderness. © Travel Explorations.

Rondablikk Høyfjellshotell is located at Kvamsfjellet, just over the treeline at an altitude af 910 metres. From this hotel it`s possible to admire the fanstatic view towards Rondane National Park. Here you can admire the range of high snowcapped mountains called Rondane.

Photo. Rondablikk Høyfjellshotell - the hotel at Kvamsfjellet, offers a wonderful view of Rondane National Park and a number of mountain lakes. © Travel Explorations.

Rondane National Park is Norway's first National Park, which was established in 1962. A large area of the park is over 1445 metres above sea level.

Photo. Two eager skiers at Kvamsfjellet. The little baby is sleeping in the pulkas.   © Travel Explorations.

In Rondane there are about 150 km of prepared tours in both forest and mountain terrain. Several mountain cafées are open to serve you. Høvringen, Mysuseter, Raphamn, Kvamsfjellet and Venabygdsfjellet/Kvamsfjellet is the beginning of a network of marked routes, both in the forest, and on the mountains.

Photo. © Travel Explorations. We are approaching Furusjøen, an mountain lake at Kvamsfjellet. It`s still a long march to the mountain range Rondane.

The many varied opportunities at Kvamsfjellet and in Rondane make the area very suitable for all age groups and skiing abilities. Those who desire strenuous trips to the tops of peaks can do so. If you would prefer a short morning trip in the forest, there is also every opportunity for this.

Photo. Norwegian Easter Egg. © Travel Explorations.

Rondane National Park covers 572 km2. In the park there are ten peaks of more than 2000 metres. Rondslottet (2178 metres above sea level) are the highest. In the whole of Rondane you will find numerous traces of the ice age. Narrow canoyons, basins and great rock terraces are all reminders of the ice age.

There have been observed totally 124 different specief of birds and 28 types of small animals in Rondane. 20 of these are native to the area. There are also 240 different types of plants to be found, as well as over 300 mosses and algi.

Photo. © Travel Explorations.

The wild reindeer herd in Rondane is the last purely wild reindeer herd in Norway. The reindeer have been in Rondane for thousands of years.

Happy Easter in the Norwegian wilderness make you really feel alive!

Stein Morten Lund, 16 April 2006

Additional information

Contact information for the hotel at Kvamsfjellet:
Rondablikk Høyfjellshotell
2642 Kvam
Tlf: 61 29 49 40 - Fax: 61 29 49 50
E-mail: post@rondablikk.com
Owner: Rondablikk A/S
Director: Svend-Erik Krogh
Website: www.Rondablikk.com

Website for Rondane: www.VisitRondane.com

Opportunities for extreme sport activities nearby:
Sjoa near Vinstra in Gudbrandsdalen is one of Europe's wildest and finest rivers for rafting and river paddling. Between mid-May and September, rafting trips are arranged down the white waters of the Sjoa river.

Rafting:
Professional guides take you safely down the gorges and passages of the Sjoa. The rafting companies provide life-vests, helmet and paddles, while a wet-suit can be hired, or is often included in the price. Tours of varying length and difficulty are arranged. Be prepared for great white water thrill.

Kayak activities:
Sjoa is a fast-flowing and exciting river, extremely suitable for river canoeing. The national centre was completed in June 1991, and is a wonderfully fine complex, which river-sports enthusiasts reap much pleasure from. Enjoy the fun, but keep your balance.