Trysil Ski Holidays

Skiing in Trysil

Trysil’s mountain divides into several distinct areas. Turistsenteret is the main hub, with long blues and reds and most of the resort infrastructure. Høyfjellssenteret and Fageråsen are particularly good for families, while Skihytta has some lovely cruising.

Høgegga is for the stronger skiers. This is where you’ll find Trysil’s steepest skiing and a cluster of proper black pistes. The rest of the mountain is definitely quite gentle, and some of the reds would likely be blues in other resorts, so why Trysil stands out for intermediates.

The tree skiing is another reason we like it. You can ski through the forest, while the lower wooded slopes give you somewhere more sheltered when the upper mountain is exposed.

For its size Trysil can still feel spacious, but don’t expect empty slopes throughout the season. Scandinavian school holidays, Christmas and New Year can be busy, and wind closures higher up can funnel skiers towards fewer lifts. The 10-person Trysilgondolen opened for winter 2025/26 and has substantially increased uplift from Turistsenteret.

There are quite a few T-bars and drag lifts elsewhere, particularly around Fageråsen. Confident skiers probably won’t care, but snowboarders, nervous beginners and parents skiing with small children might.

Ski accommodation in Trysil

The main choice of where to stay is between Turistsenteret and higher on the mountain around Fageråsen.

Turistsenteret is our pick for convenience. This is the main base, with the gondola, ski school, shops, restaurants and bars close at hand. The Radisson Blu Resort Trysil is the obvious hotel option here. It’s a substantial resort hotel rather than an intimate Norwegian mountain lodge, but its slopeside location and extensive facilities make a family ski week very easy.

Head higher to Fageråsen and SkiStar Lodge Trysil is the main hotel and apartment complex here, with skiing outside the door and a quieter mountain setting. We particularly like the choice of hotel rooms and larger self-catered apartments for families and groups who want more space.

There’s a good choice of self-catered accommodation elsewhere too. Trysil’s apartment accommodation generally tends towards modern, larger buildings rather than detached wooden cabins.

Self-catering works well here. You can eat out when you want to, but there’s something very Norwegian about coming back from skiing, getting warm, cooking together and settling in for a long evening rather than automatically heading back out to the bars.

Après ski in Trysil

Trysil has more après than its family-friendly reputation might suggest.

Laaven offers live music and is particularly lively towards the weekend, attracting a younger crowd.

Skihytta is a good alternative too. It has its own après scene and is an excellent mountain stop, but with a more grown-up feel.

For food, make a point of skiing to Knettsetra. There’s no road access in winter, so you arrive on skis at this collection of old timber buildings in the forest. Stop for a Norwegian waffle and hot chocolate, or sit outside on the large terrace.

Activities off the slopes in Trysil

Norway offers a genuinely different kind of ski holiday to the Alps, so even in Trysil we’d leave some space in the week for something other than downhill skiing.

You can dog sled through the snow-covered forest behind a team of huskies, and there are also horse-drawn sleigh rides, snowshoeing, tobogganing, ice skating, spa days and the very Norwegian combination of sauna followed by ice bathing.

Cross-country skiing is always worth trying in Norway. Trysil prepares an enormous network of tracks across the wider area, with routes starting around Fageråsen and Skihytta as well as lower down. Equipment can be hired and you don’t need to arrive knowing what you’re doing.

Midwinter temperatures can head towards -20°C in Trysil, and that’s when to try out the warm rooms, mountain cafés and saunas.