Hafjell or Kvitfjell?
These two are close on 5 of 9 measures. That is the honest answer: the numbers will not choose for you, so the difference below that matters to you is the one to decide on.
Norway
Hafjell
850 m of vertical fifteen minutes from Lillehammer, built for the 1994 Olympics and still the easiest big Norwegian resort to reach from Oslo. Tree-lined most of the way down, which matters in a Nordic storm.
Worth knowing. Modest vertical for a Norwegian price.
Choose it if
Families with young kids
About £1,152 a week from London
Norway
Kvitfjell
The World Cup downhill hill, and the steepest sustained pitch in Norway. Ten lifts and 840 m of vertical make it small on paper and demanding in practice — a strong skier's day out rather than a family week.
Worth knowing. Ten lifts. A strong skier's day out rather than a week for a group.
Choose it if
Off-piste
About £1,138 a week from London
Side by side
| Hafjell | Kvitfjell | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 51/100 | 49/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 44 km | 30 km |
| Top lift | 1050 m | 1030 m |
| Cost before travel | €1040 | €1015 |
| Families with young kids | 9/10 | 6/10 |
| Snowboarders | 8/10 | 6/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Budget and après | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Off-piste | 5/10 | 7/10 |
Bold marks the winner. Rows where neither is bold are close enough that the difference would not change a decision. Cost excludes travel, which depends on where you leave from.
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.