Hafjell or Røldal?
Hafjell takes 5 of 9, with 2 too close to call. That still does not settle it — only the categories you care about count.
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
Røldal
Norway's powder magnet: five lifts, 720 m of vertical, and a snow record that draws people from three countries when it is on. Nothing here is groomed for the sake of it, and nothing here is a family holiday.
Worth knowing. Five lifts, and nothing groomed worth the name.
Choose it if
Off-piste
About £981 a week from London
Side by side
| Hafjell | Røldal | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 51/100 | 43/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 44 km | 15 km |
| Top lift | 1050 m | 1100 m |
| Cost before travel | €1040 | €830 |
| Families with young kids | 9/10 | 3/10 |
| Snowboarders | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 5/10 | 2/10 |
| Budget and après | 6/10 | 4/10 |
| Off-piste | 5/10 | 10/10 |
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.