Geilo Customer Reviews

Great skiing for all the family, cute little village, friendly locals and fabulous views.

Geilo, and the Vestlia Resort, was a perfect location for our first family skiing experience. We deeply appreciated the personal attention and friendly nature of the ski resort. We went early in the season and it was quiet, but there was plenty of snow and the slopes were empty. We were told that Geilo was great for beginners and intermediates, however there was a downhill championship starting at the end of our visit, so it clealry has some challenging runs that we did not experience. We would highly recommend Geilo as a family friendly location, with great snow, -15 degrees, beautiful walks around the lakes and a small functional village within a 15 minute walk.

Geilo is a split resort with skiing on both sides of mountain. Unfortunately we were there a little early and not many lifts were open!

Geilo had the perfect slopes for our return to skiing after 2 years. We wanted a resort with easy and intermediate slopes, no crowds and good snow and we were not disappointed. Our first impression was how empty the slopes were, no lift queues, in fact no need to share a chairlift with anyone else! We were based at the Vestlia side of the resort and used the frequent skibus if we wanted to get across to the Geiloheisen lift but unfortunately the other chair lift at Halstensgard was closed for the duration of our stay so we did not get to ski the whole of that side. We loved the Havsdalshovda area and spent a happy afternoon on the long green and blues up there. Vestlia side of the resort has some lovely tree lined runs and a cafe at the base for a morning hot chocolate or lunch where the prices were very reasonable (by Norwegian standards) and on Saturday they have an outdoor BBQ/Grill. We would point out that early in the week some of the restaurants and cafes are closed so lunch options were a bit scarce but later in the week the resort got more crowded and by Friday most of the cafes were open, eg, the one at Kikuttoppen was not open in the week. We had booked a snow shoe walk onto the frozen lake with outdoor activity leader Nina who is based at the Vestlia resort, she is a marvellous guide and an expert on all things "ice and snow". We used the snowshoes the following day for another walk on our own and would recommend getting out into the forest and lakeside for its tranquility and beautiful scenery.

This our third visit to Geilo and we love it. We have skied a lot in the Alps as well but especially this year, we wanted a relaxed and chilled holiday with slopes which were not busy and no queues for the lifts. It is a different experience to the Alps but Norway has its own spiritual feeling. It was a special and emotional time to be back on the snow, especially after the past two years and we are already planning to return next year.