Skiing in Tromsø made easy
Everything you wonder about before your first day on the slopes in Kroken, from the bus ride and the right clothes to the polar night and the northern lights.
First time skiing in Tromsø
You need no gear, no experience and no week-long course. With an instructor of your own, a magic carpet in the beginner area and everything for rent on site, you can be skiing on the same day you decide to try.
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How to get to Tromsø Alpinpark
Tromsø Alpinpark is in Kroken, on the mainland side, looking straight across the sound to the island of Tromsøya. Get here on the city bus from the centre or the airport, by taxi or by car.
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Skiing in the polar night
From late November the sun does not rise over Tromsø. The slopes stay open anyway, with blue light in the middle of the day, floodlights in the evening and the city sparkling below you.
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What to wear skiing in Tromsø
The cold rarely ruins a ski day. The wrong clothes do. With three layers, good mittens and something warm around your neck, you stay comfortable all day, also under the floodlights in the polar night.
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Skiing and sledding with kids in Tromsø
A day in Kroken has room for everything children love: a magic carpet and a beginner lift, steering sleds with speed measurement, shelters for your packed lunch and hot food when little legs are tired.
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Skiing and northern lights in one evening
In Tromsø you can ski under floodlights and look for the northern lights on the same evening. It comes down to picking the right night, looking up when the sky clears and having a plan for the rest of the evening.
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Planning a ski trip to Tromsø
Tromsø Alpinpark is the city's ski resort, in Kroken on the mainland side with views across the sound to the island. Here is what to know before you come, from lift passes and rental to lessons and night skiing.
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