Wild snow and merry winter

Valdres Folkehøgskole, 400 meters above sea level. The elevation and shelter from Jotunheimen protect us from much of the rainfall that western Norway and lower-lying areas experience in winter. Our winter is how winter should be!

Valdres Folkehøgskole, 400 meters above sea level. The elevation and shelter from Jotunheimen protect us from much of the rainfall that western Norway and lower-lying areas experience in winter. Our winter is how winter should be!


John Smits, meteorologist: "The Valdres region is favored with better-than-average weather compared to many other places in Southern Norway... I believe many of my meteorologist colleagues who have chosen Valdres as their holiday spot have done so after stealing a peek at the weather statistics we have access to at work."

Article from Valdresmagasinet, no. 3, 2007