[17-3] Spring ski tour to Trollheimshytta and Snota [17-4]
[17-5] Long later-winter weekend from Gjevilvasshytta [17-6]
[17-7] Trollheimen is a range with extremely heavy snows. [17-8] In particular, there's lots of snow in the central and western areas, in from Jøldalshytta and Gjevilvasshytta and in Storlidalen and westwards. [17-9] Here you usually can go on long ski tours in the mountains until late June. [17-10] From Gjevilvasshytta there are several choices of tours in to Trollheimshytta. [17-11] At Easter time they're marked with branches / poles over Svarthamran. [17-12] The tour is suitable for children from age 10 - 12 years who have spent some time in the mountainst. [17-13]
[17-14] You can get to Gjevilvasshytta, no-service lodging out of season, TT, with a combination of train to Oppdal and bus to Festa. [17-15] The road is plowed to the parking places at Osen or Grøtsetra. [17-16] You can take a taxi from Oppdal. [17-17] Or you can drive a car here. [17-18] From here, there are set tracks in to Gjevilvasshytta. [17-19] There are several tour choices and summit side tours between Gjevilvasshytta and Trollheimshytta, self-service lodging out of season, TT. [17-20] The route, marked with branches and partly with poles, goes by Svarthamran and Slettådalen. [17-21] Side tours to Blåhø can be taken from this route. [17-22] Or the summer route can be followed to Indre Kamtjern, and from there up to Blåhø and down to the marking at Svarthamran. [17-23] The tour from Trollheimshytta to Snota is one of the finest and most varied summit tours you can experience. [17-24] It is an ordinary, slightly long day's tour of no special difficulty, equally fine winter and summer. [17-25]
[17-26] The tour back can, for instance, be done with side tours to Indre and Midtre Gjevilvasskam by starting along the summer marking, directly up over Mellomfjell or by following Slettådalen all the way up to the summer route. [17-27] Another variant is to get up to Finnskardet and go up on Svarthamran from there. [17-28]
[17-29] Variant from Oppdal via Viongen [17-30] this tour can be extended by a day by starting the tour from Oppdal and going over Blåøret to the new no-service cabin the first day. [17-31] There's a ski lift up from Oppdal to Blåøret and a marked track over Blåøret up to Skardet. [17-32] Viongen is located directly north of Skardet. [17-33] The tour to Trollheimshytta goes in Grøndalen and after a while along the winter staked route over Svarthamran. [17-34] Summer: [17-35] This extended weekend tour also is a fine summer tour. [17-36] The TT Guide, Sylan and Trollheimen, describes many summer tour variants between Gjevilvasshytta and Trollheimshytta. [17-37]
[17-38] Route descriptions: [17-39] Both marked routes and many variants are described in the TT Guide, Sylene and Trollheimen. [17-40] Tourist Information in Oppdal for information on the status of plowing of the road in Gjevilvassdalen. [17-41]
[17-42] Maps: [17-43] 1:50,000 Trollhetta, Snota and Oppdal or hiking and skiing map 1:75,000 Trollheimen or the old 1:100,000. [17-44]
[17-45] Erik Stabell [17-46]
[17-47] Late spring ski tours in Trollheimen [17-48]
[17-49] Trollheimen is a majestic area for spring ski touring. [17-50] Usually, the skiing conditions are also fine in the valleys until mid may, and in many years, throughout May. [17-51] Gjevilvassdalen is the absolute best starting point for such tours. [17-52] If you start from here, you'll have no problems with stream or river crossings. [17-53] There can be fine snow conditions above timberline after snow flurries and on peaks until mid June. [17-54] Normally, there's continuous snow in the dip along Gravbekken and Tverrbekken and on the east side beneath Falkfangerhøryggen towards Svarthamran. [17-55] The road in Gjevilvassdalen often is dolomite-spread in mid May, plowed shortly thereafter, and subsequently held closed for motor vehicles for a longer period. [17-56] Bicycles then can be used. [17-57] Storlidalen and Bårdsgarden also are good starting point alternatives in this season. [17-58] In Jøldalen snow conditions are poor earlier, so there can be problems with surface water in areas inwards from the lodge.