[17-3 |] Spring skiing trip to Trollheim Lodge and Snota [17-4]
[17-5 |] Extended late-winter weekend from Gjevilvass Lodge. [17-6]
[17-7] Trollheimen is a very snowy mountain area. [17-8] There is especially much snow in the central and western areas, inward from Jøldal Lodge and Gjevilvass Lodge and in Storlidalen and westward. [17-9] Here, skiing trips in the mountains are possible until far into June. [17-10] From the Gjevilvass Lodge, there are several trip alternatives in to Trollheim Lodge. [17-11] At Easter, trails are cleared of branches / staked over Svarthamran. [17-12] The trip is suitable for children from 10 - 12 years of age who have some experience in the mountains. [17-13]
[17-14] You can get to Gjevilvass Lodge, unstaffed accommodations off-season, TT, by a combination of train to Oppdal and bus to Festa. [17-15] There is a snow-plowed road to the parking area at Osen or Grøtsetra. [17-16] You can take a taxi from Oppdal. [17-17] Or you can drive your car here. [17-18] From here, the trail is kept clear to Gjevilvass Lodge. [17-19] There are several opportunities for excursions and detours to the summits between Gjevilvass Lodge and Trollheim Lodge, self-service accommodations off-season, TT. [17-20] A cleared, partially marked route goes via Svarthamran and Slettådalen. [17-21] A detour to Blåhø can be taken from this route. [17-22] Or, the summer route can be followed to inner Kamtjern, and from there up to Blåhø and down on the marked trail at Svarthamran. [17-23] The trip from Trollheim Lodge to Snota is one of the very nicest and most varied trips to the summits that you can experience. [17-24] It is a normal, somewhat lengthy day-long trek that is not unusually difficult, and just as fine in winter as in summer. [17-25]
[17-26] The return trip, for example, can be done with detours to inner and middle Gjevilvasskam by starting along the summer trail steeply up over Mellomfjell, or follow Slettådalen all the way up toward the summer trail. [17-27] Another alternative is to make your way up into Finnskardet and ascend to Svarthamran from here. [17-28]
[17-29 |] Alternative from Oppdal via Viongen [17-30] This trip can be extended by one day by starting the trip from Oppdal and going over Blåret to the new unstaffed Viongen cabin on the first day. [17-31] A ski lift runs up from Oppdal toward Blåøret and a marked trail over Blåøret on toward Skardet. [17-32] Viongen is located due north of Skardet. [17-33] The trip to Trollheim Lodge is done via Grøndalen and eventually along the winter trail over Svarthamran. [17-34 |] summer: [17-35] This extended weekend outing is also a pleasant summer trip. [17-36] TT's handbook Sylan and Trollheimen describes many of the summer trip alternatives between Gjevilvass Lodge and Trollheim Lodge. [17-37]
[17-38 |] Description of the route: [17-39] Both of the marked routes and many of the alternatives are described in TT's handbook Sylene and Trollheimen. [17-40] The tourist information office at Oppdal for updates on whether the road is cleared of snow in Gjevilvassdalen. [17-41]
[17-42 |] Maps: [17-43] 1:50 000 Trollhetta, Snota and Oppdal or trip map 1:75 000 Trollheimen or the older one 1:100.000. [17-44]
[17-45 |] Erik Stabell [17-46]
[17-47 |] Late spring skiing trips in Trollheimen: [17-48]
[17-49] Trollheimen is a gorgeous area for springtime ski trips. [17-50] Usually, skiing conditions are also good in the valleys until mid-May, many years all the way until the end of May. [17-51] Gjevilvassdalen is the very best starting point for such trips. [9-52] If you start from here, you will not encounter any problems crossing streams and rivers. [17-53] Snow conditions may be good over the tree line along the snow-filled basins and on the summits all the way to mid-June. [17-54] Normally, there is continuous snow cover in the gully along Gravbekken and Tverrbekken and on the eastern side between the Falkfangerhø ridge toward Svarthamran. [17-55] Cinders are often spread on the road in Gjevilvassdalen in mid-May; it is snow-plowed a little afterwards and then kept closed to car traffic for a long period after that. [17-56] Bicycles may be used. [17-57] Storlidalen and Bårdsgarden are also good alternative starting points during this period. [17-58] In Jøldalen snow conditions deteriorate earlier, and here there may be a problem with surface water in the areas in toward the lodge.