The case summarized: Alpine centers in southern Norway work hard to produce artificial snow and prepare for Easter, despite hot weather and melting snow. Ski centers in Vrådal, Norefjell and Geilo have expressed concern for the amount of snow, but hope for colder days ahead to preserve the snow. The ski centers plan to produce large amounts of artificial snow, with Geilo planning to produce 3000 cubic meters of snow per hour. The Meteorological Institute cannot predict the Easter weather yet, but in the future there is little rainfall to see. So there will be no natural snow, at least until next week. The summary is made by a Ki service from Openai. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publishing. Sun and heat have already provided Easter mood in alpine slopes in southern Norway. Two men, originally from England, smile from ear to ear after a break in the ground in Vrådal in Telemark. The atmosphere is good, although the snow conditions are not the best. – It’s absolutely fantastic. It is as it is when it is eight degrees and the snow melts, says Gordon Crove, who lives in Kristiansand. In Vrådal ski center there was little snow outside the slopes. Photo: Egil Trones Christiansen / news Comrade Alper Ali thinks it was a little too much slush. – I had hoped you could drive anywhere, but could only drive in one trail, because it was too wet. Gordon Crove and Alper Ali smile in the sun while having a lunch. PHOTO: Egil Trones Christiansen / news works around the wind around the wind is more on the snow than the sun now, says co -owner Solveig Nekstad in the ski center in Vrådal. There they work around the clock to have good conditions in the ground for Easter. It also starts in mid -April. Co -owner Solveig Nekstad Grave in Vrådal Panorama says they should work hard to have good relationships with Easter, but can’t promise anything. Photo: Egil Trones Christiansen / news – It is naive to say that you are not worried about Easter. I hope everyone can ski. But I dare not promise that. And I don’t think that any ski centers can do just as the situation is, says Grave. Glad for cold degrees but several larger alpine centers news has talked to, think there will be enough snow at Easter. At Norefjell in Buskerud they have also been nervous because of the heat lately, but enjoy the twist to cold degrees at night, says resort manager Marius Arnesen. Thus, the snow does not disappear and they can start the snow cannons. – I’ve stopped worrying. We have a lot of snow on the slopes, says Arnesen. The slopes in Vestlia on Geilo on Friday 7 March. Photo: Ski/Geilo has hoped for the cold period Snow production is underway at Geilo. – Action “Good Easter conditions” has been implemented, says general manager of Skigeilo Kevin Eikrehagen. Before the cold in recent days, it had snowed less than usual. Geilo had 60 centimeters of snow, against the usual meter, according to Eikrehagen. In the ski slope at Geilo, the production of snow is in full swing. Photo: Private He was worried about the amount of snow for a short while, until he saw the weather report. – Now I am confident that the conditions for Easter will be good. I have crossed my fingers and waited for two to three weeks, he says. The plan is to make 3000 cubic meters of snow per hour, around 300 truckloads, for two days to secure Easter. The snow is produced from 52 points on both sides of Geilo when there are enough minus degrees. Managing Director Kevin Eikrehagen, in Skigeilo is pleased that cold degrees and snow are reported. Photo: Arne Pålgardhaugen / Geilo Holding AS – Easter is extremely important. People want to go to the mountains. We notice it at the hotel bookings and people are interested in how the driver is in the mountains of Easter. But three hills, which have only natural snow, have been closed for a few days due to little snow. He is more uncertain about these slopes may be open at Easter. Believe open slopes in May in Hemsedal and Trysil there will be enough snow at Easter, says marketing manager Anne-Lise holds the dock in Skistar Norway, who is responsible for both places. There are only spots outside the race in Hemsedal. Photo: Skistar Hemsedal With cold degrees on the nights, the snow will stick to Easter, and that they will also produce snow. – The produced snow has a different binding in it so that it melts slower than natural snow, says Dokken. Anne-Lise holds the dock, marketing manager for Skistar Hemsedal and SkiStar Trysil says it has decreased on snow off the slopes, but that the conditions on the slopes are good. Photo: Private in Hemsedal, the slopes usually close in early May. – We drive until May 4 and have always done it. And we do not see that it will not go this year too. Hope people choose skis in front of the sea In general, the visit to the slopes in Christmas, winter holidays and Easter are important for the alpine industry. Secretary -General Camilla Sylling Clausen in the trade association Norwegian resorts and mountain destinations believe that weather, temperature, snow replenishment and conditions in the ground in the weeks before Easter will control whether people will choose the downhill slopes. – It’s a late Easter. We hope people wait to go to the sea and to take the boat out. Skiers are ready to drive on the ground in Hemsedal. Photo: Skistar Hemsedal is expecting warmer than normal it is too early to say anything for sure about the Easter weather, but the watchdog meteorologist Hanne Beate Skattør says higher temperatures are expected than normal in the weeks up to Easter. – We got some snow on Tuesday and Wednesday. But in the future there is little rainfall to see. So there will be no natural snow, at least until next week, she says. The state meteorologist points out that there are mostly minus degrees in height, and therefore nice conditions for making snow the next week. But then it seems to turn around. -It looks like it will be warmer than normal for the season in the weeks ahead in southern Norway, also in the mountains. But there is some time left for Easter, she says. Published 12.03.2025, at. 18.34
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