Weather at Gaustablikk - Rjukan

The ski area runs from 702 to 1,252 m above sea level - a 550 m vertical. In January the daytime average is -3 °C at the base and -6 °C at the summit. Plan for that 4 °C gap: what feels right at the base will be cold up top.

Average daytime highs at the summit stay below freezing from November through March. Last season brought 293 cm of snow here. The snowiest month was January: 113 cm over 11 days with snowfall. The snowpack was deepest in February, at roughly 94 cm. These are observations from a single season, not a long-term norm: a snowy year here can be twice a lean one.

Snowmaking covers 80% of the runs, so the start of the season barely depends on when natural snow arrives. The season usually runs from 5 December to 18 April.

By March the base is around 1 °C while the summit still holds -2 °C: on days like that, start early and stay high. Based on monthly averages and the resort elevations. For the coming days, see the forecast above.