Geilo (help· info) is a centre in the municipality of Hol in Norway, in the valley of Hallingdal, with around 2,300 inhabitants. Geilo is primarily a ski resort town, but also offers summer activities. Geilo is in a valley with mountain ranges on each side. Geilo downtown lies at 800 meters above sea level, and its highest point is 1178 meters above sea level. It is 250km from Oslo and 260km from Bergen. It has a train station (Geilo stasjon) with roughly five trains a day going to either Bergen (to the west) or Oslo (to the east). Its nearest airport is Geilo Airport, Dagali (24km away), though the nearest airport that accepts international flights is Fagernes airport. Geilo is also near the famous Flåm railway line. Geilo has three lakes, Slåttahølen, Vestlefjorden, and Ustedalsfjorden, by far the largest of the three. Image File history File links Geilo. ... Hol is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway, has 4,578 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... Hallingdal is a valley and landscape in central, southern Norway, consisting of the municipalities Flå, Nes, Gol, Hemsedal, Ål and Hol. ... A shaped, twin-tip alpine ski. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Summer is a season of the year that is defined as beginning on June 21st, and ending in September in the Northern Hemisphere. ... Fljótsdalur in East Iceland, a rather flat valley A valley or a low area between two hills dale (in Scotland, a glen) is a landform, which can range from a few square kilometres to hundreds or even thousands of square kilometres in area. ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... County Hordaland District Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2004) Herman Friele (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ... Geilo Airport, Dagali (Norwegian: Geilo Lufthavn, Dagali) (IATA: DLD, ICAO: ENDI) is a now closed airport that served Geilo in Buskerud, Norway. ... Fagernes Airport, Leirin in Norway serves Fagernes and the surrounding Valdres, Hallingdal and Gudbrandsdal valleys. ... FlÃ¥m is a small town situated at the end of Sognefjorden. ...

Skiing

View of the Slaatta ski area from the Geilolia (Vestlia) side of the valley

Cross country track at Slaataa

The ski season in Geilo is much like the rest of Norway, roughly from late November until early April. Geilo has two ski centres that make up one resort, which goes by the name Geilo skiheiser. Geilo skiheiser has 39 slopes covering 33km accessed by 20 lifts (14 plate, 6 chair). Geilolia skisenter (formerly Vestlia skisenter) tends to have the easier green and blue runs and is where the three ski schools that operate in Geilo take place, whereas Slaatta skisenter has the blue and red runs. There is also an extensive cross country system in Geilo, offering 220km of tracks, including 5km under floodlight. There are free pamphlets available in the ‘info’ boxes dotted around the town next to the maps showing the cross country trails and lengths. Skiing options include alpine skiing, cross country (XC) skiing, telemarking, snowboarding, dog sledging, toboggan, ski orienteering, and evening skiing most evenings. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 1728 pixel, file size: 566 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) My own work - taken 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 1728 pixel, file size: 566 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) My own work - taken 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Cross-country skiing (also known as XC skiing) is a winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe and Canada. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... Telemark skiing is a term used for skiing using the Telemark turn which is a technique first popularized by Sondre Norheim. ... Snowboarder in a half-pipe Snowboarder on trial Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a snow-covered slope on a snowboard that is attached to ones feet using a boot/binding interface. ... Dog sled A dog sled (or dogsled) is a sled pulled by one or more dogs used to travel over ice and through snow. ... A modern bobsleigh toboggan A toboggan is a simple sled used on snow, to carry one or more people (often children) down a hill or other slope, for recreation. ... The international orienteering symbol. ...

Centre of Geilo

Geilo is a small town and has few shops and entertainment spots. The sentrum mainly consists of two large wooden buildings, much like a shopping centre/mall. In one is an Intersport, tourist information, Co-op supermarket, café, newsagents, roofed parking, and a police station connected. In the other is an ICA supermarket, newsagent, and a Peppes Pizza. Down the road there is a small cinema, library, and school. There is also a large sports hall (Geilohallen), which is also the cross country club (Geilo IL). Behind the building is a floodlit prepared cross country track, and a biathlon shooting range. Intersport is a large sporting goods retailer franchise in Europe. ... See also Cooperative Supermarkets in the United Kingdom External link The Co-operative Group Categories: Corporation stubs | British supermarkets | Cooperatives ... Coffeehouse in Damascus A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café shares some of the characteristics of a bar, and some of the characteristics of a restaurant. ... ... A typical suburban police station in the United States (this one is in San Bruno, California). ... ICA (Inköps-Centralen Aktiebolag) is a Swedish corporate group in the retail business. ... Julio Pérez Ferrero Library - Cúcuta, Colombia A modern-style library in Chambéry A library is a collection of information resources and services, organized for use, and maintained by a public body, institution, or private individual. ... Students in Rome, Italy. ... The name Biathlon is commonly confused with duathlon, the term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ...

For a small town there is a large choice of hotels and apartments. One of the hotels is one of Norway’s most famous, Dr Holms. Others include the Bardøla, Vestlia, which is on the door step of Geilolia ski centre, and the Highland Hotel, which offers Geilos best afterski scene with its piano bar, and Smiu beef restaurant. Dr Holms Hotel is a resort hotel in the Norwegian ski resort town of Geilo. ... A piano bar (also known as a piano lounge) consists of a piano or electronic keyboard played by a professional musician, located in a cocktail lounge or bar . ...

Out of winter season

When the snow has gone in Geilo there are other activities to do, including go carts, paintballing, white water rafting, rallying, golf, tennis, cycling, but the two most popular being mountain biking and hiking. There is also indoor surfing all year round. World Champion Davide Fore demonstrate 2007 KF1 Zanardi chassis and KF1 at the Paul Ricard in Feb. ... A woodsball player firing at opponents from behind cover. ... Rafting in Brazil. ... A Subaru Impreza WRX competing in a rally special stage on gravel. ... Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and also is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Police officer on a bicycle Cycling is a recreation, a sport and a means of transport across land. ... Mountain biker riding in the Arizona desert. ... Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Trivia

Queen Sonja of Norway gained her ski instructors certificate in Geilo. Queen Sonja of Norway (née Sonja Haraldsen, born July 4, 1937 in Oslo) is the queen consort of Norway, wife of King Harald V of Norway. ...

See also

• 1980 Winter Paralympics

See also: 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Paralympic Games were the second winter Paralympics and they were held in Geilo, Norway. ...

External links

• Geilo's official website (in English and Norwegian)
• Webcams of Geilo

Coordinates: 60°31′N, 8°12′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...