Just a 15-minute drive from the ski area of Hafjell lies the lakeside town of Lillehammer, the host of the 1994 Winter Olympics and Norway's oldest ski resort.
Surrounded by five excellent Norwegian ski areas, including Gålå, Kvitfjell, Sjusjøen, Skeikampen, and Hafjell, Lillehammer makes a superb base for those wishing to explore multiple ski areas in Norway with the "Lillehammer" lift pass. Expect Olympic-grade black runs, forest-lined leisurely blue slopes, a variety of snow parks, floodlit night skiing pistes, and children's areas for families.