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Orsta resort profile

Norway · 323–873 m

Altitude323-873 m
Vertical drop550 m
Slopes11.2 km
Lifts4

Orsta, Norway

Resort overview
Altitude930 m
StateNorway
CountryNorway

Orsta ski area

Orsta is part of this ski area.

Terrain and lift totals on this page refer to the complete ski area rather than only the resort centre.

Vertical drop323 - 873 meters
Descent550 meters

Orsta ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Orsta.

This profile covers the Orsta ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 11.2 km of slopes, 323-873 m altitude, 4 lifts. Beginner terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 59%.

Ski areaAltitude range323–873 m95% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix11.2 km slopes95% confidenceSki areaLift network4 lifts95% confidence
Compact ski areaBeginner focusDense lift network
Ski-area scale 11.2 km. A compact network is practical for short stays and straightforward navigation.
Terrain character The terrain is clearly weighted toward beginner skiing. The largest share is about 59%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Lower-elevation sensitivityDense lift accessHigher terrain cost
Altitude resilience Snow reliability is likely to depend more strongly on aspect, weather cycles and snowmaking than on extreme altitude.
Lift infrastructure About 2.8 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Orsta.

This ski area is clearly oriented toward beginner skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.

Beginner terrain focus
Total11.2 km
  • Blue6.6 km
  • Red4.2 km
  • Black0.4 km
Blue6.6 km59%
Red4.2 km38%
Black0.4 km3%

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Orsta.

The ski area has 4 lifts. The network provides about 2.8 slope km per lift.

Dense terrain access
Total lifts4

Ski pass

Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.

The adult day pass has a higher cost per published slope kilometre; location, infrastructure and convenience may be more important than terrain scale alone.

Higher terrain cost
TicketPricePrice/km
Daycard adult370 NORWEGIAN KRONE33.04 NORWEGIAN KRONE/km
6-day adult1935 NORWEGIAN KRONE172.77 NORWEGIAN KRONE/km

The overall rating for Orsta currently uses third-party overall rating evidence. No SkiWeather visitor review has been counted yet.

Overall rating 6
All resorts 6.2
Beginner n.a. 7.6
Advanced n.a. 7.7
Expert n.a. 7.1
Free-nature n.a. 6.9
Snow n.a. 7.6
Family n.a. 7.8
Après-ski n.a. 6.7
Nature n.a. 7.7
Hiking n.a. 7
Lifts n.a. 7.2

No visitor review is available for Orsta yet.

Address

PlaceOrsta Norway Norway

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Resort profile

What makes this resort different

Family progression base

Mountain character

Orsta is best understood as a family progression base: easier terrain, moderate gradients and usable access make progression the strongest structural story.

59% blue pistes

4% black pistes

The trade-off

Progression-focused trips where easier and moderate terrain form a large part of the usable mountain.

Advanced skiers seeking a strongly technical profile may find the terrain mix less distinctive.

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