Gautefall
Gautefall (also known as Gautefallheia) is a mountain hamlet (Norwegian: fjellgrend) in Drangedal municipality in Telemark County, Norway. It is situated in-between Bostrak in Drangedal and Treungen in Nissedal. It is home to a ski center, tourist resort and consists mostly of vacation homes and cabins.[1]
Gautefall Ski Resort is one of the largest alpine centers in Telemark.[2] It is home to 15 slopes, 1 chairlift, 5 surface lifts and a roll band. It has a total capacity of 7000 people per hour. The terrain park also offers small jumps, big jumps and various rails. The children park has conveyor belts and a ski school. The ski center connects to numerous cross-country skiing trails. It is popular for winter sports such as Telemark skiing, alpine skiing, snowboarding, slalom skiing, cross-country skiing, as well as hiking.[3][4]
Gautefall Tourist Hotel, which lies adjacent to the ski resort, has fifty hotel rooms, an à la carte restaurant, bar, saunas, a swimming pool, and twelve rental apartments.[5]
The name "Gautefall" derives from Old Norse and translates to “the river which flows over.”[6]
References
- ↑ https://snl.no/Gautefall (in Norwegian).
- ↑ https://www.visitnorway.no/listings/gautefall-skisenter/199510/ (in Norwegian).
- ↑ https://www.visitnorway.no/listings/gautefall-skisenter/199510/ (in Norwegian).
- ↑ http://www.visittelemark.com/things-to-do/gautefall-skisenter-p558243
- ↑ https://www.ta.no/gautefall/hotell/vestmar/onsker-a-apne-gautefall-hotell-i-vinter/s/5-50-23411 (in Norwegian).
- ↑ https://snl.no/Gautefall (in Norwegian).