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Norefjell is a

mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...

in the Scandes Mountains system in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. It stretches between the valleys of

Eggedal Eggedal is a valley and parish in Viken county , Norway. It consisting of the northwestern half of the municipality of Sigdal. Location Eggedal is located between Numedalsfjellene in the west and Norefjell in the east, stretching northwards from ...

(west) and

Hallingdal Hallingdal ( en, Halling Valley) is a valley as well as a traditional district located in the traditional and electoral district Buskerud in Viken county in Norway. It consists of six municipalities: Flå, Nes, Gol, Hemsedal, Ål and Hol. Hal ...

(east). It covers parts of the municipalities

Flå Flå is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Flå. The municipality of Flå was established when it was separated from the municipality of Nes on 1 January 1905. The municipali ...

Sigdal Sigdal is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Prestfoss. The municipality of Sigdal was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Krødsherad was sepa ...

, and

Krødsherad Krødsherad (''Krødsherad kommune'') is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Noresund. The municipality of Krødsherad was established when it was separated from the municipality ...

, all in the county

Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardan ...

. The highest peaks within the mountain range are: * Gråfjell, *

Høgevarde Høgevarde or Høgevard is the second highest peak (1459 m) on the Norefjell mountain range and the highest point in the municipality of Krødsherad in Buskerud, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country ...

Norefjell Ski Resort Norefjell Ski Resort ( no, Norefjell skisenter) is a mountain ski resort located in Krødsherad, Norway, on the mountainside of Norefjell. The venue for four Olympic alpine skiing events in 1952, it is located northwest of Oslo, 90 minutes away b ...

is an

alpine Alpine may refer to any mountainous region. It may also refer to: Places Europe * Alps, a European mountain range ** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range Australia * Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village * Alpine National Pa ...

ski resort located in the municipality

. It is about one and a half hours drive north of

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

. Norefjell was host to the

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and

giant slalom Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G. Giant slalom and slalom make up t ...

competitions of the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...

. The Norefjell mountain range is named after the old farm ''Nore'' (see

Noresund Noresund is a small village in Krødsherad in the county of Buskerud, Norway. Noresund is located on Lake Krøderen. Highway 7 (''Riksvei 7'') passes through the village. Norefjell Ski Area is located 3 kilometers northwest of Noresund. The ...

). The last element is ''fjell'' meaning 'mountain'. Haugen, Einar (1967) Norwegian-English Dictionary (University of Wisconsin Press)

References

External links

1952 Winter Olympics official report.
pp. 36–8.
On The Snow - Norefjell
(English)
Norefjell Skiresort Official website

Oslo Vinterpark Official website
Mountain ranges of Norway Krødsherad Flå Sigdal Mountains of Viken {{Viken-mountain-stub