Juvasshytta is a mountain tourist station with restaurant and accommodation, located in
Jotunheimen, in
Lom municipality, Norway.
It is located at an elevation of , and is accessible by road, the highest road in Northern Europe. There is a public bus connection from Lom. Juvasshytta is used as a base station for walks to the summit of
Galdhøpiggen, at elevation, the highest mountain in Northern Europe. The area and the road is usually open from May to September, and closed the rest of the year.
Juvasshytta was originally built in 1884. The road was built in 1936.
About from Juvasshytta, there is the
Galdhøpiggen Summer Ski Centre
Galdhøpiggen summer ski centre is a glacial ski resort which lies in Juvbreen at the foot of Galdhøpiggen in Oppland. The resort has a T-bar lift, with capacity of 1200 persons per hour, and one slope which is 1400 meters long with a 350 meter h ...
, a small ski resort, which is open all summer. It has a height of with a top altitude of . There is one ski lift and two
pistes.
Climate
References
External links
Official site for JuvasshyttaOfficial site for the Ski Centre
Lom, Norway
Ski areas and resorts in Norway
Galdhøpiggen
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