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Rain and Snowmelt Crush 2026 Terrain Park Plans at Folgefonna, Norway

Folgefonna’s summer ski area revival as a terrain park has been shelved. Norway’s former summer ski hub at Fonna Glacier — long considered one of Europe’s most reliable glacier training grounds — will not open its planned terrain park this summer after heavy rain and rapid snowmelt destabilized conditions on the mountain. The update was confirmed this week by former […]
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A New Hope for Folgefonna, Norway — Glacier Resort Being Revitalized as Terrain Park

For decades, Norway’s Folgefonna glacier — known simply as “Fonna” — stood as one of the last places in Europe where winter never really ended. National teams trained there through the summer, young skiers took their first turns on glacier snow, and terrain park riders chased progression under the summer sun. Then, almost suddenly, it was over. After several years […]
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Norwegian Summer-Only Ski Resort Folgefonna Delays Opening to June

The iconic Folgefonna Glacier Ski Resort in Norway will not reopen before June 10, the resort’s new operators announced Thursday, citing delays in the permitting process required to restart lift operations. The update, shared via social media on May 15, comes as the resort works to relaunch under new ownership after declaring bankruptcy in fall 2024. “We are doing everything […]
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Record Arctic Heatwave Forces Closure of Summer-Only Ski Areas in Norway

A historic heatwave shuttered the glacier ski area Fonna in Norway last week, with operations ending on August 16. Fonna is one of Norway’s three summer-only ski areas, the other two are Stryn and Galdhøpiggen. Stryn was forced to shut down after just three and a half weeks of operations in mid-June this year, while Galdhøpiggen Sommerskisenter is taking a […]
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Fonna Glacier Ski Resort, Norway, Conditions Report: Spring Skiing Overlooking the Endless Norwegian Fjords

Report from Saturday, July 13 Chance had it that I found myself at the Fonna Glacier Ski Resort in Norway. After watching alpine and moguls athletes training for several days and had explored the surrounding Folgefonna National Park, I decided to rent some ski gear and get some turns myself. It was sunny but windy and the snow was in […]
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A Tale of 2 Summer Ski Areas: Norway’s Stryn Sommer Ski Announces Early Closure While Fonna Sees 3 Feet of Fresh Snow

Not all Norwegian summer ski areas are created equal, and while Fonna near the Hardangerfjord is having a fantastic season with record snowfalls, Stryn Sommer Ski has announced the resort will be closing early. Stryn’s last day for the 2024 season will be this Sunday, June 16, as the warm temperatures have melted too much of the resort’s snow. ”The […]
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[PHOTOS] Anders Backe at Fonna Glacier Ski Resort, Norway, Before Resort Opens This Week

Fonna Glacier Ski Resort in Norway will open for teams this week from Wednesday, May 1. Mountain operation crews have been busy clearing the ski area’s access roads and grooming runs to be ready for opening on Wednesday. Before giving access to the many alpine and freestyle teams that will descend on the glacier resort for on-snow summer training, pro-skier […]
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Incredible Gourmet Restaurant Pops Up in Norwegian Mountain Fjord Near Fonna Ski Resort

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In the middle of the Norwegian mountains, in a beautiful fjord near the famous summer ski resort Fonna, you will find a strange organic-shaped object floating like an outer-worldly giant ellipsoid. It is a floating art installation called ‘Salmon Eye’ in the Hardanger fjord in Western Norway and houses a gourmet restaurant. The only way to get to it is by electric boat from the town of […]
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