Trolltunga Active · Skjeggedal (P2)
You snowshoe up from Skjeggedal at a relaxed pace, leave your pack at a dome camp and walk the last stretch to the rock for the short winter sunset, often with nobody else there. Then hot chocolate by a fire, dinner, and a night in an Arctic Dome in the snow.
This is the winter version of the dome trip, sold as the Sunset-Sunrise Winter on Trolltunga Active's site. You meet at 10:30 at the base in Skjeggedal and start on foot from P2 with snowshoes or micro spikes, since there's no shuttle in winter. The route has several long climbs, and the operator promises a relaxed pace.
At the base camp you leave your bag, have a snack and a hot drink, and walk the last short stretch to Trolltunga. In winter you'll often have the rock to yourself. After photos it's hot chocolate by the fire, dinner, and a night in an Arctic Dome in a warm sleeping bag and liner. Next morning brings breakfast and coffee, then the hike out. You're back between 14:00 and 15:00, riding a snow racer down the last 4 km from P3 when conditions allow.
Be realistic about the cold. The domes are basic: a drop toilet outside, no showers, no electricity, and they don't hold heat well. It's 28 km and about 1,200 m of ascent, rated Advanced, and on the iciest days the guides may keep you off the tongue itself. You get free cancellation up to 4 days before, not the usual 24 hours, and a reseller's copy of the listing says the provider may cancel below an effective -20 °C or in very heavy rain or snow.
Trolltunga Active Base, Skjeggedal 20. Trolltunga Hotel guests get a free ride there.
Several climbs at an easy pace, with breaks.
Drop your bag, warm up with a hot drink, and walk the last stretch to Trolltunga for sunset.
Hot chocolate by the fire, dinner, then a warm sleeping bag in the dome.
Coffee or tea, pack up and hike out. Snow racer from P3 to P2 if possible, back between 14:00 and 15:00.
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Free cancellation up to 4 days before for a full refund, according to the listing data. That's longer than the 24 hours on the summer day trips, so decide early.
Cold. The operator says the domes shelter you but don't hold heat well. You get a warm sleeping bag and liner; bring warm layers for the evening.
28 km return with about 1,200 m of ascent, split over two days. The last 4 km down from P3 is by snow racer when conditions allow.
You need good fitness and healthy knees, and the trip is rated Advanced. Read our guided or self-guided guide for what winter on the plateau involves.
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Snowshoe up, watch the winter sunset at the rock, and sleep in a dome camp in the snow.
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