Norefjell

Norefjell is a mountain range in the Scandes Mountains system in Norway. It stretches between the valleys of Eggedal (west) and Hallingdal (east). It covers parts of the municipalities Flå, Sigdal, and Krødsherad, all in the county Buskerud.^[1]

The highest peaks within the mountain range are:

Norefjell Ski Resort is an alpine ski resort located in the municipality Krødsherad. It is about one and a half hours drive north of Oslo. Norefjell was host to the downhill and giant slalom competitions of the 1952 Winter Olympics.

The Norefjell mountain range is named after the old farm Nore (see Noresund). The last element is fjell meaning 'mountain'.^[4]

References

^ "Norefjell". Innovation Norway. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ Geir Thorsnæs. "Gråfjell". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ "Høgevarde". Innovation Norway. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ Haugen, Einar (1967) Norwegian-English Dictionary (University of Wisconsin Press) ISBN 978-0-299-03874-8

Olympic venues in alpine skiing
1900s	1936: Gudiberg, Kreuzjoch, Kreuzeck 1948: Piz Nair 1952: Norefjell, Rødkleiva 1956: Mount Faloria, Mount Tofana 1960: Squaw Valley Ski Resort 1964: Axamer Lizum, Patscherkofel 1968: Chamrousse, Recoin de Chamrousse 1972: Mount Eniwa Downhill Course, Mt. Teine Alpine Skiing courses 1976: Axamer Lizum, Patscherkofel 1980: Whiteface Mountain 1984: Bjelašnica, Jahorina 1988: Nakiska 1992: Les Menuires, Méribel, Val-d'Isère 1994: Lillehammer Olympic Alpine Centre Hafjell, Lillehammer Olympic Alpine Centre Kvitfjell 1998: Hakuba Happoone Winter Resort, Mount Higashidate, Mount Yakebitai
2000s	2002: Deer Valley, Park City Mountain Resort, Snowbasin 2006: San Sicario Fraiteve, Sestiere Borgata, Sestiere Colle 2010: Whistler Creekside 2014: Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort 2018: Jeongseon Alpine Centre, Yongpyong Alpine Centre 2022: Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre