Why these Norwegians are skiing indoors during the winter
- Norway has just had its warmest January since records began, playing havoc with the country’s skiing season
- Luckily Norway’s first indoor ski resort, Sno, opened last month just outside the capital Oslo
On a Monday morning in February, skiers glided down the run, while snowboarders nearby practised jumps on the ramps and tired visitors rested on red picnic chairs and munched snacks as they recovered.
The scene could be that of any winter morning at any ski resort in Norway – the cradle of modern skiing – except that the snow hadn’t fallen from the sky, and the view of a powder-coated Scandinavian forest was printed on a giant panel built on the side of the slope.
Norway’s Sno resort opened its doors a month ago, during the country’s warmest January on record. The project is the brainchild of Olav Selvaag, a member of one of Norway’s richest families, known for real estate and property development. Among the owners is the Norwegian billionaire Stein Erik Hagen.
