Welcome to the home of Nordic Challenge 2012!

Experts in the sport and teaching of Nordic Skiing

Our business is teaching Nordic Skiing

Client cross-country skiing in Norway
Client on a cross country ski skills course
Two of the instructors on our cross-country skiing courses and holidays

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All our instructors are BASI qualified (British Association of Snowsport Instructors), or national equivalent and are total Nordic skiing enthusiasts who will give you an inspirational week of really challenging fun irrespective of your age, previous experience or fitness.

Our Cross-Country Skiing Holidays and Courses...
New, fun and challenging skiing experiences for everyone.

We run cross-country skiing holidays and courses with an emphasis on top quality instruction. We also run team challenge/building courses for schools, businesses and other groups.

  • Cross country (track) skills holidays/courses designed to get starters skiing competently in just one week, or to improve the skills of more experienced skiers. Two of these holidays, which coincide with the Spring half-term weeks, are particularly suitable for families.
  • Our Telemark Skiing Course for those who have seen it done, quietly marvelled at it, but never got round to learning how to do it! And also for those who can do it, but really need some expert tuition to improve their technique.
  • Our Peer Gynt Ski Touring Holidays are hotel-to-hotel ski touring holidays for more experienced track skiers who want distance, variety of terrain and great scenery. (Heavy baggage transported by road!)
  • And, New for 2012… Our Sjusjøen Ski Touring Holiday. Building on the success of our Peer Gynt Touring holidays, we are introducing a new hotel-to-hotel tour… this time close to Lillehammer (home of the 1994 Winter Olympics) and in the massive Sjusjøen/Nordseter/Hornsjø ski arena.

Locations and Accommodation – a brief summary

Our Cross-Country (track) Skiing Skills holidays and Telemark Skiing Courses are all based on the Wadahl Hotel, Gålå (full board) high in the mountains of Gudbrandsdalen, 80 km north of Lillehammer. Whilst boasting some of the best cross-country skiing in Norway, the added attractions of its own alpine slopes, mini-biathlon facility, race training, dog sledding and a nerve tingling toboggan run, are all helping to turn Gålå into a popular destination for a wide cross-section of skiers of all ages and nationalities. This high plateau, with its stunning scenery is also the venue for our Peer Gynt Ski Tour holiday.  Our Sjusjøen Ski Tour Holiday is located within the ski arena above Lillehammer. This is a massive, superb, undulating cross-country ski area, with some well-positioned, high quality hotels on its periphery.

Our Schools’ Easter half-term courses will continue to be delivered in Sjusjøen, Lillehammer with its superb Olympic ski tracks and facilities, while we will continue to run Corporate Team Building Courses at Wadahl. See below.

Clients on our Peer Gynt Experience Holiday in 2011

Deidre and Chris Romaniuk, 2011

"It was great to do something new that was a real challenge. The encouragement and good humour from the instructors helped so much."

Louise and Amy Foulkes, Cheltenham, 2011

"Great coaching, food and company."

Andrew Hawkins and Keren Webster, North Yorkshire, 2011

"We will be back, many thanks."

Christoph and Katie Theopold, Dublin, 2011

"The atmosphere created by Nordic Challenge staff made us feel completely relaxed and comfortable. Wouldn’t change a thing!"

Zoe James and Matthew Johnstone, 2011

"This has been a fantastic experience in a beautiful country. We would strongly recommend Nordic Challenge to others."

Andrew Stumpf, Abergavenny, 2011

"Good routes, great group, excellent advice."

Jacky Langton, Kent, 2011

"What a pity I didn’t find you before!"

S.H. from Lincoln

"A superb holiday with an excellent balance of fun and tuition led by a team of instructors with a real love for the sport."

J. & K.T. from Glasgow

"A refreshing change from a downhill week. We will recommend this experience to our friends."

J.P. from Lancashire

"Overall a truly wonderful week. I learned a lot and grew in confidence."

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Cross-Country Skiing and Team Challenge Courses for Schools

For young people aged between 15 and 18 we offer:

  • Specially designed courses with the emphasis on fun, excitement and challenge, providing 6 days of supervised skiing and team challenges with a dedicated full time instructor, utilising the prepared cross-country tracks around Sjusjøen, Nordseter and Lillehammer. These tracks combine to produce what is one of the best Cross-Country Skiing arenas in Europe. See full details of our Schools' Courses here...
Students on a Cross-Country Skiing course, 2010

M.C., Victoria College, Jersey

"Had a fantastic time. An incredibly valuable experience."

Jon Hale, Victoria College staff

"The boys progressed much faster than I could have imagined. Overall the week was excellent and we look forward to meeting up with Nordic Challenge again."

E.T., Casterton School

"Awesome."

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Team Building...

...please see our sister site for more information about:

Team Building opportunities for companies and other organisations