Skiing: Nyrjuven/Osaskavlen from Hallingskeid (18.04.2025)

Written by hbar (Harald Barsnes) GSM

Start point Hallingskeid stasjon (1,111m)
Endpoint Hallingskeid stasjon (1,111m)
Characteristic Backcountry skiing
Duration 4h 56min
Distance 16.4km
Vertical meters 799m
GPS
Ascents Osaskavlen (1,480m) 18.04.2025 13:05
Visits of other PBEs Hallingskeid stasjon (1,111m) 18.04.2025 10:25
Moldo helårsbro (1,032m) 18.04.2025 10:40
Hallingskeid (1,093m) 18.04.2025 15:12

Skiing: Nyrjuven/Osaskavlen from Hallingskeid

Storhaugane from the train station
Storhaugane from the train station
The bridge across Moldo
The bridge across Moldo
Looking back at the bridge
Looking back at the bridge
Marked route in Buadalen
Marked route in Buadalen
Søre Grøndalsnuten from the north
Søre Grøndalsnuten from the north
Hallingskeid from Buadalen
Hallingskeid from Buadalen
Approaching Buadalsbrotet
Approaching Buadalsbrotet
Approaching the 1272 lake
Approaching the 1272 lake

After spending the first half of Easter in Sogndal, I was now back in Bergen and after a night at home I got up early to take the train to Hallingskeid with the plan to ski to Nyrjuven/Osaskavlen. The sun was shining when the train arrived at Hallingskeid and I could put on the skis immediately after exiting the station from where I headed towards the bridge across Moldo.

Given the issues I had had with the missing summer bridge during my recent attempt to cross the river south of Mjølfjell (which I later learnt opened just three days later…), I had in advance made sure that the bridge would in fact be there this time around, and could this easily cross to the other side.

Safely across the river, I continued west along Buadalen where I pretty much followed the marked summer route to Osa/Rembesdalsseter until getting to the unnamed 1272 lake southwest of Daurmålsvatnet. From there it was simply a matter of navigating more or less directly west towards the summit. My ascent route did not present any real difficulties and it did not take too long before I arrived at the large summit cairn at Nyrjuven, the highest point at Osaskavlen. Here I had a short break before descending along the same route, although via a slightly better alternative when approaching lake 1272.

On my way back to Hallingskeid I considered including a detour to Søre Grøndalsnuten, but given that the snow had now turned into the kind of wet slush that brought me almost to a full stop as soon as I left my own ski tracks, and due to the visibility had gotten worse due gray clouds, I decided to instead simply return to the train station. And while the gray clouds disappeared before I got to the station, the snow quality did not improve and in the end I was happy with my choice. And it was definitely not the worst day to spend an extra 1.5 hours in the sun outside the station.

To conclude, skiing from Hallingskeid to Nyrjuven/Osaskavlen is pretty straightforward and can highly be recommended.

Approaching Osaskalven
Approaching Osaskalven
The first look at the summit of Nyrjuven
The first look at the summit of Nyrjuven
Approaching the summit cairn
Approaching the summit cairn
The summit of Nyrjuven (and Osaskavlen)
The summit of Nyrjuven (and Osaskavlen)
Towards Hardangerjøkulen from Nyrjuven
Towards Hardangerjøkulen from Nyrjuven
Following my own tracks back to Hallingskeid
Following my own tracks back to Hallingskeid
Hallingskeid from the top of Buadalen
Hallingskeid from the top of Buadalen
Returning to the train station at Hallingskeid
Returning to the train station at Hallingskeid
The DNT cabin at Hallingskeid
The DNT cabin at Hallingskeid
Looking back at Storhaugane from the train station
Looking back at Storhaugane from the train station
Start date 18.04.2025 10:25
(UTC+01:00 DST)
End date 18.04.2025 15:21
(UTC+01:00 DST)
Total Time 4h 56min
Moving Time 3h 55min
Stopped Time 1h 01min
Overall Average 3.3km/h
Moving Average 4.2km/h
Distance 16.4km
Vertical meters 799m

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