Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Both a summer and winter player (its name means 'Glow'), Glød can lay on ice fishing,
dog-sledding, snowshoe trekking and other icy fun.
Sarves Alta Alpinsenter
SKIING
(
www.altaski.no
; Dec-Apr)
Alta's ski centre at Rafsbotn, 10km northeast of Alta along the E6, has five downhill runs
and plenty of snowboarding possibilities. Equipment rental is easy to arrange at the centre
and a semi-regular bus connects Rafsbotn to Alta during the season - ask at the tourist of-
fice.
Hiking
For experienced hikers, Alta makes a good launching pad for long-distance hiking trails
that follow historic routes across the Finnmarksvidda plateau to the south. Alta's
tourist of-
fice
can advise.
Sleeping
Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel
HOTEL
( 78 43 33 78;
www.sorrisniva.no
; B&B s/d Nkr2550/4500; early-Jan-mid-Apr; )
The 30 bedrooms - and beds too - are made entirely of ice, as are the chapel, bridal suite
(no complaints of wedding night frigidity so far) and stunning ice bar with its weird-and-
wonderful sculptures lit by fibre-optics. Then again, you might just want to drop by and
visit (adult/child Nkr200/50).
Gargia Fjellstue
LODGE
( 78 43 33 51;
www.gargia-fjellstue.no
;
r from Nkr800)
Around 25km south of Alta, direction Kautokeino, this mountain lodge offers a forest get-
away, plenty of activities year-round, and the best foot access to the Sautso-Alta canyon.
