We took a week to speeddate Norway and managed to drive after the sun nicely in this unsteady weather land!

How to get there

When to go

July is the best month for paragliding. Still, prepare for rainy weather

Preparation

Car Hire a car

Money (EUR & credit card) The region is very expensive. But you need zero cash. Honestly. It's all via credit cards, even the smallest toilet in the middle of Norway accepts it.

Contact

Where to stay

Rent a car in Oslo, bring a tent. Sleeping outdoors works nicely. From the warm Fyords up to snow covered mountains you can be within minutes.

General considerations

It's very expensive

People

Generally friendly!

Food

We had some good food but none particularly memorable.

Climate

European, however we found that the cloudbase is usually somewhat close to the very flat upper mountain highland.

Meteo

This local site is quite reliable: https://www.yr.no/en

Voss Hangur: https://www.yr.no/nn/detaljar/graf/1-109556/Noreg/Vestland/Voss/Hangur

Fronts map

https://de.weather-forecast.com/maps/Norway

Wind Now

There are some holfuy stations which helped us in general: Holfuy Stations Map

Wind Forecast

Windy.com centered on Norway

Paragliding

Find a club near where you want to go: https://no.flightlog.org/fl.html?l=1&a=25&country_id=160

Start in Vaga or Voss where you can simply go to the landing area and meet people. Other clubs should be contacted via facebook which still seems to prevail as social media center in Norway.

Locals log all their flights in one central database: No https://no.flightlog.org/?l=1

So it's a great resource to find great takeoffs depending on the wind direction. https://no.flightlog.org/fl.html?l=1&a=21&country_id=160

Airspace

Luftrom.Info

NOTAM

https://notaminfo.com/norwaymap

Locals/Help

Sites

Voss/Hangur (E,S): GoogleMaps

Vagamo (S): GoogleMaps

Hjartdal (S): GoogleMaps

Hardanger (W): GoogleMaps

Aurlandsvangen (W): GoogleMaps

Drammen (E): GoogleMaps

Conclusion

Pretty nice flying but the weather can be very tricky. Be ready for anything. Bring enough time. Prepare for driving long distances.

Scenery

Diving Scenery