Fatal fires spread over weekend

Seven persons were killed in various fires in Norway during the weekend, including a 31-year-old woman and two of her three children. They were sleeping in their home in Nord-Odal in Hedmark County when their house was overcome by flames. A third child was spending the night away while the father in the family was [...]

Winter weather disrupts airline travel

Several flights from Oslo to Frankfurt were cancelled on Monday because of bad weather in Europe, and other flights were delayed as airports around the continent had trouble coping with snow and sub-freezing temperatures.  Joachim Westher Andersen, spokesman for Oslo’s main airport at Gardermoen, told Norwegian Broadcasting that both departing and incoming flights were either [...]

Icy weather grips southern Norway

Bitterly cold temperatures that have hit southern Norway lately are due to continue for at least another week. While parts of the north are enjoying warmer weather, the south is locked in an icy grip with temperatures down to minus 35 degrees Celsius, the coldest readings so far this winter. It’s so cold in the [...]

More avalanche warnings posted

Avalanche experts warned of more dangerous conditions in the mountains over the weekend, following the death of a 32-year-old Swedish climber who was buried by snow and ice in Hemsedal on Thursday. Fresh snow on steep mountainsides in southern Norway simply isn’t stable. The weekend could have been “tragic, if folks aren’t careful,” Kjetil Brattlien [...]

West Coast gets clobbered again

Another severe winter storm blew in over Norway’s southwest coast Sunday, with powerful winds knocking down trees and even tearing the roofs off buildings. Several hundred households were without power Sunday night, ferries had to cancel their service and another train got stuck between Stavanger and Egersund. Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported late Sunday that around [...]

Storm closed mountain roads

UPDATED: Norwegian dreams of a white Christmas turned into traffic nightmares on the day before Christmas Eve for those trying to get home for the holidays. Strong winds and drifting snow forced the closure Sunday of several major roads over the mountains that connect the east and west sides of southern Norway. The winter storm [...]

Norway set for cold, white Christmas

Most Norwegians were settling into what amounts to at least a five-day weekend beginning on Saturday, and many were cheered by forecasts of a traditional white Christmas over most of the country. State meteorologists warned it would likely be very cold, though, also in the southern parts of the country, where skies would also be [...]

Fog lifts, easing holiday flight delays

Airlines serving Oslo’s main airport at Gardermoen were taking off mostly on schedule Friday morning, following widespread delays caused by a frosty fog that settled over the airport just as the holiday travel rush was setting in. Passengers were urged, though, to brace for crowds and more challenging weather throughout the weekend. Norway’s gateway airport, [...]

Snow stranded trains, closed roads

State meteorologists had warned of more severe weather disruptions in southwestern Norway over the weekend and they were right. Emergency crews were still trying to clear enormous mounds of snow off roads and railroad tracks on Sunday, after some areas were hit by more record-breaking winter storms. At Jæren along the coast south of Stavanger, [...]

Record snowfall hit southwest

Residents of Rogaland County on Norway’s southwest coast were digging their way out of a major snowstorm Wednesday night that severely disrupted traffic in the air and on the ground, and left them tackling record-high snowdrifts. They were bracing, along with the rest of southern Norway, for what state meteorologists predict will be an “interesting” [...]

Snowstorm moving in from Iceland

State meteorologists were warning on Wednesday that a powerful low-pressure system was moving towards southern Norway and expected to bring plenty of snow over the weekend. The southern and western coasts were due to be hit the hardest. Most of Norway has been subject to bitterly cold temperatures for the past several days, with thermometers [...]

Challenges loom for commuters

More than 100,000 Norwegians are being warned that it may be challenging to get to and from work next week and just about anywhere else. Public transit systems in the southeastern portion of the country will undergo major route changes from December 9, while state meteorologists were forecasting snow at the same time. A deep [...]

Great weekend for winter sports

Norway’s winter sports stars had a great weekend in various World Cup competition, and few were better than biathlon skier Tora Berger. She was “simply the best,” agreed commentators, while cross-country skiers Marit Bjørgen and Petter Northug chalked up major victories and Norway’s downhill racers flexed their muscles, too. Even the ski jumpers were somewhat [...]

Northern Lights flash over Tromsø

More displays of the Northern Lights were dazzling residents of Northern Norway this week, as the shimmering phenomena continues to occasionally sweep over the wintry skies. The recent heightened frequency of the spectacle also continues to attract tourists from all over the world. These photos were sent to us by one of our readers, Mohammad [...]

Ski resorts able to open early

Lots of fresh snow in the mountains was allowing several of Norway’s major ski resorts to open early for the slalom season this weekend. Some have started cranking up their ski lifts already and hope temperatures stay cold. “This is one of the earliest openings in history,” Trond Østby of the popular winter sports center [...]

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