Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway
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Oppdal is one of Norway's main winter sport resorts, surrounded by national parks in Middle Norway. It lies on the Nidaros Path.
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Oppdalsmuseet
The museum has 30 buildings that show what the farm environment was like from the end of the 16th century to the middle of the 20th century. You can see a farmhouse, barn, storage cage, sauna, smithy and hunting lodge. The museum also contains a ski museum, school museum, telemuseum and a collection of hunting and fishing gear.
Oppdal skisenter in Oppdal
One of Norway's major alpine ski resorts with 56 km of pistes. Frequently listed among top 5 or top 10 resorts in Norway. 46 slopes, 3 chair lifts, 14 T-lifts, 1 band lift. There is a ski bus going. The system can also reached at Hovden ski lift, 900-meter walking distance from the city centre, no parking but suitable for visitors without a car.
Oppdal lies on Dovrebanen and E6. It is a hub for traffic between southern Norway and northern Norway, with the train connection Dovrebanen, and for the cross connection from Møre og Romsdal.
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