Valdres Folk High School 400 m above sea level Our high location and the fact that we are sheltered by Jotunheimen means that we avoid much of the rain that the west of Norway and lower-lying areas get in the winter. We have winter the way winter should really be!
John Smits, meteorologist: "The Valdres region is blessed with better weather on average than is normal in many other places in Southern Norway... I think several of my meteorologist colleagues who have chosen Valdres as a cabin area have done so after sneaking a peek at the weather statistics we have access to at work."
Case from Valdresmagasinet no. 3 2007