Bli med på sauesanking, en naturopplevelse uten like

Helgen 10. - 12. september
 
Fra begynnelsen av juni lever sauene fritt i fjellet og spiser seg gode og mette på de næringsrike og fine fjellbeitene her i Valdres. I begynnelsen av september merker ofte sauene at høsten er i anmarsj og begynner å trekke mot bygda. Da begynner den årlige sauesankingen. En norsk tradisjon gjennom hundreder av år. Dette inntreffer når fjellet er på sitt flotteste, og i kombinasjonen med norsk bufartradisjon er dette en stor naturopplevelse å få med seg. Ikke minst for barnefamilier.

Sammen med Grethe Hedalen og Vemund Skaret på Myhre Gard i Skammestein, har vi fått lov til å bli med på årets sauesanking, etter en lang og flott sommer på fjellbeite i Heimdalen ved Valdresflya.

Derfor kan vi invitere til sauesanking og et hyggelig opphold her på Grønolen.

Dette blir programmet for helgen:

Ankomst fredag ettermiddag og kveld, til en god middag på Grønolen

- Etter middagen kommer Vemund for å fortelle om hva som skal skje

- Lørdag, tidlig frokost hvor du også smører en god matpakke

- Kl 9.00, fremmøte ved Heimdalsmunnen. Enten med egen transport eller at vi sørger for transporten hvis du ikke har egen bil

-  Vi blir inndelt i to grupper og begynner å gå ”manngard” henholdsvis fra Maurvangen og innerst i Heimdalen. Så blir de bortimot 400 sauene drevet
mot Heimdalsmunnen hvor de blir sortert til hver sine eiere i kvea der.

- Lørdag kveld, tilbake til Grønolen og en riktig god middag etter en lang, opplevelsesrik og flott dag i fjellet

- Søndag kan du, hvis du ønsker, ta del i nok en dag med sauesanking - eller du kan ta en fjelltur på egen hånd før hjemreisen.

Pris: kr 1.950 pr. person for hele helgen. Vanlige barnerabatter

On the weekend from Friday July 30th to Sunday August 1st we offer a demanding tour to the Høgdebrotet/Tjønnholstind area. On Friday after arrival there’s a good dinner waiting, and on Saturday morning after a good night’s sleep you are ready to go. It’s a 10-12 hour hike – so you have to be fit. Two nights at Grønolen Fjellgard.

Length of hike: 10-12 hours - Grade: 5 boots

Rate per person in a double room NOK 2.450,- including 2 nights with board (cold lunch) and a guided mountain hike.

Rakfisk weekend – 05.-07. November:

In connection with the Rakfisk festival at Fagernes, 6.-8. November, we offer a weekend under the star of the rakfisk (fermented fish, a local speciality, traditionally served with potatoes, raw onion, lefse, which is a kind of potato pancake, and beer or aquavit). You arrive on Friday evening to a rakfisk buffet with fish from different producers.

On Saturday after breakfast you go to Fagernes by bus. Rakfisk is the main attraction, but there is much more to see, taste and experience, like all sorts of fine food from local producers (moose sausage, for instance), hand crafts and a bit of a crowd – just as a festival should be.

In the evening you get back to a culinary experience – a five course gourmet dinner.

On Sunday a good, long lasting breakfast will be served before departure.

Rate per person in double room NOK 2.750,- which includes the whole stay, all meals and the bus ride to Fagernes.

”Fishing in Valdres

Period: 4. June – 15. September Up here in the mountains there’s almost constant fishing luck, and after a fishing trip to Lake Vinstervatn almost always a fine trout or two accompany you home.

Take a buddy, your better half, children or grandchildren – and go fishing.

• Fishing licence to the Raudøla river and 4 small lakes for one week
• Complementary use of a rowing boat at lake Vinstervatn (Crown landy) The fishing licence to the Crown land has to be purchased separately.
• Self contained apartment for 5-6 persons (2 bedrooms) for one week
• NOK 4.500,-*

* Bed linen and towels NOK 100,- per set. Final cleaning NOK 450,-.

A tour program that will do you good in the weeks 29,30,31,32 and 37

The Grønolen brothers offer a tour program that covers the whole specter from climbing 2000 meter summits via canyoning to a lunch excursion to the old, family run summer mountain farm. Arrival on Sunday and departure on Friday leave you with sufficient time for a number of outstanding nature and food experiences in Jotunheimen.

Alternatively you can book a 3 nights stay with the arrival day of your choice.

Monday: Skaget, 1686 m

In Øystre Slidre three mountains stick out more than rest, with their own identity and looks. We talk about the characteristic Bitihorn north of Beitostølen, the hat shaped Rundemellen – and the 1686 m high Skaget, also called the “local Kilimanjaro”. Skaget is the highest of the three and can be recognized from far away.

From Storeskag a path leads up under the steep south face. From here the route turns right up to the lowest saddle to the right of the summit. Small cairns lead the way first across alpine meadows and later stones to the ridge that leads to the summit point.

Duration: 2 hours – Difficulty: 2 boots

Tuesday: Knutshø, 1517 m

Knutshø is a ridge-shaped mountain that looks like a dragon’s back, situated between the lakes Gjende and Leirungen. We drive across the Valdresflya high plateau and park the car at Vargebakkan. To begin with it’s a couple of kilometers easy terrain until the start of the steep and slightly exposed ascent to the top of the ridge. Once there, the trail is easy and offers the most rewarding views down to the Leirungen lakes, one on each side. The last bit to the summit point is steep and may seem threatening at first, but upon closer encounter it turns out surprisingly. Many people regard Knutshø to be even more beautiful and diverse than the famous hike across Besseggen, and there is a rumor that Henrik Ibsen really meant Knutshø and not Besseggen in his drama “Peer Gynt”.

Duration: 5-6 hours – Difficulty: 3 boots

Wednesday: Store Nuten 1541 m and visit of the mountain pasture

Wednesday is a day of recovery before the hardest tour on Thursday. But we need to move our bodies a little bit. So we drive to the Valdresflya and take a nice and easy walk up to the high point of Store Nuten wich offers a great panorama view to Jotunheimen, Rondane and Lake Vinstervatn with the characteristic Bitihorn in the background. Afterwards we stroll downhill to our mountain pasture, where sour cream mush and salt meat is served – a traditional norwegian dish. The afternoon is at your disposal.

Duration 3 hours + time spent on the pasture - Difficulty: 2 boots

Thursday: Ascent of the Rasletind, 2105 m

We start at the Valdresflya Vandrerhjem. First we cross the Valdresflya before we ascend up into the high valley Raslet. The last bit to the summit of Norway’s easiest 2000-meter-mountainis is a little bit steeper, but not difficult.

Duration: 7-8 hours – Difficulty: 4 boots

Prices

5-nights-tour package NOK 4.850,- / 3 nights NOK 3.125,- per person in a double room with full board, all hiking tours with guide and a summer mountain farm lunch. Single room supplement NOK 150,- per night.

Special Tour program for groups For groups of min. 10 persons we can offer a tailormade tour program to suit your wishes and fitness level!

On the weekend from Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th of July we have a program for those who like mountain hiking and mountaineering. This tour leads across the Kalvehøgde massif and to the summit of Store Knutsholstinden with an overnight stay at the mountain cabin Torfinnsbu in between. On Thursday after arrival there’s a solid dinner waiting, and on Friday morning after a good night’s sleep you are ready to go. This is a tour where it is required that you can do daily legs of up to 10-12 hours – in other words – you have to be well trained. Two nights at Grønolen Fjellgard and one at Torfinnsbu.

Length of hikes: 10-12 hours - Grade: 6 boots

Rate per person in a double room NOK 3.750,- – including 3 nights with board (cold lunch) and mountain guide.

Mountain tour and Gourmet weekend – 17.-19. September:

The weekend 17.-19. September is reserved for you who love both the mountains and good food but can’t afford to spend a whole week.

You arrive on Friday afternoon to a good dinner followed by coffee and cake.

On Saturday your host Tor Erik accompanies you on a fantastic mountain hike while his brother Øyvind stays at home in the kitchen to prepare a real experience of a meal – a five course gourmet dinner with tastes from the Norwegian fell nature.

On Sunday you are welcome to make yourself a lunch package and set out for a hike on your own before you leave.

Rate NOK 2.450,- per person in double room which includes the whole stay, all meals and a guided mountain hike. Hiking time: 10-12 hours

Groups of 15 persons or more can order this package at any time throughout the season.