e-mail: post@juvasshytta.no  Telephone +4761211550

In Norwegian

Top of Norway
Mountain Experience
in Jotunheimen

      Welcome to Juvasshytta lodge

Juvasshytta is a modern tourist lodge offering everything from simple rooms with hot and cold water to higher standard rooms with bathroom and toilet.
Juvasshytta is the best and closest starting point for ascents to Northern Europe’s highest mountain, Galdhøpiggen. Guided tours start here on a daily basis and take you across Styggebreen glacier and up to “Piggen”. From the distinctive lodge at the top of the mountain, you can enjoy a magnificent view while you enjoy your lunch sheltered from the wind. The kiosk at the site sells hot and cold beverages, chocolate, the exclusive Galdhøpigg t-shirt and the Galdhøpigg pin. The specialty products can only be purchased at the top of the mountain. Galdhøpiggen also has its own postal stamp, which is popular to stamp on cards sent to friends and acquaintances.

Top of Norway Mountain Experiencein Jotunheimen
The Galdhøpiggen Summer Ski Centre is only a five-minute walk from Juvasshytta lodge, where both elite alpine skiers and regular tourists seek out “winter snow” all summer and autumn.


Prices for overnight accommodation
All the prices is including Breakfast

Rooms with 2 beds, hot and cold water, shower/WC in hallway, your own sheet bag, sleeping bag, or duvet cover, pillow case, bed sheet:
Adults: kr. 380 pr pers/day. Children: kr. 330 pr pers/day.

Rooms with 4 or 5 beds, hot and cold water, shower/WC in hallway, your own sheet bag, sleeping bag or duvet cover, pillow case, bed sheet:
Adults: kr. 350 pr pers/day. Children: kr. 300 pr pers/day.

Room with ready-made beds, 2 and 3 beds with shower/WC.
Adults: kr. 550 pr pers/day. Children: kr. 500 pr pers/day.

Rooms with 2 and 3 beds with shower/WC in hallway:
Adults: kr. 490 pr pers/day. Children: kr. 450 pr pers/day.

Rental of bed linen/towel: NOK 100.-
Tent with access to indoor facilities: NOK 50 per person.
Parking of campers: NOK 300 per vehicle per night.

Booking with name, address and cell phone number at e-mail: post@juvasshytta.no   or at telephone 61211550 1 January – 1 July. This also applies for cancellations. For bookings made before 1 May, a deposit of NOK 500 per room must be paid.
Booking only by telephone in the period 1 July – 20 August.

Arrival after 18.00hrs can be agreed to in advance. Cancellations of rooms should take place at the latest two days before arrival. No-shows on bookings will be charged a fee of NOK 500.-. No cooking facilities in rooms. Dogs not permitted in rooms overnight.

To get to Juvasshytta, exit RV 55 at Galdesand in Bøverdalen. Approx. 40 min. drive on asphalted road. There is a vending machine for the toll-road fee at Raubergstulen.

Prices, meals
3-course dinner:
Adults NOK 320.-
13-15 yers NOK 230.-
children NOK 150.-

Breakfast:
Adults NOK 100.-
children NOK 50.-

Lunch pack: NOK 60.-
Fill-up of thermos: NOK 40.-
Lunch pack/fill-up of thermos: NOK 90.-.
Lunch pack made at breakfast.

The Juvasshytta lodge is licensed to serve alcohol. Visitors may not bring their own beverages to any of the common areas.

Guided tours to Galdhøpiggen

The guided tour starts at Juvasshytta, where participants receive harness and necessary equipment from guides. A brief orientation about the trip will also be given. We start at 1850 metres and the final destination is Galdhøpiggen at 2469 metres. The trip is approximately 15km trip-return and takes 6-7 hours, including a good break at the top of Galdhøpiggen. At Styggebreen, participants will be rigged up with safety rope and harness. It is extremely dangerous to cross the glacier alone without rope and equipment. All our guides have many years’ experience guiding both to Galdhøpiggen and to other mountains and glaciers. All participants receive an individually suited harness.

There is a hut at the top of Galdhøpiggen. At the kiosk inside the hut you can purchase hot and cold beverages, hot dogs, chocolates, t-shirts, sweaters, postcards (with special postmark) and pins. You can also enjoy your lunch pack sheltered from the elements inside the hut.

Trip schedule
The trip to Galdhøpiggen is organised only during peak season and leaves 09.00hrs. for guests staying at the site and 10.00hrs. for others. We open on 1 June. Peak season is 10 July – 20 August. Trips leave at 10.00hrs as needed from 1 June to 30 September.Tour Schedule

Tour  schedule
Tours to Galdhøpiggen are organised in the following period:
1 June - 9 July:
Guided tours daily on weekdays/Sundays by appointment.
Saturdays at 10.00hrs.
Please call Tel: 61 21 15 50.

10 July - 18 August:
09.00hrs. for overnight guests,
10.00hrs. for everyone
11.30hrs. for everyone

19 August - 30 September:
Guided tours daily on weekdays/Sundays by appointment.
Saturdays at 10.00hrs.
Please call Tel: 61 21 15 50.

We offer guided tours for groups, school groups and families.

See also WELCOME TO THE TOP OF NORWAY for suggestions on other tour destinations. Contact us at tel.: 61 21 15 50
Age and health
Minimum age is 7 years to participate. Due to safety concerns, it is not permitted to bring children in baby carriers. People with heart problems are advised not to take the trip.

Clothing/Equipment
Quite tough weather conditions can be expected on the trip to Galdhøpiggen. Even though the weather may be fine when you start, the weather can change surprisingly quickly. Guides can refuse to permit people who do not have suitable clothes or equipment from participating on the trip for safety reasons.

You should bring the following with you on the trip:
Good footwear (mountain shoes, etc. – not jogging shoes!)
Mountain shoes may be rented at Juvasshytta.
We recommend that you bring spats – particularly in early June/July.
Sunglasses.
Cap.
Mittens.
Sunscreen.
Outer clothing that keeps out the rain/wind.
Change of clothes.
The local mountain shop features all you need if you have forgotten to bring something. Bergan’s touring clothes/equipment and Lowa mountain shoes. Normal store prices.