3-Bed Mountain Chalet in Eggedal, 100m from Ski Trails | Holiday Home at 861m Altitude



Nedre Åsseterlia 14, 3359 Eggedal, Eggedal (Norway)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 80m² Floor area
€265,000
Chalet
No parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
80m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Step outside on a February morning and the world is white and silent except for the crunch of your boots and the distant hiss of skis on groomed snow. The cross-country trails are literally 100 metres from your front door. You can smell coffee still brewing in the kitchen. This is what owning a mountain chalet in Eggedal actually feels like — and once you've had a taste of it, a standard hotel weekend never quite cuts it again.
Sitting at 861 metres above sea level in the Haglebu recreational area of Numedal, this three-bedroom timber chalet at Nedre Åsseterlia 14 is the kind of property that gets passed down through families. The 80-square-metre layout is honest and unfussy — wooden-panelled walls, exposed ceiling beams, a cast-iron fireplace that does serious work on cold evenings. Nothing is trying too hard. It just works.
The living room catches the mountain light in the afternoon, and the large windows frame views that shift with every season — deep pine green in July, flame-orange birch in September, and that particular blue-white silence of a Norwegian winter. The open-plan kitchen connects directly to the living space with a bar-counter setup, which means whoever's making the reindeer stew or the Saturday waffles doesn't miss the conversation. Pine cabinetry, solid wood countertops, a dishwasher — practical without being clinical.
Three proper bedrooms give the place real versatility. The master fits a double bed comfortably, and the two additional rooms are set up with bunk beds — genuinely useful when you've got kids or a group of friends along for a ski weekend. Above the entrance hall, a loft accessed by a fixed ladder provides extra sleeping capacity, bringing the total to around eight people. The bathroom has electric underfloor heating and a shower cabin, which you will appreciate the moment you strip off wet ski gear in January.
Outside, the 27-square-metre terrace is partially covered — a detail that sounds minor until you're sitting under it with a hot drink watching snow fall, perfectly dry. In summer that same terrace becomes the focal point for long Scandinavian evenings, the sun still hanging in the sky at 9pm while the kids run around the 923-square-metre freehold plot. A separate outbuilding, constructed in 2019, holds two dedicated storage rooms for skis, boots, bikes, and all the gear that accumulates when you actually use a place rather than just look at it.
Haglebu is one of the Numedal valley's best-kept secrets among Norwegian families, and the numbers explain why. The alpine ski centre is 700 metres away — a 10-minute walk in ski boots, entirely doable. The groomed cross-country network extends for kilometres across open fells and through forest. In winter, the snowpack here is reliable and the slopes suit everyone from small children taking their first snowplough turns to adults who want a proper workout on the longer runs. Lift queues are a fraction of what you'd find at Geilo or Hemsedal.
Come June, the landscape flips completely. The marked hiking trails that thread through Haglebu connect to longer routes across Norefjell and into Numedal's broader wilderness. Fishing in the local lakes — pike and perch are common — is a proper summer afternoon activity. The swimming spots along the valley floor warm up surprisingly well by July. This is not a one-season investment.
Eggedal village is a short drive down the valley road, with a grocery store and the basics you need for a long weekend. A larger shopping centre is about 26 minutes by car — far enough to feel remote, close enough to not be a hardship. A bus stop five minutes on foot means you're not entirely dependent on a car, though most visitors arrive by road. From Oslo, the drive takes roughly two hours via the RV40, making this viable for a long weekend rather than just a full week's holiday.
The property has year-round road access and is connected to both water and electricity — not a given at this altitude in Norway, and a practical consideration worth noting for international buyers assessing running costs and rental potential. Norwegian mountain cabins in this price range with reliable infrastructure and direct ski access have shown consistent demand, both as personal retreats and short-term rentals through platforms popular with Scandinavian families seeking self-catered ski breaks.
For buyers coming from outside Norway, the process of purchasing a recreational property — a fritidsbolig — is generally open to EU and EEA citizens, and legal advisors familiar with Norwegian property law can guide non-residents through the specifics efficiently. Ownership costs are modest compared to Alpine equivalents in France or Austria at similar altitudes.
Key features at a glance:
- 3 bedrooms plus loft sleeping area, capacity for up to 8 people
- 80 sqm interior on a 923 sqm freehold plot
- 100 metres from groomed cross-country ski trails
- 700 metres from Haglebu alpine ski centre
- Altitude: 861 metres above sea level
- 27 sqm partially covered sunny terrace
- Cast-iron fireplace in the main living area
- Pine-panelled interiors with exposed beam ceiling
- Bathroom with electric underfloor heating and shower
- Separate outbuilding (2019) with two equipment storage rooms
- Year-round road access with dedicated parking
- Connected to water and electricity
- Bus stop a 5-minute walk from the property
- Approximately 2 hours from Oslo by car
- Priced at €265,000 for freehold ownership
If you've been on the fence about a Norwegian mountain holiday home, Eggedal has a way of settling that debate quickly. The combination of ski-in proximity, summer hiking, generous outdoor space, and a price point well below comparable properties in the major Norwegian ski resorts makes this chalet genuinely hard to overlook.
Get in touch with the Homestra team today to arrange a viewing — ideally on a morning when the trails are freshly groomed and the fireplace has had time to warm the room.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 80m²
- Price per m²
- €3,313
- Garden size
- 923m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- Chalet
- Energy label
Unknown
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