3-Bed Ski-In/Ski-Out Chalet in Uvdal – Mountain Vacation Home with Sauna & Loft



Gaupefaret 72, 3632 Uvdal, Norway, Uvdal (Norway)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 78m² Floor area
€279,000
Chalet
No parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
78m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
You wake up to silence. Not the absence of sound, but the particular quiet that only happens when snow has fallen overnight and the world outside is still deciding what to do with itself. Through the bedroom window at Gaupefaret 72, the slopes of Uvdal Ski Center are right there — not a shuttle ride away, not a car park and a queue away. Just there. You clip into your bindings at the door.
That kind of access doesn't come up often. Genuine ski-in, ski-out in Uvdal means you're dropping onto both alpine runs and cross-country trails directly from the property, and when you ski back in at the end of the afternoon, the sauna is already warming up and something is cooking on the hob. That's the daily rhythm this chalet makes possible.
Built in 2014, the cabin at Gaupefaret 72 was put together with the sort of care that shows up over years, not just on a first viewing. The frame is solid, the materials are honest, and the layout was thought through properly. Waterborne underfloor heating runs across the entire ground floor, which matters more than it sounds after a day out in Norwegian mountain temperatures. Single-strip oak parquet flooring runs through the main living areas — warm underfoot, easy to maintain, and far more durable than the laminate you'll find in cheaper builds. At 78 square metres of internal living space, spread across a practical footprint, nothing feels squeezed.
The open-plan living room and kitchen is where this chalet really works. The kitchen comes fitted with integrated appliances — dishwasher, oven, ceramic cooktop — and there's enough bench space to actually cook a proper meal, not just warm something up. The dining area sits comfortably between the kitchen and the wood-burning fireplace, and in the evenings, with the fire going and snow pressing against the windows, it feels exactly like a Norwegian mountain cabin should. No pretense about it.
Three bedrooms sleep the family comfortably. The master has space for a wardrobe, the two others work well for kids or guests. Above the living room, a loft accessed by an internal staircase gives you an extra sleeping area, a reading nook, or a place to spread out board games on a rainy afternoon — whatever the week calls for. The bathroom has been fitted with modern fixtures and, importantly, includes a sauna. That's not a luxury addition here; in Uvdal, a sauna after a long day on Hardangervidda is just how things are done.
Outside, a 29-square-metre balcony wraps around enough of the building to give you views across the plateau and somewhere to sit with coffee on the brighter mornings. The lot is a leased arrangement, which keeps the entry cost of ownership reasonable and is a standard, well-established structure for Norwegian mountain cabins. Year-round road access, public water and sewage, a garage and parking space — the practical side of ownership here is genuinely uncomplicated.
About the location. Uvdal sits at the northern edge of Hardangervidda, Europe's largest mountain plateau, and the scale of what's accessible from this chalet is genuinely hard to overstate. In winter, Uvdal Ski Center has runs across all ability levels, a proper ski school, and the Lavvoen restaurant at the lodge for when the legs have had enough. Cross-country trails fan out across the plateau for kilometres — the kind of skiing where you can go for hours and not see another soul. Sledding, snowshoeing, ice fishing on the frozen lake at Pålsbufjorden: winter here runs from around November through to April, and it runs properly.
Summer is a different place entirely. Hardangervidda becomes one of the great hiking destinations in northern Europe, and the Uvdal valley fills up with wildflowers and the sound of rivers running fast from snowmelt. Day hikes from the cabin door reach the high plateau within an hour. The reindeer herds move through in late summer. Fishing — particularly brown trout — draws serious anglers from across Scandinavia to the rivers and lakes nearby. Langedrag Nature Park, about 40 kilometres away on the road toward Numedal, is worth knowing about if you're coming with children: you can walk among wolves, wolverines, and lynx in a setting that's serious about conservation, not just tourism.
The Uvdal Stave Church, dating to the medieval period and still standing on its hillside above the valley, is one of those places that quietly reframes your sense of Norwegian history. The local markets in summer, the annual events at the cultural centre in Nore — this is a valley with a real community, not just a seasonal ski resort that empties in May.
For international buyers, the practicalities are worth noting. Norway is not in the EU, but the property purchase process is transparent and well-regulated, with relatively low barriers for foreign nationals compared to much of Europe. This type of leasehold cabin arrangement is standard and carries no additional complexity for overseas owners. Rental demand in Uvdal is consistent — both winter ski season and summer hiking weeks command strong occupancy — and the property can be managed remotely through established local agents if you're not in Norway year-round.
Priced at €279,000, this chalet represents genuine value for ski-in/ski-out access in a Norwegian mountain destination that has been growing in international recognition without yet reaching the price levels of comparable Alpine resorts.
Key features at a glance:
- Ski-in/ski-out access to Uvdal Ski Center alpine and cross-country trails
- Built 2014 with solid construction and practical layout
- 78 m² internal living area across ground floor plus loft
- 3 bedrooms plus versatile loft sleeping/living space
- Waterborne underfloor heating throughout ground floor
- Single-strip oak parquet flooring
- Modern kitchen with integrated dishwasher, oven and cooktop
- Bathroom with contemporary fixtures and sauna
- Separate WC
- Wood-burning fireplace in open-plan living area
- 29 m² balcony with mountain views
- Garage and dedicated parking
- Public water, sewage, electricity and year-round road access
- Energy rating C — well-insulated for mountain conditions
- Leasehold lot with low annual ground rent
If you're looking for a vacation home in Norway that actually puts you inside the mountain experience rather than near it, Gaupefaret 72 is worth a serious look. Reach out through Homestra today to arrange a viewing or to get the full property documentation — the serious interest on a listing like this tends to move quickly once the snow arrives.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 78m²
- Price per m²
- €3,577
- Garden size
- 0m²
- 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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