Bygdebadstua Skurdalen

Bygdebadstua Skurdalen stands by Skurdalsfjorden in the mountain village between Geilo and Dagali, run by the local community association through the project «Bu i Skurdalen». The light-wood barrel sauna has a wood-fired Harvia stove and a large arched window facing the water and the mountains.

The sauna is rented privately in three-hour blocks, with room for eight people. You fire it up yourself – the wood is included – and should allow an hour of heating before the heat sets in. Outdoor benches and a fire pit come with it, but there is no electricity, changing room or shower here: this is sauna on the mountain's terms.

In winter you park at Fagerli and stroll ten minutes down to the water. Book through the association's booking page, and experience a mountain sauna the way it's meant to be.