Beitostølen

Beitostølen is a village in Øystre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located at an elevation of about above mean sea level on the southern edge of the Valdresflye mountain plateau. The villages of Skammestein and Hegge lie about to the southeast of Beitostølen. The lake Øyangen lies a short distance to the southwest of the village. The Norwegian County Road 51 runs through the village.
The village has a population of 342 and a population density of.

Etymology

The name Beitostølen comes from "Beito" and "stølen". "Beito" is a common name that appears multiple places in Norway, but it's of unknown origins. It could be a name or an Old Norse description of a place. is a common Norwegian word meaning mountain farm or seter.

Sports

Beitostølen is largely a tourist area, with many holiday cabins and hotels serving various winter sports facilities. The village has hosted FIS Cross-Country World Cup and Biathlon World Cup competitions. Beitostølen is a year-round destination, and although the mountain village is best known to many as a winter sports destination due to its local alpine ski slopes, it also has cross-country skiing trails totaling. July is the month with the highest tourism rate due to hiking in the nearby Jotunheimen National Park to the north.