Drammen Webcam – See Skimore’s Slopes and Lifts in Norway

The Drammen Webcam is a set of fixed cameras around Skimore Drammen, the ski and activity park on the wooded hillside at Aassiden, a few kilometers west of the city center. The stream cycles through the views about once a minute: the boarding area of the four-seat chairlift, the lodge with its turf roof, the first pitch of the slope with the lift chairs climbing away over the town and the Drammenselva below, the bottom of the terrain park with its row of snow cannons, the Aronsloypa run, and the ropes course in the trees. In winter that means fresh snow, groomed pistes and skiers lining up for the chair. In summer the same cameras show grass, mountain bikers and a green valley floor.

About Drammen and Skimore Drammen

Drammen sits about 44 kilometers (27 miles) southwest of Oslo, where the Drammenselva river widens into the Drammensfjord. The municipality counted 106,368 residents in 2026, which makes it one of the largest cities in Buskerud county. Two settlements on opposite banks, Bragernes and Stromso, were merged into a single city on 19 June 1811, and the river still splits the center in two, with the Ypsilon cable-stayed footbridge of 2007 among the crossings.

Skimore Drammen is the city’s local ski hill, run by the same company that operates Skimore Oslo at Tryvann and Skimore Kongsberg. The area climbs from 70 meters (230 feet) at the base to 350 meters (1,148 feet) at the top, a vertical drop of 280 meters (919 feet). A four-seat express chairlift covers 1,350 meters (4,429 feet) in about five minutes, backed up by two platter lifts of 550 and 700 meters (1,804 and 2,297 feet), for a combined capacity of 4,500 riders an hour. The four kilometers (2.5 miles) of pistes are floodlit and split into one easy, two intermediate and one difficult run, all with snowmaking. The terrain park for jumps and rails is a focus of the place, which is why one of the cameras points straight at it.

The cameras are a Norway Live installation, the same company that streams Skimore’s hills at Oslo and Kongsberg and a string of other Norwegian ski resorts, and each view carries a caption naming the camera position.

What the Drammen Webcam Shows Through the Year

Over a ten-year average, January at the ski center runs between about -7 and -1 C (19 to 30 F), with snowmaking usually under way from December and the pistes groomed by Christmas. The views on the Drammen Webcam are at their best from January to March: the chairlift pitch shows a white strip of piste running down toward the roofs of Aassiden, and the park camera catches the jumps being shaped. The season normally runs from early December to the end of March, sometimes into early April. By mid April the highs reach about 10 C (50 F) and the snow retreats to shaded patches under the trees.

Summer is mild rather than hot. July averages a high of 21 C (70 F) and a low of 13 C (55 F), and July and September are the wettest months, with 120 to 130 millimeters (4.7 to 5.1 inches) of rain. The slopes turn into a bike park and the chairlift carries bikes uphill, so the camera on the first pitch shows riders dropping into the trails. October brings the colors you see in the autumn frames, with highs near 10 C (49 F), birches turning yellow along the lift line and the first snow cannons being wheeled into position. December sits around freezing, 0 C (32 F) by day and -5 C (23 F) at night, and the hill is lit until late evening once the lifts open.

Things to Do Near Skimore Drammen

In winter the obvious plan is to ski the hill itself, which is close enough to Oslo for an evening session under the lights, about 45 minutes by car. Cross-country tracks start from the same area and run up into Drammensmarka, the forest that tops out at Skimtheia, 554 meters (1,817 feet) above sea level. In summer the bike park takes over, with lift-served trails and a ropes course in the trees next to the base.

Down in the city, the Spiralen is the attraction everyone asks about: a road tunnel 1,650 meters (5,413 feet) long that corkscrews six and a half times inside Bragernesaasen before coming out 180 meters (591 feet) above the town, at a viewpoint over the whole river valley. It was blasted out from 1953 to supply stone for two new streets and opened by King Olav V in 1961. Back at river level, the promenade along the Drammenselva links the Ypsilon bridge, the old brick warehouses of Bragernes and the squares on either bank, and the train from Oslo takes well under an hour.

Similar Webcams You Might Like

Three more Norwegian views for anyone watching snow build up on this hill:

• Oslo Webcam
• Oslomarka Webcam
• Hafjell Webcam

Frequently Asked Questions

What can you see on the Drammen Webcam?

The stream rotates through several fixed cameras at Skimore Drammen: the chairlift boarding area, the lodge, the first pitch of the slope with the chairlift and the town below, the bottom of the terrain park with its snow cannons, the Aronsloypa run and the ropes course. Each view stays on screen for roughly a minute before the next one appears.

Does the Drammen Webcam show the harbor or the city center?

No. The cameras are all on the ski hill at Aassiden. The town and the river appear only in the distance behind the chairlift on the first-pitch and top-of-lift views. There is no camera here on the harbor, the city bridge or the railway station.

Where is Skimore Drammen located?

On the hillside above Aassiden on the north side of the Drammenselva, a few kilometers west of Drammen city center and about 44 kilometers (27 miles) southwest of Oslo. The base of the lifts sits at about 70 meters (230 feet) above sea level.

When does the ski season start at Skimore Drammen?

The hill relies on snowmaking and usually opens in December, with the season running to the end of March and in good years into early April. The webcam shows whether the cannons are running and the pistes are white.

Is Skimore Drammen open in summer?

Yes. The ski center runs as a year-round activity park, with a lift-served bike park on the slopes and a ropes course in the trees. The cameras keep streaming through summer, so the views show green slopes and bikers instead of snow.

What is the weather like in Drammen?

Winters are cold, with January between about -7 and -1 C (19 to 30 F) at the ski center, and summers mild, with July highs around 21 C (70 F). Late summer and autumn are the wettest part of the year, which is also when the hill’s birches turn yellow on camera.

How far is Drammen from Oslo?

About 44 kilometers (27 miles) by road, or roughly 45 minutes by car to the ski center. Trains between Oslo and Drammen run frequently.

Source: Norway Live