The first skate hotel ever!

Get ready for the first skate hotel there is! The name is** Camp Vierli**. Just what we need, a **hotel **in the woods in Rauland, **Telemark, **dedicated to the act of making movements on the beautiful plank of wood with wheels called a skateboard. They have an **indoor **and an **outdoor skatepark **which is open the whole year!

For more boarding, have a look at Surfing in Lofoten!

I was surprised in **2012 when I found out that places like this are really being made in little Norway. This was 6 years ago **when *skateboarding *was much smaller than this year. I found out that **skateboarding **is growing constantly in **Norway *with X games *in **Oslo **and **hotels **like this. The place functions as a hotel, hostel, and is arranging skateboard camps.

The camp is for everybody

The skate camp is for anyone who wants to skate. Every age and level. The instructors are super inclusive and make a lot of effort for your skateboard well-being. The usual age group is between** 8-16 **and if your parents want to join without shredding the skate park they can check in to the **hotel **as a hotel guest.

What I saw was a lot of kids jumping down from the top of the biggest slope to the bottom. The slope is probably 2 meters tall and 8-year-old kids** jump down it like it's nothing.

What obstacles to discover

Big ramps, small ramps, slopes, pyramid, stairs, curbs, rails, handrails, and a **volcano **with the Element logo on it. *Element *made a similar logo on a **volcano **in the centre of **Oslo **in **2008 (This knowledge comes from watching every Norwegian skate video since 2006). ''Verktøy i lufta'' needs some credit as the construction company who made such a flawless skatepark. Their name means ''Tools in the air'' in English.

When your skatebord breaks

If your skateboard breaks, there's nothing to worry about. They have **skateboards **you can use around the hotel area. There's even a **skateboard shop **where you can get **helmets **and **boards **and all you need.

Contests and events

There will be **contests **and **evening activities **happening. They might arrange a ''best trick contest'' in the quarter pipe, for example. At the contest, you can win **skateboards *and skateboard gears. As an evening activity, they might show you new exciting skate videos *and similar things.

The chef and the food

The chef is dedicated to making food for all participants according to their *allergies *and *special preferences *that you specify when you apply. You'll be fed by the **hotel **the whole week, no worries.

The skate camps to join

For the summer, Element Skatecamp is arranged. Great skaters of the** Norwegian skateboard family **will be your instructors. For the winter, DC Kiddy Camp is held with the same concept.'

Ski centre close to the Skate camp

Closeby, there's a great snowboard park facility to find. The professionals go here quite a bit and the place is considered one of the best snowboard parks in Norway. You buy one lift card and you can reach all the tops in the Rauland area**.