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Staffed: 100
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Jotunheimen
Contact
Phone (out of season): 970 74 218
Fax:: 902 14 218

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Staffed DNT lodge Fondsbu (1065 AMSL)

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Fondsbu lies at scenic Eidsbugarden on lake Bygdin. It has a vibrant environment and is popular with avid hikers. Here there also are challenges for summit seekers and for glacier hikers.

Hike choices: There are many magnificent choices of hikes from Fondsbu and Eidsbugarden. The hike to the summit of Utsikten ("The vantage point") is recommended! Popular poet Aaamund Olavson Vinje (1818-1870) named the peak, as he did the Jotunheimen range. Utsikten was his favourite place at Eidsbugarden, with good reason, as the view from it is magnificent.

In winter, there are staked routes in all directions from Fondsbu. Some of the routes are staked in February, when the lodge opens, and others are staked later in winter.

Fondsbu

Facilities: Fondsbu has 100 bunks; there are 17 rooms with two bunks and 10 with four bunks; and there are 26 bunks in two dormitories, in the main building (totally renovated in 1993) and in the annex (new in 1999). There are toilets, showers and a drying room in both buildings. Moreover, the rooms with two bunks in the main building have sinks with hot and cold water.

Contact:
Fondsbu, Eidsbugarden, 2985 Tyinkrysset
Tel 970 74 218, Fax 902 14 218, E-Post: post@fondsbu.no

Warden: Solbjørg Kvålshaugen.Extended stays of two days or more may be booked in season at the lodge or in off season by telephone the warden, mobile 970 74 218.

Access: In summer, there's a daily bus (until mid September) from Oslo via Årdal to Tyin and onward to Fondsbu on National Road 252. Another approach is from the east, by bus or car on National Road 51 to Bygdin and by passenger launch on the lake to Fondsbu.

In winter, there are daily bus services from Oslo and Årdal to Tyin. From Tyin, tracked vehicle or snowmobile services to Fondsbu are available upon advance booking. You also may drive to Tyin on E16, and there is a carpark there. From Tyin to Fondsbu, it's about 20 km along a staked route, an easy ski tour in fantastic terrain. If you wish, you may send your baggage with the tracked vehicle.

 


Access

Summer: I sommersesongen går det daglig buss (til ca. 15 september) fra Oslo og Årdal til Tyin og videre inn til Fondsbu. Eventuelt fra Fagernes til Bygdin og med båt over Bygdin inn til Fondsbu.

Winter: Vinterstid går det daglig buss fra Oslo/Årdal til Tyin, videre med beltebil/snøskuter fra Tyin til Fondsbu. Transporten må forhåndsbestilles. Du kan også ta bil til Tyin, hvor det er parkering. Fra Tyin til Fondsbu er det en 20 km skitur langs kvistet løype. En lettgått tur i et fantastisk terreng! Bagasjen kan du eventuelt sende med beltebilen


Opening times and service levels

From To Service level Key type Comment
06.10.09 18.02.10 Closed
19.02.10 02.05.10 Staffed Unlocked
03.05.10 24.06.10 Closed
25.06.10 10.10.10 Staffed Unlocked
11.10.10 31.12.10 Closed

Routes connected to this cabin

Summer - Winter
Route info Name hours km Season: Area
jot96 Bygdin - Fondsbu (via Torfinnsbu) Summer Jotunheimen
jot101 Fondsbu - Ingjerdbu 26 Summer Jotunheimen
jot31 Fondsbu - Olavsbu Summer Jotunheimen
jot30 Fondsbu - Skogadalsbøen (via Mjølkedalen) 28 Summer Jotunheimen
jot29 Fondsbu - Skogadalsbøen (via Sløtafjellet) 27 Summer Jotunheimen
jot65 Fondsbu - Yksendalsbu 21 Summer Jotunheimen
jot12 Gjendebu - Fondsbu 19 Summer Jotunheimen
jot20 Torfinnsbu - Fondsbu Summer Jotunheimen

Suggested trips

Summer - Winter
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Weather forecast for Fondsbu

More forecasts from yr.no: Hour by hour (meteogram) - Overview - Next weekend

Thursday 2. September

Fair Light air, 1.0 m/s from southeast
Fair. Light air, 1.0 m/s from southeast.

Friday 3. September

Sun/clear sky Light breeze, 3.0 m/s from north-northeast
Sun/clear sky. Light breeze, 3.0 m/s from north-northeast.

Saturday 4. September

Partly cloudy Light breeze, 1.2 m/s from south-southeast
Partly cloudy. Light breeze, 1.2 m/s from south-southeast.

Sunday 5. September

Sun/clear sky 14° Light breeze, 1.2 m/s from north
Sun/clear sky. Light breeze, 1.2 m/s from north.

Monday 6. September

Sun/clear sky 16° Light breeze, 1.9 m/s from southeast
Sun/clear sky. Light breeze, 1.9 m/s from southeast.

Tuesday 7. September

Sun/clear sky 14° Light breeze, 2.3 m/s from east-northeast
Sun/clear sky. Light breeze, 2.3 m/s from east-northeast.

Wednesday 8. September

Sun/clear sky 13° Light breeze, 2.5 m/s from east-southeast
Sun/clear sky. Light breeze, 2.5 m/s from east-southeast.

Thursday 9. September

Sun/clear sky 12° Light breeze, 2.5 m/s from southeast
Sun/clear sky. Light breeze, 2.5 m/s from southeast.

Friday 10. September

Cloudy 11° Light breeze, 2.5 m/s from south
Cloudy. Light breeze, 2.5 m/s from south.

Saturday 11. September

Partly cloudy 10° Light breeze, 2.2 m/s from southwest
Partly cloudy. Light breeze, 2.2 m/s from southwest. 0.2 mm nedbør.


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