Peskatun — Attraction in Alta

If we could rate more than 5 stars, we would. Trond was our guide for our skiing day trip and he made it an unforgettable day on our honeymoon trip. We were both beginner skiers so he took time to teach us the basics, helped us up when we fell (which happened a lot), took photos/videos of special moments, set up a bonfire with hot drinks and shared interesting stories of the local area and his work within the local slate industry. We saw some of his incredible work back at the museum - sandblasted slate art. Trond made our experience all the more richer and our only regret is that we didn't book more experiences with him. We will be...

After visiting Kvenvikmoen 11 (excellent) the previous night we had high hopes for here. However the lack of information and guidance throughout the trip was terrible. We were ushered into small cabins and left without information about the site or rotation towards heating areas. The slate talk was good for a wee heat at least as no hot drinks were provided (it was minus 14/19). At the end of the trip the driver closed the doors on us as we were getting off the.bus. trapping my hand and nearly injuring my wife My advice - go to Kvenvikmoen, who provide hot drinks and ample heated areas while you are waiting for the...

I was pleasantly surprised by a tour of the slate quarry. The owners gave us the tour personally, talked about the history of the family and demonstrated how to split the slate (it was amazing in that the worker tapped 4 places with a chisel and it split perfectly). He then shaped a roof tile using three different tools from an old wedge to a power cutter. It's great to see craftsman at work making something...