include Olympic snowboarders Stine Brun Kjeldaas and Halvor Lunn; cross-country ski sprinter B�rre N�ss of the village Eftel�t; and ski jumper Sigurd Pettersen of nearby municipality Rollag (60 km/37 mi north of Kongsberg). A large ski center for alpine skiing and snowboarding, with several lifts and ca 320 m of height difference has been in operation and gradually expanding since 1965. Kongsberg hosted the cross-country skiing parts of the 2006 Nordic skiing National Championships. The arranging sportsclub was IL Skrim, the ski tracks being located at former military camp Heistadmoen
