Another car with people on its way to the cabin ended up right on the ski slope at Leveldåsen in Ål. Recently, three Chinese cars got stuck on the same track.
This time it was a Norwegian family of four who were surprised by a loose tire under the wheel of their car.
The cause of the navigation error was probably a GPS that sent the driver in a different direction than the cabin on Votndalsåsen, which was the destination, writes the local newspaper Hallingdølen.
Photo from the ski trail, the car looks strangely beautiful on one side of the cross-country ski trail. This incident also happened in December darkness, as with them the Chinese tourists ended up on the ski slope two weeks ago.
Calls for better signage
Then cab host and local celebrity Martin Grøgard told VG that he had never experienced before that someone had driven so wrong.
After the latest “trail driving”, local forces have started demanding better signage leading to the cabins.
The cabins in Mysetvollan on Votndalsåsen were the actual destination for the three Chinese tourists who drove their rental car about 80 meters up the ski slope in early December.
The last Norwegian family stranded had also rented a cabin in Votndalsåsen, a good distance from the Leveldåsen ski slope.
– There must be an error in Airbnb’s GPS solution here. Exactly the same thing happened recently to the Chinese who had rented a hut in Myset on Votndalsåsen, John Håvard Grøgard tells Hallingdølen.
He was called late last Sunday evening. The family in the car was guided via GPS in a completely different direction than where the road leads to the cabin.
The helpers got stuck
A well-groomed ski slope begins from the parking lot. When you arrive in the evening, and the GPS tells you that the cabin is 2-3 kilometers further, it is obviously easy to believe that the ski slope is a road.
The local newspaper Hallingdølen can also tell that an acquaintance of the family who was stranded on the trail – was also stranded when he came to help the stranded.
– When I arrived with my car, I’m about to do the same, says John Håvard Grøgard.
By the way, he’s the brother of Martin Grøgard, who came and helped the Chinese out of the ski slope in Leveldåsen a couple of weeks ago.
VG has not yet reached out to Airbnb for comment regarding allegations of possible errors in their GPS solution.
