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About us
Norwegian born and raised guides with history and stories to go along with the tours....
Andreas Skogrand
Andreas Skogrand is a Norwegian travel entrepreneur, adventurous mountaineer and highly experienced skier, and the founder and owner of Private Guided Norway, specialising in bespoke, privately guided journeys across Norway. He works hands-on with guest experiences, product development and business development, creating tailor-made adventures through Norway's fjords, mountains and cultural landscapes.
His career in tourism began in the 1990s at Walt Disney World in Orlando, where he worked as a Norwegian Cultural Representative and completed training at Disney University. He later worked as a tour guide in the Canary Islands, Mallorca and the Greek islands, and as a ski guide in Chamonix in the French Alps.
Andreas has been exploring mountains on skis and snowboards since the pioneering days of Scandinavian snowboarding. In the 1980s, he was among the early snowboarders in Scandinavia, riding Burton boards supplied from Canada and helping introduce the sport in resorts including Åre, Oppdal and Hemsedal, as well as summer riding on the Stryn glacier. He later embraced Telemark skiing, becoming an early Telemark ski guide in the French Alps, and was involved in promoting the new hourglass-shaped skis that evolved into today's carving skis. Over the years, he has skied and explored some of Europe's steepest mountains, couloirs and glaciers.
Today, Andreas also works closely with hotels, resorts and destinations to develop their tourism products, strengthen their market visibility and generate sustainable revenue growth. His work combines destination development, sales, marketing, international market positioning and guest experience, with a particular focus on creating reasons to travel — and turning those reasons into bookable experiences. Current and recent projects include Hafjell and Lillehammer, Riddergaarden Mountain Lodge, Beitostølen, Fjærland Fjordstove Hotel and Brævasshytta, Fjærland and Skjolden Resort, Skjolden.
A natural storyteller, Andreas combines decades of travel experience with humour, warmth, adventure and deep local knowledge. His aim is not simply to show guests Norway, but to bring its landscapes, culture and people to life — turning a private journey into an experience they will remember long after returning home.
Contact:
email: andreas@privateguidednorway.com
Cel: +47 924 55 732
Bård Huseby
Bård built up Fjærland Fjordstove Hotel, now a member of De Historiske Hoteller, and has developed, established, and operated several other properties, including Tørvis Hotel, Hotel Mundal, and Munthehuset.
He works for Vestlandsforsking and serves on the Western Norway regional board of NHO Reiseliv, the board of Visit Sognefjord, and the election committee for Smak av Kysten. He also played a key role in introducing the restaurant chain TGI Fridays to Scandinavia.
With extensive personal experience in the Norwegian outdoors, Bård is also an avid hiker, cyclist, and ski tourer in the Norwegian mountains. Known as an engaging storyteller, he enjoys sharing local history, culture, and mountain traditions, offering guests and visitors memorable experiences that often become true bucket-list moments.
He holds an MBA from California and a BA from Kentucky. He has also studied destination development at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Høgskulen i Sogn og Fjordane), a program developed in collaboration with Innovation Norway focused on building and developing travel destinations.
Contact:
email: bard@privateguidednorway.com
Cel: 410 00 200