Originally Posted by Oystein

Go to Oslo, Bergen sucks ass in January. Actually, ALL of Norway sucks in January for the most part, but you can get lucky and have temeratures around freezing point which is not that bad. Most Januarys I recall when growing up in Norway was +/- 10 degrees celcius (equals 14 degrees Farenheit) - sometimes as low as -25 to -30 degrees celcius (-13F to -22F) - going alpine or cross country skiing tended to be a tiny bit tough then, but doable as long as you brought with you plenty of JAGERMEISTER to warm yourself with.

But hey, it can be a fun experience in itself just dealing with the cold like that too ;-)