Editing Hemsedal (section)

===Recent history===
[[File:Hemsedal fraa fly 1.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Hemsedal in winter]]
[[File:Hemsedal-Tuv.JPG|thumb|right|View of Hemsedal in summer from Tuv]]

[[Skogstad Hotell]] was completed in 1905 as the first hotel in the village. Before that, in the latter half of the 19th century, a road had been built through the village with the hope that it would become a major route to [[Western Norway]]. However, things changed dramatically with the opening of the [[Bergen Railway]] in 1909. Hemsedal once more became a detour, while upper Hallingdal took over as the main route.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hemsedal.com/en/A/skogstad-hotell/skogstad-hotell/|title=Skogstad Hotell|publisher=Destination Hemsedal|access-date= 1 October 2017}}</ref>

After the [[World War II]], new places to stay were established in the valley, such as Vangen Pensjonat (inn) at Tuv (1947) and Lykkjaheim Pensjonat (1953). A tourist agency was established in 1939 and in 1952 suggested building a [[ski lift]] in Hemsedal, but this did not happen until 1959, when Fossheim Pensjonat created the Tottenheisen, a {{convert|350|m|ft|adj=on}} ski lift behind the inn at Ulsåk, serving the first piste in the village, Tottenløypa. However, this lift was torn down in 1961.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digitaltmuseum.no/011014906270/vangen-pensjonat-80-18-24-pa-tuv-i-hemsedal/media|title= Vangen Pensjonat på Tuv i Hemsedal |publisher=digitaltmuseum.no |access-date= 1 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omnia.ie/index.php?navigation_function=2&navigation_item=%2F2022608%2FHEMB__HEMSARK_05_285|title=Lykkjaheim Pensjonat og Kafé i Lykkja i Hemsedal|publisher=omnia.ie|access-date= 1 October 2017}}</ref>

[[Hemsedal Skisenter]] opened at Holdeskaret in 1961, and a few years later, planning began for tourist development. Over the five years beginning in 1980, a series of new businesses aimed at tourists were established. The first chairlift, Olaheisen, opened in 1983. Tourism has continued to grow in economic significance for Hemsedal. More than half of visitors come from abroad. Hemsedal is now also popular in the summer season, due to opportunities for fishing, hiking, climbing, cycling, golf and other activities.<ref name="storelia1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hemsedal.com/en/Activities/Winteractivities/Hemsedal-Skisenter/|title= Hemsedal Skisenter|publisher=hemsedal.com|access-date= 1 October 2017}}</ref>