Skorga

Skorga is easily seen and admired from alongside Highway 70 in Sunndalen. The best cross-valley views of the falls will be encountered about 8km east of the junction of Highways 62 and 70 in Sunndalsøra, but the falls can be seen along Highway 70 for several kilometers in either direction (assuming there are no low clouds). It should be possible to get much closer to the base of the falls from Route 313 on the north side of the valley, but expect much of the upper half of the falls to be out of view from such perspectives.The immense walls of Sunndalen feature literally dozens of waterfalls of considerable height, at least two of which are among the tallest waterfalls on the Eurasian continent. Though the nearby Vinnufallet is both the most prominent and arguably the most well known waterfall in the valley, its neighboring drainage produces a waterfall which attempts to be equal in caliber and actually exceeds it in height ever so slightly. The stream Skorga drains from a basin harboring two small lakes which are partially fed by melt water from the Kald Glacier. Like Vinnufallet as the stream intersects the lofty valley wall it cascades down a long horsetail-style waterfall, but unlike Vinnu the entire drop cannot be as easily seen from the valley floor.
Based on one-meter contour topographic maps Skorga drops a total of approximately 875 meters (2,870 feet) over a linear run of approximately 1,125 meters (3,700 feet). This gives Skorga the distinction of being the tallest waterfall we have thus far recorded in Norway, exceeding Vinnufallet in height by about 30 meters. The final 600 meters (1.970 feet) of the falls can be easily seen from the valley floor, while the remaining upper 275 meters of the falls are hidden from viewpoints along the valley floor in a narrower section of gorge near the top of the falls, so while Skorga is indeed taller, neighboring Vinnufallet will appear taller due to more of its fall being visible from the floor of the valley.We've received somewhat conflicting information about the proper name for this waterfall. One source suggested that the name we first listed the falls with - Skorgafossen was incorrect and that a more appropriate spelling would be "Skorgefossen". However another source, immediately local to the Sunndalen area tells us the actual name is simply "Skorga", the same name as the water course itself. Plain perhaps, but given that basically the entire length of the stream is made up of the waterfall, it's at least fitting.