Tord Asle Gjerdalen (born 3 August 1983) is a Norwegian cross-country skier In his early career, he finished ninth in the 30 km event at the 2003 Junior World Championships.

He made his debut in the World Cup in February 2004 in Trondheim, where he finished 67th in the sprint race.

In January 2006 in Lago di Tesero he finished among the top ten for the first time, with a seventh place in the 30 km event.

He had been offered a team spot twice before, but rejected both times, as it would interfere with his medicine studies.

He recorded an eleventh and a sixteenth place in January 2008 in Canmore, and finished on the podium for the first time.

He is known for his trademark aviator glasses, which he chooses over the more specialised winter-sports eyewear of his rivals.