It had been snowing overnight and the light snowfall continued into the morning. This was just fine by me as I had been aware of the possibility already beforehand and had planned a tour accordingly. No point in seeking great landscapes when nothing can be seen anyway! I drove to Ljusnedal, to the starting point of the Anåfjället trail. Although it had been snowing all night, they had already been around to prep the tracks. Well, 50 metres anyway, until the tracks branched and I naturally needed to take the unprepped direction. But that was alright, as some people had already gone before me and that was all the preparation I needed. I like skiing in those conditions, it’s very good for the downward parts because you pick up less speed and it’s easier to break if it feels to fast. Knowing my track record (no pun intended), that’s just all good!

The Anåfjället trail is about 15 km in all. It’s pretty much half up and half down, with a small stretch of level skiing on the top of the loop. The uphill parts of the trail never get very steep so you don’t have to work yourself to exhaustion, which was a nice change after all the sweating two days earlier on Sånfjället. When I got back to the car and checked my trip statistics from the GPS, it showed an average moving speed of 5.9 kph, which is the fastest I’ve managed so far. I was also not nearly as tired as I had been on the previous days, further evidence that skiing on prepared tracks was easier than blazing my own trails.

I didn’t have many photo ops, but that didn’t matter really. It was an absolutely splendid tour and a perfect way to finish a perfect (long) weekend. Awesome!