Etikett: skidåkning
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I’m always looking for interesting snow formations to shoot. When the land is covered with snow, you’d expect it to be an easy task. Well it isn’t. Especially on a weekend like this, when the wind is blowing and the temperature rises dangerously close to zero. The pristine snowcover is ruined by snow falling down…
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So I got my sunny day… mostly sunny, anyway. Time for the last skiing trip of the season, and it didn’t turn out to be quite what I had expected.I made sure to get to Lofsdalen before 10am to catch the first snow buggy up the mountain (it saves some time and energy – instead…
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After the snowfall finished and the temperatures crept up above freezing, I took out the skis and once again wondered if this would finally be the last skiing trip of the season (here in Los, anyway). The snowmobilers seem to be late starters so I had to work harder than I had anticipated and waded…
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Just couldn’t resist it. Thought I’d try skiing as long as the weather allows and today it’s snowing some more, zero temperature. When I bought my skis, I decided to go the easy way and get the type where you don’t need to apply ski wax. This is naturally a compromise and you lose a…
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Since we now have so much snow, I thought it was a great idea to extend the skiing season. But as it turned out, it was more like walking with the skis because the trail was unprepped (can’t blame them) and there was about 10cm of loose snow on the tracks. The conditions were such…
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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…
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You may have noticed that I’m often rather negative about snowmobiles. Partly because I don’t like the snowmobile tracks criss-crossing the scenery everywhere but most of all, I resent the idiots who ride their machines in places where it is specifically forbidden, like national parks and nature reserves. Living in Sweden, and in Los in…
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It’s time for another mountain break! Late winter’s days don’t get any better than this, so the perfect place to start is Sånfjället which was one of the inspirations behind my decision to buy skis. The snowshoe tour last year was memorable and I had no doubts that a skiing trip on the same mountain…
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Clear blue skies, sparkling new snow, a few minus degrees but very warm in the sun. It’s a classic late winter’s day! I decided to do the same skiing trip as yesterday, thought it would be a different experience now that the tracks are new and the sun is shining. And so it was, I…
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I finally got my GPS unit, Garmin eTrex Venture to be specific. So now it’s just a matter of skiing and hiking and mapping out my favourite trails! Speaking of skiing, I did a tour today. We only have two prepared tracks here – the short 2.5km illuminated tracks and a longer trail (about 10km)…