I will be in Gressoney (and the Monte Rosa area) in the beginning of March, with Mrs Bzzzt. The Polvere Rosa book is on it's way, and we might also go for the Heliski for experts (maybe mostly...

Hi & thanks!

When I was there, there were only two lifts open, so we skied the same area for two days: Not-too-steep hilly terrain with birch trees, as in the photos. I'm sure there are lots more...

I/we have had two of those (190cm version) for 5(?) years, and they are great: http://eu.dakine.com/p/ski/gear-bags/board-bags/fall-line-double

Völkl skis for 2015/16: VTA 88 Lite, VTA 88, 100 EIGHT, 100 EIGHT PINK, 90 EIGHT: http://www.friflyt.no/Ski/Lett-og-feminint-fra-Voelkl

More 2016 gear: http://www.friflyt.no/tag/2016%20st%C3%A6sj...

Travel tips (we skipped step 1, since we live in Oslo)

Getting to Myrkdalen:
1) Fly to Oslo (Gardermoen airport), take Flytoget (the airport express train) to Oslo Central Station.
2) Take the...

Micro TR from Myrkdalen, Voss, Norway (map) last weekend. 140cm (55") in 72 hours.

Here's a car with one day of snow on it:...

Myrkdalen, Voss, Norway (map) last weekend. 140cm (55") in 72 hours. TR: http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php/285813-TR-Myrkdalen-Voss-Norway?p=4402836#post4402836
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Sweden

I bought the 11/12 Maestrale on sale yesterday, and checked with the Norwegian Scarpa rep (www.outdoor.no) about changing to the stiffer RS tongue. It can be done, but also requires changing the 3rd...

Lenzerheide today:

GF:
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Me:
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More ("here's my vacation" type)...

No, sorry - no picture from the valley and upwards.

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We didn't ski the giraffe, but "Hans im Glück". I don't have the map here, but after the traverse we went down to the right instead of over and into the giraffe.

Some other...

Will have a look in Lightroom ASAP (tonight, hopefully). I skied with a 15kg backpack all 3 days, but didn't really take that many pictures. With only a few days og skiing, stopping means losing some...

Settle down.

You have your own "did not suck" right here: http://iridepow.blogspot.com/2008/12/freeriding-in-andermatt-13-dez-08.html

I'm not going to start a new discussion about the avalanche...

What he said!

Yessiree: http://automagisk.no/tmp/20090125-1150-0908.jpg (5MB)

Not so easy without skins and with only alpine binders..

Oh, and: I love my Birdos Puder Luder! :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

Sunday (continued):
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KANUTTEN himself:
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More (or less interesting):...

Sunday (continued):
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Sunday:
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Soundtrack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs4XgnDNHjI

Friday night:
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Saturday:...

The very nice software company I work for in Oslo have granted me a "home office" for 5-6 weeks, so I semi-live here (with GF, who does her law work for the governor). Marvel at my tastefully...

SiSt: Nope, not me. The trip was on Wednesday.

Part of Mount Opera at Svalbard (Google map link) is shaped so that when the snow melts in the summer, the remaining snow forms a champagne glass (sort of). 950 meters on the map. Nice view, not dark...

"Analen", Hemsedal (phone snapshot):
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And somewhere above the "Index" lift in Chamonix 1998:...

Translated from this article in Ultrasport magazine:

"Fred hopes nobody will be tempted to break this record, as he thinks it has nothing to do with skiing. A cliff drop with skis should be landed...

Is niice!

Here´s a close-up ;)

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From Hemsedal this Saturday (the skis are Puder Luders, but I chose the Floater topsheet).

May I recommend The Omnia, Sir?

Success! I just made la tartiflette for my friends, so now we all feel well prepared for the trip to The Alps next week :-) Thanks for the idiot-proof recipe.

Thanks, rentals from last winter. Mine (mine-mine-mine!) are being pressed this week :D

Wow. I just found out that I, a clueless Scandinavian, skied in a Top Secret Spot last winter. I'll be back in less than two weeks! :D

Here's some pictures of my fiend Jørgen testing his first backflip with the 197cm Völkl Katana, on a small kicker and going through some foliage along the way.

Sequence:...

Sequence:
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Style study:
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This is my buddy Jørgen, discovering...

No can do. Those were rented in Andermatt last winter. I have ordered my own now. I'm not completely sure which topsheet yet, but it's very likely that I'll post in the quiver thread when they arrive...

Here are some pictures from what might end up as the best weekend this season in Hemsedal, Norway. Enjoy. I did.

15 minutes before opening:...

I think he came out of "know where", hitting you on purpose.

It rained up to 1800m(?) in Verbier an hour ago, and it´s raining up to at least 1800m in Champex-Lac now. I was hoping for the announced 30cm+ tonight, but it´s not looking good. Thinking about...

Thanks! :)

For summer activitites, I can recommend a trip to Kjerag:
http://superelectric.net/2006/kjerag/060728-1821-3298.jpg

Thanks to the nice people at the Norwegian (and Austrian) distributor, it seems I will get a new pair. So, when reports of 6" of fresh starts appearing in here, at least I will have some comfy mitts...

Yes :)

http://superelectric.net/2006/hafjellmtb/IMG_0166.jpg
http://superelectric.net/2006/hafjellmtb/

It's a pretty standard trailbike setup: 130mm Vanilla RLC, Romic, F519+Hope, M4, etc. ...

:fmicon: :)

$20 for the hat, and $24 for shipping to Norway :p

Ground clearance is nice to have. We could probably have driven further, but I thought about having to call NAF (the AA?) from way up there, and decided to stop before some mean-looking rocks. If you...

And in 2004 we drove almost to the summit!
http://superelectric.net/2004/pasken/040403-1455-1962.jpg

"Skålatårnet was built in 1891, after initiative of Dr. Kloumann, the district doctor. A large effort was put into building a trail all the way to the top. This involved making "stairs" in the...

Here are some pitures from a two day trip to Skåla ("the bowl", I guess) and Skålatårnet (the tower). Skåla is 1848m (6062'). The trips starts at a tiny bit, maybe 30m (100'), above sealevel, and is...

A colleague found her desk nicely decorated with aluminum foil this morning:
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The laptop is pimped:...