Powder Valley

Hidden behind high mountain and guarded whit bad road conditions is Powder Valley. Here, in this hidden skiing paradise, you can still take your skis on by the road (about 250 m above see level). In a normal year you can ski here from November and at least to the end of May. If I am not much mistaken there will be skiing conditions here well out in June this year. To day there was wet snow for the first 200m, and after that it was hard snow up to 700/800m. From there it was POWDER all the way to the top at about 1400m. What more to ask for? And this is in the middle of May!
The local guru, Aadne Olsrud, was really happy that me and Jørn Henriksen came along and got him out. He really had to do some office work, and did not have time. But when the sun finally pokes out from behind the clouds there is nothing to do but go skiing.
The name of the valley and the mountain? I don't know if I want to tell, its such a good place and hardly any one else in the mountains. This mean that we almost always have the first line in the best snow. Ok. Its Tamokdalen, and to days mountain was Istind, a part of the Rostafjellet massive

Skiing at last and last(?) trip whit the dogs

After the Friday 13th trip I have at last got some more time for skiing. On Sunday me and my brother was on Alapen, a mountain right up from where I live. High up it was no signs of spring, it was winter full time. Something I can like. It means there will still be good skiing for a long time:-) The rout down, on the west side of the mountain is not that steep, but as far as I know
it has not been skied before.
The weather has not been the best the last weeks, cold, rain and snow and windy. This, unfortunately means not good skiing weather. But I hope for some ski days during the weekend.

Yesterday I was on what is probably my last trip whit the dogs for the season. I started in Øverbygd, aiming for Dividalen. The trip took me through high valleys, over lakes and through high plateues. The main reason for this trip was to look after my tent, that I forgot on the Friday 13th trip. After 5 hours I got to were the tent actually was. Good. Then a good rest and starting out again at 3 in the night. The conditions are perfect for sledding in the mountains now. You can go everywhere you want, you don't need a trail at all. I would have liked to stay up there longer, but this weekend the plan is to go to Tromsø and do some skiing there and visit some friends there.
Hope to come back whit more skiing pictures later.