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Soon midnight sun skiing in the Lyngen alps

The spring came and we´ve enjoyed fantastic spring skiing lately. The Lyngen alps is at it´s best in the spring and this year we continue guiding until mid June. The high summits are now well filled in after endless snowfalls this winter and the ski mountaineering season looks like it´s gonna be one of the best years for a long time. New for  this summer is also our alpine climbing and Trekking weeks in the Lyngen alps and we hope it´s gonna be as popular as our ski weeks!

Skiing one of the couloirs on Bjørndalstinden. Great peak, Great skiing.

Skiing one of the couloirs on Bjørndalstinden. Great peak, Great skiing.

Kjeldvågtinden on Uløya last week was awesome!

Kjeldvågtinden on Uløya last week was awesome!

Spring in Lyngen

Finally the spring decided to arrive in The Lyngen alps. Roads clear from ice and snow, warm temperatures and spring snow skiing. It always feels a bit  sad when you realize that the ski season has an end and the spring is the first thing that reminds you about it. The spring is long enough here so it´s not over until mid June though… Last week guiding was great with a mix of boat trips, ski mountaineering and powder skiing.

This week we are back in Tromsø for the Skittentind Rando Competition providing avalanche control work, route planning and so on.

Climbing a couloir on Russelvfjellet, Saturday. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson

Climbing a couloir on Russelvfjellet, Saturday. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson

Ski by boat on Uløya last friday. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson

Ski by boat on Uløya last friday. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson

Ski by boat on Uløya

From this season we provide ski by boat trips to our groups and it´s an amazing combination. Today we went to Uløya, located east of the Lyngen alps and from our base in Nord-Lenangen it takes about 40 min to get there. The old village of Havnes is well kept and it´s well worth the visit. The ski touring is great on the 1100m Kjelvågtinden just above the harbor.

Skiing the big slopes of Kjelvågtinden. Photo: Jimmy   Halvardsson

Skiing the big slopes of Kjelvågtinden. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson

In the harbor of Havnes. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson

In the harbor of Havnes. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson

The Lyngen weather!

It´s just snowing every day this season and we are really happy about it! In between the snow showers we get clearings with good weather and it´s just like a never ending snowy story.

Just coming back to the shore after a long ski tour on Russelvfjellet. Hours before we had sun and clear blue skies... Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson

Just coming back to the shore after a long ski tour on Russelvfjellet. Hours before we had sun and clear blue skies… Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson

Stetinden today gave us some great skiing. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson

Stetinden today gave us some great skiing. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson

All time snow record in Nord-Lenangen?

In Nord-Lenangen in the Lyngen alps the snow gods has been giving us days and days with the white stuff.. Hard wind now and then but in general the ski touring is fantastic. As alway the visibility comes and goes here, even in the worst of weather, so just being out on the mountain normaly pays off! A couple of weeks since last update here but we have been out on the mountain daily since then and it´s been good times… The conditions does not really allow us to go in very steep terrain at the moment but skiing powder is always fun!

With the new boat we can ski the Islands in the sea! Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson

With the new boat we can ski the Islands in the sea! Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson

Skiing on Trolltind on Arnøya a couple of days ago   . Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson

Skiing on Trolltind on Arnøya a couple of days ago . Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson

Skiing the lower slopes of Lillegalten a couple of weeks ago... Photo. Jimmy Halvardsson

Skiing the lower slopes of Lillegalten a couple of weeks ago… Photo. Jimmy Halvardsson