The last 5 days i’ve been skiing and touring with a bunch of happy Tromsø skiers. Breche de berard, Aiguille du midi, Glacier Toula, col du passon and Glacier Mort gave us great days and good variation. The sun has been shining non stop and the temperatures have been cold wich helpes when sporting around in the mountains all day long.
Thanks guys for a great week !
Asbjörn and Ulf on their way to Glacier Mort. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson
Many parts of the alps are getting loads of snow at the moment and Chamonix are no exception. It looks like we are gonna have a great winter here and the base down low will probably last fo a while. We feel very fortunate to be part of such a magic season opening and there is still some dates to be filled up… See you out there!
The sun came out for a day and I took the chance to take some pictures from Aiguille du midi. Truly amazing atmosphere when the mountains get plastered like this.
After some good days skiing in Chamonix I went to Engelberg for the first guide mission of the season. It all ended with great ice hockey games, curling competition, very nice food, nice people, heavy rain, lot’s of wind, a few beers and no skiing… And it’s all because of the big storm that we’re in the middle of.
Even though this trip did’nt end with a lot of skiing the storm is still dumping a lot of snow, really low, on our hills. This means that when this clears it’s gonna be great to be able to ski almost everywhere. The avalanche risk is at 5 above 1800 metres so easy to start with and then we can enjoy our lovely snowy mountains!
Let’s just say that it looks good for the winter:) (To see the hockey pictures please visit and become a friend on ascentdescent/facebook)
Engelberg
Lunch in Hotel Bellevue, Engelberg.
The ski touring in Lyngen is truly something special and makes people coming back, over and over again. Fantastic Couloirs, great airy summits, big faces, small faces gentle slopes, Lyngen has something for everyone. Having a sea view when skiing every day is something natural for us and very exotic. The season in the lyngen alps starts in the beginning of March and lasts until the beginning of June!
So to be sure that you get the right dates, send a request for available dates. We plan the trip together to make sure you get the right experience. The booking has started and normaly it get’s filled up around new years.
In the beginning of the winter we are based in Chamonix so you’re more than welcome to come offpiste skiing and ski touring with us in the alps.
Henrik Sjöblom cruising down Fugeldalsfjellet in The Southern Lyngen Alps. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson
After a rough evening at the Blårock bar in Tromsø, watching three live bands and hurting the ears quite badly, we decided to go to the classic west couloir of Ellendaltinden in the southern Lyngen. Together with Morgan Sahlen, Magnus Eriksson and Henrik Sjöblom we had a nice day out in a spectacular setting. Hoping to climb the peak we had to see ourselves beaten. Steep rock with wet soft snow on top didn’t match our plans today. Morgan just back from winning the Nordic freeskiing championships in Riksgränsen (telemark) showed us how to ski this couloir, making changing conditions look easy! 40 degrees at the most and 700 meters of sustained skiing. And a first class boot pack ofcourse… Cheers guys!
Magnus Eriksson makes a first turn in the couloir still listening to the Fleshtones. A consert we went to a couple of hours ago! Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson
Sliding back towards the car in the end of May! Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson
Morgan Sahlen is a "happy chap". At the col 1260m, below the summit of Ellendaltinden. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson
Magnus Eriksson in the front. Really warm in the couloir and in some parts we managed to stay in the shade... Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson
Henrik Sjöblom with the west couloir ahead... Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson
