Skisafari and skisafari light

Another quite windy day, but less than yesterday. Great safari conditions! One group skied up to Gråhøgdbu and down by the canyon, the other group around Veslbøllia and Veslefjell.

Nice Friday

7AM: -3 Celsius, gentle breeze from W-SW, partly cloudy, good visibility.
Update: Great skisafari to Gråhøgdbu and Dørfallet. Intermediate tour in the area Veslefjell-Dørfallet. Good skiingconditions both in and outside the track. Blue extra most of the day, violet would have been better for a short while :-)

Wednesday - Northern areas

6AM: -0.2 Celsius, light air from S-SW, partly cloudy, great visibility.
Late update: Another nice day on skisafari exploring the northern areas around Muen.

Northern areas

We had an amazing day exploring Muen area and beyond.The views and the condition was just perfect -highlights were; a small herd of reindeer and a wolverine track along the fascinating views of Rondane National park and Venabygdsfjellet.

Tuesday -Reindeer on Muen

7AM: -3 Celsius, light breeze from W-NW, overcast, good visibility. Looking at the weather forecast - we might experience some changes in the next days. It has already started with cloudy and milder conditions.

Late update: Yesterday we had an anusual breakfast time when we looked at Muen and saw hundreds of reindeer climbing up and down. We altered our original skisafari tour to avoid any disturbance to the herd, but still managed to have a fantastic day out in the Northern parts of Venabygdsfjellet - even visited Gråhøgdbu.

Friday

6AM: -20.5 Celsius, light air from NW, clear.
7PM: Sunny day with very little wind - once again we went up to Gråhøgdbu area. Lovely day scenery - we even managed to see reindeer tracks.
Trail update for weekend: Indre Uksan, Svartfjellet. Dynjefjellet, Veslefjellet, Trabeliafjellet loops have been prepared in last two days. Bamboo markers are out on Trolloypa from Eldåbu DNT hut to Indre Uksan, Fremre Uksan to Gråhøgdbu, Gråhøgdbu to Brennflya and also to Dørjuvet (Trolløypa) and all the way to Jammerdalsbu.

North - Northeast

7AM: -7.5 Celsius, calm, partly cloudy, great visibility. Heading out for another fine day.

What a lovely day again in the open areas - visiting Grahogdbu DNT cabin and  Dorjuvet canyon - enjoying the beautiful scenery and our ability to move off piste. We even managed to spot some animal tracks such as moose and wolverine.

Checking marking sticks (Eldabu, Grahogdbu, Dorfallet)

Today was time for checking the sticks we put out in the end of January, most of them were in order, but some of them were blown away or knocked over. Once again I saw the reindeer herd and enjoyed the views of Rondane.

Venabu-Grahogdbu-Dorfallet- Venabu tour

What a day out, brilliant snow condition - even off piste, misty and cold start then it slowly warmed up and cleared. We enjoyed a nice 5hr journey around Grahogdbu and Dorfallet. Even saw a herd of reindeer in the distance close to Ramstinden.

Checking trolloypa

Today despite of the lower visibility and cold temperatures we decided to check the sticks we put out a couple of weeks ago on Trolloypa (to Eldabu hut) and also around Grahogdbu. Everything seemed to be in order. For my surprise I managed to spot a small herd of reindeer close to Grahogdbu DNT hut. The day turned out to be a nice one, even became sunny around 3PM.

Marking trails

Today was the day for marking trails to the nearby DNT huts. From Brennflya to Grahogdbu and from there towards Dorfallet and also to Fremre Uksan. We also marked from Indre Uksan to Eldabu. The condition was a bit of a mix, many places the wind has moved a lot of snow away, so we saw vegetation and rocks showing, other places like around Eldabu hut there was a lot of snow.
Grahogdbu area was also windblown and many of the water holes towards Brennflya were visible. Generally speaking it is a mixed condition with hard and soft snow and some visible rocks and vegetation.
Although we were occupied with marking trails we still managed to stop and look at the surroundings: spotting animal tracks (wolverine, reindeer, hare, fox), and looking at the cloud formations. Great day out!

"Positive" change

Good morning! After weeks/months of subzero temperature now we are enjoying the change which could help the snow structure and off piste conditions. Hopefully it will stay only for a short period and then we could get ready for some fresh snow.
Weather update at 7AM: +0.4 Celsius, windy-moderate breeze from W-NW, good visibility.
Trails in the forrested areas are/were in good order.
11PM update: windy day, temperature reached +1.5 Celsius, challenging tour towards Grahogda and Brennflya peaks.

Sunny day-long tour

Good morning. 7AM: -18 Celsius, light breeze, clear sky - feels cold. Most of the trails are prepared.
Today we are heading up North for a full day tour.

17:00: It was a great tour, pretty cold in the morning, but warmed up later on. We skied up to Grahogdbu DNT hut and climbed VesleMuen, where we managed to spot a small herd of reindeer.