Sunday, 31 January 2010

Cold Sunday

Good morning! 7AM: -18 Celsius, light air from SE, overcast. We had a few mm of snow in last 24hrs.

Saturday, 30 January 2010

Partly cloudy

7AM: -15 Celsius, light breeze from SE. About 0.5mm of precipitation overnight. Most of the trails are prepared and in good condition.

Friday, 29 January 2010

Cold, full moon morning

7Am: -17.4 Celsius, light air from N-NW, clear sky, full moon.
Late update: Great tour out in mixed condition. While people were sharing good visibility around the central part of Venabygdfjellet we had a tour up to the northern areas, including Fremre Uksan, Grahogda, Dora Canyon and Myafallet. Later on the weather closed in, so it was great to test our navigational skills in "whiteout" condition. We were planning to make a snowshoe decent to Dora canyon, but after I had tested the snow and seen a nice avalanche, we retreated and went for Myafallet instead.

Thursday, 28 January 2010

Clear sky and wind

7AM: -9 Celsius, gentle breeze from W - NW, clear. Expecting clouds, wind and maybe more snow later on. Few trails were prepared yesterday Trimloypa, Veslefjellet and Trabeliafjellet rounds, but it has been blowing hard, so might not be good enough.
7PM update: partly cloudy day with a few snow showers, windy some places, but trails were holding well. Trails prepared today: Trabeliafjellet, Kyrkjegardsfjellet, Trimloypa, Hogasen and tracks between Venabu and Spidsbergseter.

Wednesday, 27 January 2010

Snowfall overnight, nice day

Good morning. 7AM: -11 Celsius, overcast, light breeze from N -NW. About 2cm of fresh snow came last night, it is calm at the moment and not snowing, expecting a little bit more snow and wind in next few days.
6PM update: Turned out to be a great day with some amazing light conditions. It was snowing, sunny, partly cloudy and ended up windy too. Temperature increased to -2 Celsius some places. Now it is -4.6 Celsius, fresh breeze from N, mixed visibility. I went out on Trimløypa for training and it was more like dumping buckets of snow on me, it was so windy that most of the tress were shaking their white jackets exactly over me. Some places I could not see anything at all for +50m. Plus it was difficult to get grip even with -2 Celsius wax on. Overall enjoyment 1-10 scale: 8.58
More snow and wind coming.

Tuesday, 26 January 2010

Beautiful morning, nice tour

Good morning. 7AM: -11.9 Celsius, light air from N, clear sky with a few clouds, amazing colours of sunrise. Expecting some change later this afternoon bringing some snow, but until then we enjoy our vista.


Monday, 25 January 2010

Clear morning

7AM: -11.9 Celsius, light air from N-NW, clear sky. According to the weather forecast it will be cloudy later on, but I am not sure about that. We are in a middle of a high pressure system, so it seems calm and stable for a day at least. Most of the trails are prepared and we had no extra snow in last 24hrs.
10PM: What a great day! Not much sign of cloudy weather, more like sunny all day. Great views on our "northern area tour". We even spot reindeer again and some other winter creatures.

Sunday, 24 January 2010

Sunday

7AM: -10.5 Celsius, light breeze from S -SE, overcast. Trails are in good order, but fairly soft so trail profiles do not last long.

Saturday, 23 January 2010

Calm Saturday morning

6AM: -10.9 Celsius, light air from SE, light snowfall, dark. About 4-5cm of extra snow in last 48hrs (not much last night).

Friday, 22 January 2010

Light snowfall continues

7AM: -10.3 Celsius, overcast, light breeze from S-SE. Trails are being prepared, Trabeliafjellet, Veslefjellet, Trimløypa have been cut. Light snowfall all day.