Though the cabin on 10 kvm. Were cosy and even though I enjoyed the small walk in the snowstorm to the toilet and the kitchen building, it was not like I imagined skitouring in Tromsø were like.

And I found out that my thoughts were correct, because we came up with a plan B or I just made a plan B. I had a danish friend in Tromsø and Julian new someone that also were living in Tromsø, so I texted my friend and it turned out that there were room for all of us at her place. That w

as why we Friday day took a long morning and drove to Tromsø where the clouds also w

ere, but at nigth time it cleared. The next morning we drove 45 minutes north and put on your skies.

Up up up and turn, up an

d over a branch and up and turn. My technique of turning with the skies on a steep hill got challenged. But the sun was shining and made us sweat and the view

– WOW. To be standing on skies and going up the

mountain and look back and see the ocean.

Indescribable !!

 

The Saturday route was a fairly easy route when we got above the tree-line. Though the weather was changing a little bit and we were standing in a snowstorm taking the skins of the skies, was the ride down a sofa-riding feeling 🙂 the challenging part were when we hit the tree-line and the forest again. It was really dense and impossible for me to go down with telemark turns. The guys were almost not turning and wasn’t like me scared of the speed that they got. It took me a while to get through the forest, but I got down on the skies and I was completely exhausted – my muscles were burning and I could barely speak when we got to the car. But it had been a awesome day – could not wait for tomorrow.

And that I clearly showed the next day. I was going to fast the first kilometers and I was sweating like crazy. I realized that I was going to fast after an half hour of arguing with myself it I should let the guys know that I was to tired and probably need to turn around. But they pushed me and said that I should go in a much much slower pace. I didn’t think but just went on and when we got out of the forest and the landscape of the mountain top showed I was exhausted 🙂

But with a little water and small break we went on in different pace. I was very slow but it helped my muscles recover. All the way the up the mountain the sun was shining and the view where even more breathtaking than the day before. It was only when we began to climb the top of the mountain that the clouds began to cover the view and the real top of the mountain. It was also here the pro-guys (Julian’s two friends and a Norwegian friend of theirs) but on these clamps (steal things that gives them a better grip in the icy surface), because everything were icey and difficult to get a good grip with the skins. But I carried on with a positive mind of the down ride would be – challenging. At some point Julian asked me how I felt about the down ride and I just answered with a half smile»yeah I’m not going to be able of turning». We had to get to the top before we took the skins of and I was ready to go down.

With the thoughts of «I’ll take this as I comes – don’t think» we began the downhill riding of the ice with the clouds covering the sight. The guys shifted to go in front of me so I all the time had a point that I could see there I could go – which was a huge help.

Then the rest of the ride were good off pist and even though my muscles again were burning of the first downhill struggle I enjoyed it – like a small kid that is finally allowed to open the Christmas presents. After 11 km in 5 hours and 1200 m. of elevation – a good day ended..

I didn’t really realize what I just have been riding and climbed that day before the next day. On the way up the mountain Monday morning, Martin turned and said «see Line that was the mountain we climbed yesterday» and I turned and saw it – «WHAT, are you kidding me? That is insane», and the experience of yesterdays tour «oozed in» and a wave of happiness filled my body..

This day were a «little» more challenging than yesterday – or actually I have never been riding that steep downhill off pist before, or maybe I wasn’t really riding it all the time, but I will save that for later.

We were climbing the mountain slowly today, and the sun were shining but there were a bit more wind that yesterday. That meant that the sun disappeared  once in a while, and that did not bothered my. But I was metal challenged when a cloud completely covered the part of the mountain and it was almost totally whiteout. I could barely see the guy that were 10 meters ahead of me and I couldn’t really see the tracks because the wind were starting to cover them up – Scared but with the thought of that Julian was right behind me I kept going and the group gathered. Then we went on but the spaces got farely big, but the wind was not that bad and I was able to see the tracks. Up up up through the foggy cloud. At the top the cloud disappeared and we were above the clouds. Slowly they blew away and the most beautiful view and breathtaking view, I could see Tromsø and its bridge. Okay so off with the skins and get everything ready. But where are we going down?

2 seconds after I realized it and holy shit – but okay its powder so I will be able to turn and it will take some of the speed off. Julian were the first one to go down and even with a small drop. And the sound of his riding made me think «shit Im not going to be able to turn» or I said it actually out loud. And Julians friend said «okay then you can ski around and down over there».. It was a long ride and I had no clue of how the way there were going to be soo..

«No, Im just going down here.» And turn off my mind «don’t think!» and off I went, icy sound of the skies and I managed the first turn and the second, though without telemark, and then…. my skis lost edge and I slides 5 meters down with the sound off my edges sliding over the ice trying to get a grib.All the time I were sliding I kept not thinking, just «at some point Im going to be at the powder and I will stop». And I did. A little shocked I shouted to the two guys on the top that I was okay, and I went down. After two half alpin turns, I went into the telemark position and went down the powder with the telemark technique (not fast but sofa riding 😉 ) – And SHIIT – perfect!

The first thing I said when I got to the point where the Martin and the Norwegian guy Finn were standing were «that was the most insane I have ever skied shit»…

I definitely understand the addiction of powder and it was actually first at the evening I realized what I just have done that day and I got a overwhelming feeling in my mind and body.. Some crazy days it had been and I had been challenged physically, technical and mentally.