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Hodlekve Lysløype

Date:
26.03.2018
Characteristic:
Cross-country skiing
Duration:
2:04h
Distance:
10.1km

Skiing the entire 10 km track at Hodlekve Skisenter on a rather gray day. Note that only the lower 5 km has floodlights.

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Grøssete

Date:
25.03.2018
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
3:55h
Distance:
6.2km

Trip organized by the Norwegian Trekking Association where the goal was to reach Torstadnakken . But due to low-hanging clouds and very poor visibility the trip had to be cut short at Grøssete . Still an enjoyable trip despite the bad weather conditions though.

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Sverresborg and Fjellveien

Date:
18.03.2018
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
2:22h
Distance:
12.5km

After yesterday's long skiing trip across Vidden I decided on a shorter hike below the snow and ice today. Started from Bontelabo and visited Sverresborg before walking up to Fjellveien, which I then followed southeast and returning via Skansemyren. On the way home I also passed by Hellen festning.

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Across Vidden via Grøvlevatnet and Hauggjelsvarden

Date:
17.03.2018
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
6:43h
Distance:
24.2km

Started by taking the bus to Haukeland sykehus and following the standard route towards Ulriken . More complicated than expected as the gravel road was covered with ice (a theme that would return at the end of the hike...). It improved slightly when I left the main trail for Ulriken, put on the skis, and headed south to Grøvlevatnet, but also here there were stretches with more ice than proper snow. The original plan had been to follow the summer trail to Turnerhytten , but it seemed like the preferred winter route is a bit further to the east, so I opted for this instead. There were plenty of traces of skiers, but this morning I only met one other skier until I got close to Hauggjelsvarden , but then there were plenty. The route itself was quite nice, with excellent views towards Gullfjellet . I should have brought my full-length climbing >>>

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
16.03.2018
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:42h
Distance:
3.5km

Short local hike across Hellen festning after work.

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Stolåsen

Date:
14.03.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:16h
Distance:
8.3km

Started by taking the bus to Førde (bus stop Førdespollen) and walking northwest along the road until reaching the tractor road to Langavatnet. I was happy to see footprints in the snow, hoping that these would continue all the way to the summit of Stolåsen . Shortly after leaving the paved road I spotted the first deer, of which there would be numerous traces in the form of hoofprints throughout the hike. In fact they were soon more common that footprints. At the crossroads with the first signs for Stolåsen there was only one set of footprints coming from the planned direction. I still decided to turn left (west) at the sign and thus ascend Stolåsen from the south. Less than a minute later I heard, and later saw, the second (and maybe a third?) deer, and with 2-3 deer spotted in less than half an >>>

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
11.03.2018
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:40h
Distance:
2.9km

Short local hike across Hellen festning.

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Hjortland to Lønborg

Date:
10.03.2018
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
7:12h
Distance:
22.6km

I was dropped off at the parking lot at Hjortland and from there followed the snow-covered gravel road towards Norhytten (one can also arrive by bus to Flaktveitrinden, but then one has to carry the skis for about 2 km). The trip soon turned into backcountry skiing with only one or two tracks to follow made by earlier skiers. As I got close to Norhytten these tracks also more or less disappeared, and so did the sun, plus it started snowing lightly, resulting in poor visibility. Still straightforward to reach Norhytten, but from there onwards to Borga it was a bit more complicated, and I had to reduce the speed to ensure that I was on the right course. Not the best views from the summit of Borga today. The visibility improved slightly for the descent, but for safety I still followed my own tracks. I continued to Vikinghytten , via Grønetua . No tracks >>>

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Rundemanen and Kvitebjørnen

Date:
06.03.2018
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
4:09h
Distance:
15.7km

Started from the upper station of Fløibanen and after a quick detour to Skomakerdiket I took the shortest route to Brushytten , from where I followed Blåmansveien to arrive at Rundemanen . I continued northwest across Kvitebjørnen all the way to Dræggehytten , before turning southeast to Ankerhytten . Here I tried skiing down the shortcut to Munkebotsvatnet, but ended up having to walk the last bit due to too many trees and not enough snow. The trip was completed by putting on the skis again and following Hellemyrstien back to Lønborg. A very nice trip in perfect winter weather: blue skies and close to no wind. And in areas where there is usually not enough snow for skiing. There could have been just a little bit more snow at times though, as then one would not have to constantly be on the lookout for rocks...

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Fløyen, Brushytten and Sandviksfjellet

Date:
04.03.2018
Characteristic:
Cross-country skiing
Duration:
3:33h
Distance:
15.6km

My plan had been to take Fløibanen and start skiing from the upper station, but upon arriving at Fløibanen there was a bit of a queue, so I decided to walk instead. At the upper station I put on my skis and made one round in "Lysløypen" before heading north for Sandviksfjellet . Getting to the summit of Sandviksfjellet on skis turned out to be harder than expected, as the path is not really made for skiing. The stretch from the summit towards to Sandvikspilen was however slightly better. From Sandvikspilen I tried a shortcut through the woods to reconnect with the gravel road. This turned out to be a mistake (too many trees and not enough snow), so not really a shortcut in the end. Finally, the trip was concluded by skiing down the snow-covered gravel road and taking Hellemyrstien to Lønborg.

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