Skiing from Vikafjellet to Bavallen (05.05.2024)
| Start point | Sendedalen parkering (921m) |
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| Endpoint | Trodastølen/Tråstølen (556m) |
| Characteristic | Backcountry skiing |
| Duration | 10h 26min |
| Distance | 34.3km |
| Vertical meters | 1,358m |
| GPS |
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| Ascents | Blåeggi (1,171m) | 05.05.2024 |
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| Skreieggi (1,324m) | 05.05.2024 | |
| Visits of other PBEs | Sendedalen parkering (921m) | 05.05.2024 |
Skiing from Vikafjellet to Bavallen
Sunday skiing trip from Vikafjellet to Bavallen organized by the Norwegian Trekking Association, or more specifically Voss Utferdslag. I started by taking an early train to Voss where I met up with the rest of the group for the bus ride to Vikafjellet. We were dropped off at the parking lot at the start of Sendedalen and were finally ready to start skiing shortly before 09:30.
After an initial easy start along the lakes in Sendedalen we put on the climbing skins and began the ascent to Rjupeskaret followed by the first descent of the day to Murane where we had our first lunch break. From Murane we ascended towards Blåeggi where I made a short detour on my own to the summit before rejoining the rest of the group just north of Mykjedalsvatnet for the ascent to Skreieggi where we all visited the large summit cairn.
We had our second lunch break northwest of Svartenut, where we were joined by a couple of reindeer in the distance (we also came across several grouse along the way and one very fast hare), before heading south on the western side of Tvinnestølen and continued towards Lønahorgi on the eastern side of Storebrekkuna. All that now remained before the long descent was the climb to the ridge just west of Lønahorgi.
This would however take much longer than expected due to one of the participants not feeling well. We therefore had to take lots of breaks in order to make it to the top. But when we finally did the speed greatly increased for the around 800 vertical meters descent to Trodastølen/Tråstølen. Here we were picked up by bus and brought back to Vossavangen.
In summary, a long but very nice skiing trip with great views along the way. It should be noted that, mainly due to the slow ascent towards the end (and also due to the wet snow conditions), the trip ended up taking around two hours longer than planned. Hence it is most likely possible to complete this trip in significantly short time.
| Start date | 05.05.2024 09:29 (UTC+01:00 DST) |
| End date | 05.05.2024 19:55 (UTC+01:00 DST) |
| Total Time | 10h 26min |
| Moving Time | 7h 21min |
| Stopped Time | 3h 04min |
| Overall Average | 3.3km/h |
| Moving Average | 4.7km/h |
| Distance | 34.3km |
| Vertical meters | 1,358m |
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