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Britabu Easter Barbecue 2024

Date:
28.03.2024
Characteristic:
Cross-country skiing
Duration:
3:03h
Distance:
9.5km

Attending the traditional Easter barbecue at Britabu . The weather was however sadly not the best, with poor visibility during the descent.

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Around Fjærlandssetvatnet

Date:
25.03.2024
Characteristic:
Cross-country skiing
Duration:
3:38h
Distance:
16.0km

The standard skiing trip around Fjærlandssetvatnet starting from Rindabotn .

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Britastein and Høgehaug

Date:
24.03.2024
Characteristic:
Cross-country skiing
Duration:
2:21h
Distance:
10.1km

My initial plan to visit the highest point of Myrdalsbreen was abandoned at the small hill called Britastein just west of Britabu due to the snow conditions being tougher than expected and the snow starting to build up underneath my climbing skins.

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Totræna Vinterpark

Date:
08.03.2024
Characteristic:
Cross-country skiing
Duration:
3:02h
Distance:
8.0km

Given the excellent weather I managed to convince three of my colleagues to take the Friday off to go skiing at Totræna Vinterpark . Two of them did not have much experience with cross-country skiing though, hence we initially took it quite slow. After a long lunch break at the skiing jumping hill close to the start of the trails, two of us completed the rest of the groomed ski trails at a slightly higher speed, before we all returned to Bergen.

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Skiing: Fløyen and Rundemanen

Date:
17.01.2024
Characteristic:
Cross-country skiing
Duration:
4:05h
Distance:
17.9km

Left work a couple of hours early to enjoy the last part of a day of excellent winter weather. After the massive snowfall from the day before there was plenty of fresh snow. The skis came on just after exiting Fløibanen and stayed on until the top of Øyjorden (except for most of Hellemyrstien where I concluded that it was just as fast to walk).

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Storefjell and Veslefjell from Øvre Guriset

Date:
29.12.2023
Characteristic:
Cross-country skiing
Duration:
3:11h
Distance:
11.5km

The weather in the morning looked promising and we once again set out on a joint skiing trip. However, it did not take long before the gray conditions from the day before returned. And also today the grooming of the skiing tracks was suboptimal due to more new snow. At the crossroads northeast of Storefjell we therefore split up and I continued on my own to the summit. Limited views from the top due to the low-hanging clouds and I did not stay long before returning along the same route, with the exception of a minor detour to the highest point at Veslefjell .

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Around Auenhaugen from Øvre Guriset

Date:
28.12.2023
Characteristic:
Cross-country skiing
Duration:
2:45h
Distance:
10.7km

Short skiing trip while spending a couple of days at a cabin my sister and her family were renting at Golsfjellet. Due to lots of new snow during the night/early morning the ski tracks were not the best. Combined with gray weather we therefore settled for a roundtrip around Auenhaugen before returning to the cabin.

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Skiing at Fløyen

Date:
23.12.2023
Characteristic:
Cross-country skiing
Duration:
2:52h
Distance:
13.7km

The snow returned just in time for Christmas and combined with excellent weather this resulted in a very nice skiing trip starting from the top of Fløibanen. The skis stayed on all the way to Øyjorden with only the occasional rock sticking out of the snow for the last part of the descent down to Munkebotsvatnet.

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Skiing at Fløyen

Date:
04.12.2023
Characteristic:
Cross-country skiing
Duration:
3:07h
Distance:
15.4km

Almost a year ago, I wrote that skiing at Fløyen in December is quite uncommon . However, I may have to take that back, as now, less than a year later, I was back skiing at Fløyen, and even earlier than last year. The conditions were reasonably good and except for the final descent down to Storediket (where I hit a couple of rocks sticking out of the snow) and the last part of the descent down to the start of the climb up to Storevatnet (where I most likely could have skied but did not risk it), the skis stayed on until reaching Smådiket (the small dam below Storevatnet). Here the gravel road started showing up underneath the snow and the skis had to be carried the rest of the way home to Lønborg.

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Skiing at Fløyen

Date:
15.03.2023
Characteristic:
Cross-country skiing
Duration:
2:19h
Distance:
13.5km

Left work a bit earlier than usual to take advantage of the tail end of a beautiful sunny day to go skiing at Fløyen. The skis came on shortly after exiting Fløibanen and stayed on all the way to the top of Øyjorden (except for parts of Hellemyrstien where it was simply faster to carry them).

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