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Valafjellet and Åsknappen

Date:
25.03.2023
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
4:42h
Distance:
16.8km

For my first trip with petter (Petter Bjørstad) in over half a year, we settled on two summits north of Oppheimsvatnet: Valafjellet and Åsknappen . We had hoped to gain some elevation by driving up the toll road in Oppheimsdalen , but when all of the parking lots early on were marked as private (also confirmed by a local driving a tractor), we abandoned this plan and returned to the start of the toll road where there was room for a couple of cars outside of the private parking areas. Here we put on the climbing skins and started skiing directly from the car. We quickly realized that we would not have been able to drive much further anyway, as the road was soon covered by more snow than we would have been able to drive through. When the road forked right for the third time, we left the road up Oppheimsdalen and turned east, following another road until getting to >>>

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Blåsåta and Kjerringfjellet

Date:
12.03.2023
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
6:17h
Distance:
17.0km

For the second Sunday in a row I was back at Voss on a skiing trip organized by Voss Utferdslag (part of the Norwegian Trekking Association ). In other words, yet another early morning with the train from Bergen at 07:07. At Voss I met up with the others around 09:00 and we car-pooled to Bergesvatnet. Here we parked at Moseheia p-plass before starting our ascent up Bergsskaret just after 10:00. The visibility would sadly be quite limited throughout most of the trip with a sun that was visible behind the clouds but refused to properly show itself, but overall the visibility was more than good enough to see where we were heading. To more than make up for this though, the ground was covered with at least 20 centimeters of fresh snow. After later turning east across Flatafjellet, the terrain levelled off and we soon stopped for a quick lunch break before completing the >>>

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Ingebjørgfjellet from Tveitavegen

Date:
05.03.2023
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
5:46h
Distance:
15.7km

Sunday skiing trip to Ingebjørgfjellet organized by the Norwegian Trekking Association , or more specifically Voss Utferdslag . The initial plan had also included Oksen , but given difficult conditions in the valley between the two summits, and the overall length of such a combined trip, the plan had in advance been reduced to just Ingebjørgfjellet. After getting up at 05:30 in the morning, I was on the train from Bergen to Voss at 07:07. At Voss I met up with the others around 09:00 and we all car-pooled to the start of the trip at the crossroads of Tveitavegen and Stokkselvegen above Granvin. In the summer it is possible to pay a toll and drive up to Stokksel, but today this was not really an option as this road was, at least at the start, very icy. We therefore put on the climbing skins by the cars and proceeded to carry the skis over the first icy stretch before >>>

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Olav Nygards bu and Nåmdalsfjellet

Date:
02.03.2023
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
3:15h
Distance:
8.6km

Given the near perfect weather, I took one day of "vinterferie" to go skiing. I convinced my dad to join and together we drove to Modalen and Øvre Helland. Here we left the paved road and continued along a good-quality gravel road up to Steinavatnet p-plass . After a very short climb of only a couple of meters, and less than 150 meters of skiing, we arrived at the ice-covered Steinavatnet, which provided very easy access to Olav Nygards bu . We then turned west and headed for the ridge to Nåmdalsfjellet . Lots of traces of earlier skiers, however there did not seem to be a fixed summit route. The direction was in any case obvious and there were no steep areas to avoid. It therefore did not take long before we arrived at the summit where we could enjoy the views to the surrounding mountains. After spending the whole trip in the warm >>>

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Five summits west of Vinningsleitet

Date:
25.02.2023
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
9:28h
Distance:
24.3km

When Fjellsamleren (Endre Myrdal Olsen) suggested a skiing trip to the five summits east of Vinningsleitet, I of course quickly said yes. (Bonus tip: see this external trip report for a similar skiing trip.) He picked me up early Saturday morning for the drive to Vinningsleitet. We arrived at the small parking lot around 10:00 and were ready to start skiing shortly after. First up was Nonhaugen , which was easily accessed by ascending directly from the parking lot, except for a short descent into the valley between Nonhaugen and Ørnahaugen , and it did not take long before we were standing at the summit. Throughout the trip there would be a strong and cold wind from north/northeast. It was however mainly coming at us from the side and overall did not present much of an issue. The snow conditions were on the other hand more heavily affected, thus the condition varied greatly, from packed >>>

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Five summits west and one east of Norddalen

Date:
24.04.2022
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
8:12h
Distance:
28.8km

After spending Saturday at Varaldsøy with petter (Petter Bjørstad) , we agreed to also take full advantage of the perfect weather forecast for the following Sunday. Petter therefore picked me up at 07:00 for a drive to Norddalen where the plan was to make use of the excellent skiing conditions to visit as many peaks as possible, mainly on the west side of the valley. Upon arriving, the sun was shining from a cloudless blue sky and there was next to no wind. Plenty of snow still in the area and after finding parking next to the road, the skis could be put on as soon as we left the road. We first followed the valley on the west side of the river, before finding a safe and straightforward ascent to the summit of Eggane . From there we struggled a bit to find the best route down to Martastølen, as there were a couple of steep >>>

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Dueskardhøgdi and Lingesetfjellet from Haukåsen

Date:
16.04.2022
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
3:53h
Distance:
15.7km

The small free parking lot at the start of the ski trail was full. Hence we had to park at the larger parking lot next to the airport. (Note that if installing an app it is apparently possible to get a discount on the parking fee when going hiking or skiing. We however did not notice this until it was too late. See the small poster when entering the parking lot for more details.) From the parking lot we walked the short distance to the trailhead where we put on the skis and followed the snow-covered gravel road up to Lingesete . The road continued beyond Lingesete, but as we passed south of Lingesetfjellet it started to feel a lot more like backcountry skiing. There should be a trail all the way to the summit in the summer time though. The summit provided spectacular panoramic views and, with next to no wind, a very >>>

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Skiing in Hodlekve

Date:
15.04.2022
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
2:38h
Distance:
7.3km

Short skiing trip in Hodlekve. First with my young nephew in the area around the skiing trails, before some of us took a short off-trail ascent towards Faggreggi and later returning to Rindabotn.

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Vardafjellet, Bjørnafjellet and Storanosi

Date:
20.03.2022
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
5:23h
Distance:
21.5km

Skiing trip organized by The Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT) , or more specifically Voss Utferdslag , with bus transportation from Voss to the parking lot in Brandset and later back to Voss from Ospehaugen p-plass . We started out in excellent sunny weather that was bordering on too warm, but as we ascended towards Vardafjellet the wind started to pick up, so much that we had to delay the lunch break. Initially we were going to pass just north of the summit of Vardafjellet, but after asking nicely, I was allowed to shortly leave the group for a short detour on my own to visit the summit. I quickly returned to the group and we descended to Prinsabotnskaret for a late lunch break in shelter of the strongest wind. Just as we got ready for the ascent to Bjørnafjellet , one of the participants lost her sit pad to the wind and we saw it tumbling over the ridge to the north and disappearing. After a visit of the summit of >>>

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Småbrekkebukken from Småbrekkene

Date:
06.03.2022
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
5:42h
Distance:
16.9km

For more than a year, Småbrekkebukken had been my last remaining summit on the Samnanger ≥ 100m pf. list . So when The Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT) , or more specifically Voss Utferdslag , organized a guided skiing trip, I was of course among the first to sign up. After taking the train to Voss, I joined the others at Holbergsplass, from where we carpooled to Småbrekkene to start the real trip. We initially followed the marked trail/road towards Gullhorgabu , but after a short break northeast of Småbrekkebukken, we had left the marked trail and instead continued up the valley northwest of the summit. Here we came across an area where most of the snow had been removed by strong winds, and we therefore had to backtrack a bit to find a slightly different route than planned. This however did not present any real issues and after a large U-turn to avoid the steepest areas we soon arrived at the summit, which >>>

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