Storgalten (16.04.2020)  

Finally some sun, which was put to good use on a nice day trip to Storgaten with hmsv1 (Hannah Vickers).

The big parking spot wasn't cleared of snow, so we parked along the road further south and walked to the start in front of lassofjellet. There was great tracks from earlier that day, but other than that we were totally alone on the mountain, which was pretty unbelievable for a sunny day in Lyngen. Great snow conditions and great tracks through the steeper sections made for an easy trip up. A huge cornice had built up on the top, so unfortunately we didn't get the views over to Piggtinden we were hoping for. But the views behind us the entire way were stunning, especially towards Russelvfjellet and Arnøya. The balmy temperatures when we started walking were replaced by freezing cold winds at the top, and our plan for the first lunch stop of the year was quickly swapped out for changing as fast as we could and skiing down to the car. We skied to the left of our uphill tracks but held mostly to the northern side of the mountain and had terrific snow all the way down.

Thanks for a great day out Hannah!