Skiing across Vidden after dark (19.01.2024)

Skrevet av hbar (Harald Barsnes) GSM

Startsted Ulriksbanen upper station (605moh)
Sluttsted Lønborg (56moh)
Turtype Fjellskitur
Turlengde 4t 53min
Distanse 21,1km
Høydemeter 525m
GPS
Bestigninger Byfjellenes høyeste punkt (674moh) 19.01.2024
Hauggjelsvarden (673moh) 19.01.2024
Rundemanen (568moh) 19.01.2024
Ulriken Vest (607moh) 19.01.2024
Vardegga (637moh) 19.01.2024
Andre besøkte PBE'er Brushytten (412moh) 19.01.2024
Grindarasten (375moh) 19.01.2024
Hellegrind (199moh) 19.01.2024
Hus vest for Rundemansmasten (546moh) 19.01.2024
Ishuset ved Langevatnet (127moh) 19.01.2024
Lundekvam (tuft) (495moh) 19.01.2024
Nødkjelke ved Arken (605moh) 19.01.2024
Nødkjelke, Borgaskaret (604moh) 19.01.2024
Nødkjelke, Hyttelien (446moh) 19.01.2024
Nødkjelke, Ulriken (586moh) 19.01.2024
Shetlandshytten (555moh) 19.01.2024
Skjulet (653moh) 19.01.2024
Turnerhytten (642moh) 19.01.2024
Ulriksbanen (99moh) 19.01.2024
Valhal (645moh) 19.01.2024
Vannverkshus i Skiveien (244moh) 19.01.2024

Skiing across Vidden after dark

Poor visibility from Ulriken Vest
Poor visibility from Ulriken Vest
Starting out from Ulriken Vest
Starting out from Ulriken Vest
Nordåsvatnet
Nordåsvatnet
On the way to Turnerhytten
On the way to Turnerhytten
Approaching Turnerhytten
Approaching Turnerhytten
Turnerhytten
Turnerhytten

Started the weekend early to take advantage of the recent massive snowfall before it would start raining heavily during the next couple of days. After taking the cable car (230 kr) to the top of Ulriken (or more correctly to Ulriken Vest), I put on the skis and headed towards Turnerhytten. The visibility was not the best and I constantly had to consider whether my plan to ski across Vidden would be doable after all. At Turnerhytten the visibility gradually improved and I decided to at least continue to Byfjellenes høyeste punkt before deciding. When getting there the visibility had thankfully further improved. Encouraged by also seeing other skiers I decided to continue.

Shortly after passing Skjulet I connected with the trails of the other skiers and could then easily follow these all the way to Borgaskaret. It would probably have been possible to follow just by the light of the waxing moon, but to see the terrain better I turned on my headlamp anyway. I caught up with the other skiers just as we approached Borgaskaret in the middle of a brief but intense hail shower. The descent into Borgaskaret is the only potentially difficult part on this route, at least in the dark, but there was more than enough snow to allow for a relatively easy descent.

The hail turned into snow before ending altogether as I passed Alfjellet and when starting the descent from Vardegga the conditions were close to perfect: no wind and lots of fresh snow. In fact, there was almost too much fresh snow, making the final part of the descent to Øvre Jordalsvatnet more challenging than usual.

After passing Hyttelien and ascending to Rundemanen it was time for the descent to Brushytten, via Rundemansveien this time around, before completing the trip by skiing along the roads to the top of Øyjorden, from where I walked the rest of the way home.


Valhal
Valhal
Byfjellenes høyeste punkt
Byfjellenes høyeste punkt
Hauggjelsvarden
Hauggjelsvarden
Skjulet from Hauggjelsvarden
Skjulet from Hauggjelsvarden
Skjulet
Skjulet
Indre Arna from Skjulet
Indre Arna from Skjulet
Svartediket from near the highest point at Vardegga
Svartediket from near the highest point at Vardegga
The cairn at Vardegga
The cairn at Vardegga
Descending to Øvre Jordalsvatnet
Descending to Øvre Jordalsvatnet
Looking down into Jordalen
Looking down into Jordalen
Looking back at Ulriken from Rundemanen
Looking back at Ulriken from Rundemanen
Towards Askøybroen from in front of Shetlandshytten
Towards Askøybroen from in front of Shetlandshytten
Nordnes and Laksevåg from Rundemansveien
Nordnes and Laksevåg from Rundemansveien
Towards Askøybroen from Rundemansveien
Towards Askøybroen from Rundemansveien

Starttidspunkt 19.01.2024 15:38
(UTC+01:00)
Sluttidspunkt 19.01.2024 20:31
(UTC+01:00)
Totaltid 4t 53min
Bevegelsestid 4t 27min
Pausetid 0t 25min
Snittfart totalt 4,3km/t
Snittfart bevegelsestid 4,7km/t
Distanse 21,1km
Høydemeter 524m

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