Daltinden (29.04.2020)
Written by Skippy (Innika De Rosa)
| Start point | Furuflaten (8m) |
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| Endpoint | Daltinden (1,553m) |
| Characteristic | Randonnée/Telemark |
| Duration | 7h 00min |
| Distance | 20.7km |
| Vertical meters | 1,685m |
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| Ascents | Daltinden (1,531m) | 29.04.2020 |
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We awoke to blue skies and sore feet! After such great powder on the north face of Tafeltinden yesterday, we decided Daltinden and its north aspect would be a good choice.
The 5km approach in the valley was tedious and painful, with hard and uneven conditions really hurting the blistered and bruised feet. We started gaining elevation after around 1.5 hours, and got our first glance at the bowl, and it looked like great snow. The views kept getting better and better, with more and more of the Jiehkkevarri massif creeping into sight. There was only a few sets of tracks heading down, and great flat tracks heading up, though the weather was a lot colder than we thought. We had quite a few stops to put on extra layers. The powder was incredible, easily some of the lightest and fluffiest I've ever seen. Large hore crystals had appeared from around 1000moh which were beautiful but slippery to walk on. We had been pretty protected by the wind so far, but we were pretty sure once we got to the top it would be blowing like crazy. We got changed around 100m from the top and thank god we did, because it was so windy and cold we almost couldn't talk.
We were pretty excited to ski down and the snow did not disappoint! Soft, fluffy and almost completely untouched, it was easily the best skiing of my life. We had a great time and were in good spirits once we got down to the valley. The pole pushing was a nightmare and I was so thankful when we finally got back to the car. At the car we were both wearing all the layers of down jackets we put on at the top, which says something for how cold it really was...
The feet were aching when the boots came off but it was definitely worth it, thanks for another awesome day out hmsv1 (Hannah Vickers)!
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