Lyngen Alps Avalanche Buries Two Italian Tourists | One Rescued Quickly, Other Buried For 2 Hours According to Norway’s English News, two Italian tourists were buried by an avalanche in the Lyngen Alps of Northern Norway on Thursday. The group of ski tourists were out exploring the mountains, when an avalanche was triggered and took two of the skiers out. One of the buried skiers was found and rescued quickly. Sadly, the other buried skier wasn’t […] Avalanche Chris Wallner | March 20, 2017 0 Comments
Trip Report: Snow Camping in the Lyngen Alps of Norway | Photo Tour: (editor’s note: Zach has been living and working on and skiing from a boat in Norway’s arctic circle all spring. Check out more great photos and stories of his adventures on his blog: Zach Paley) It’s as if May is Lyngen’s month. Clear and calm weather after Jotunheimen coupled with no sunset meant ski days long past my threshold. I finished my time in Lyngen camping with friends new and old. The impalpable sensation of hiking, skiing, and camping amongst these fjords was finally shared with others. Much like last year, we ate when hungry, slept when tired, and skied constantly. […] Zach Paley | June 6, 2014 0 Comments
Huldra Fruit | Taming the Tempests in the Lyngen Alps After a rainy start to spring touring in Norway, weather windows were not something to be wasted. Huldra in Norwegian is a seductive forest spirit, who can be both kind and malevolent towards humans. This first update from Norway was a testament to her cruelty, which has turned into gratitude for brief weather windows. Words and Photos […] SnowBrains | April 3, 2014 0 Comments
The Luxury of Skiing Powder at Midnight Powder skiing at midnight. Skier CH I came down from the mountains after my first session camping to refuel and meet an old friend in Lyngseidet. We packed the car and headed for the southwest end of the peninsula: the one area I hadn’t gotten to ski much in Lyngen. Ewok Village The first evening marked the trend for the rest of the […] Zach Paley | June 11, 2013 2 Comments
Skiing Pow From a Boat in the Arctic Circle (editor’s note: Our good friend, Zach Paley, has been living in the Arctic Circle of Norway for the past month. He works on a boat, camps, skis, writes, and takes stunning photographs. In this entry, Zach finds himself working on and skiing from the ship Vulkana in spectacular Lyngen, Norway) I’d gotten along well with Gottfried my first time on the Vulkana [the […] Featured Article Zach Paley | June 6, 2013 4 Comments
Dream Trip: Skiing Powder from a Boat Within the Arctic Circle | Photo Tour With stability, and a bit of luck, things in Norway began to fall together nicely. I met Gottfried, a fiery ginger chef who is part Norwegian, part Russian, part world nomad, and part something else entirely while walking the docks of Tromso. I initially came aboard the Vulkana asking if he was interested in having a reporter on the boat. He politely […] Zach Paley | May 30, 2013 4 Comments
Lyngen, Norway | Skiing From a Boat Our good buddy, Zach Paley, is skiing working on and skiing from a boat in Norway right now. He trip is stellar and he photos are other worldly. This would be a ski trip. Miles Clark | May 24, 2013 0 Comments
High Pressure, Stable Snow, & Sweet Terrain | Lyngen, Norway Trip Report Good turns for Katja Laukkanen. Good view for all. (editors note: Our buddy Zach Paley is working on a boat in Norway. He heads to shore, climbs, & skis when he can. He’s been writing about his experience skiing north of the Arctic Circle) It seemed stability was coming back to the Lyngen area. High pressure that helped stability also brought spring. […] Backcountry Zach Paley | May 23, 2013 5 Comments
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