Trip Report: Living & Skiing on a Boat in Norway’s Arctic Circle | The Vulkana I knew it would hold a special place in my heart the first time aboard. It’s brought a deluge of amazing memories, laughs, food, turns, and times with genuinely good people. Russians who drank enough vodka to drown fish, Germans who had never heard the term “ski bum”, Norwegians, Austrians, Swiss, and all in between enjoyed their time aboard. Groups came together […] Zach Paley | May 23, 2014 0 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
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