Picture Galleries & Stories from my Hiking Trips and Journeys
Last weekend finally the first snow arrived. While it did not last long down in the valley, up on Pyhäkero fjell the snow stayed. Today in the afternoon I went for a short bike ride, just before sunset, and captured a few moments with the camera of my phone ..
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Yesterdays snowfall has brought the first snow cover for this year. While I don’t expect the snow yet to last, I wanted to take advantage and ride my fat bike up on Pyhäkero ..
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After my recent one week skiing trip to Porojärvi, it seemed that the weather would allow for yet another short skiing trip in the Enontekiö area. As I haven’t visited Hannukuru during this season, the sunny spring weather suggested that – almost as a tradition – this could be the destination for the season’s last skiing trip. When going there, it appeared reasonable to also take a day to ski up Outtakka and have some fun with downhill skiing as well ..
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After ski resorts have closed, time to take out my old backcountry skiers and take advantage of the abandoned slopes of Pallas ..
The weather forecast couldn’t make it more clear: Up to plus 8°C and rain next week suggests that the skiing season is at its end. Yet, the snow is still great, so a skiing trip seamed unavoidable: Time for skiing to a to Hannukuru, in the middle of Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park Continue reading “Via Rautuoja to Hannukuru: Last skiing trip this winter through Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park”
Earlier this year I got a new pair of skiers that should compromise between distance and downhill skiing, with a light telemark binding. Living near Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, I thought it might be a good idea to test the new equipment there before going for longer trips with it. Thus I decided to ski into Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, spend two nights in the Rautuoja open wilderness hut, and used the days to ski up and down the nearby fells Outtakka and Rautuvaara.
