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Night Time Ski Touring in Tromso, Norway

AndreCharland — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:20:18 -0400

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From Riksgransen Christian Bjork and I headed further north and west to the coast of Norway to town called Tromso. The sun never sets there so we took a drive around a couple of small islands and found a nice line for an evening shred above the North Atlantic Ocean.

Tromso is on the edge of Norway and just West of the Lyngen Alps. I highly recommend a trip out there if you like ski touring. The runs, views and access are some of the best I've seen anywhere in the world. Tromso is actually the most Northern city in the world with a population of more than 50,000 and has more skiing than you can do in a life time with an hour or two drive.

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If you're looking to plan a trip just get in with Jimmy, he's a great guide. Just wait for the video of our day in the Lyngen Alps.

Last Days La Grave and Chamonix

AndreCharland — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:36:37 -0400

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My last days in the French Alps in 08. Epic conditions skiing with good friends!

I know it's been a few months since I shot this, but figured with all this summer sun we could use some winter stoke! Thanks to Lars, Christian and Mickael aka Boubou! Who's heading south? Send us some updates:)

Stay tuned for some video from touring in the fjords of Norway.

Heli Drop in Riksgransen

AndreCharland — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:12:55 -0400

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So just before the end of May I made to northern Sweden to see what the Riksgransen had to offer.

My good friend Christian Bjork picked me up at the Airport in Kiruna about 24 hours after leaving Vancouver. I found myself in a helicopter 300kms north of the arctic circle and it certainly looked like tundra up there! His buddy Jimmy Halvardsson a local guide had arranged the heli to take us to the triangle run and was prepared with a rope and anchor to get passed the cornice. (yes I know it looks like you should just huck but the crust on top of the snow made that a terrible idea;-))

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Riksgransen is so far north it never gets dark at that time of year, literally the sun doesn't set.