Skiing step by step

Finse station is a very popular starting point for skiers, but good weather forecasts is needed. Look at the webcam here. A crowd of skiers fill the platform. Thousands of skiers like to take part in the 37 km distance skiing race "Skarverennet". The skiers pass mountain "Hallingskarvet", here seen from the train window. Compare with the same view two month ago, on February 20th.

Further east along the Bergen railway some of the slalom tracks at Geilo are seen in bright daylight on the other side of the valley. Compare with the picture from the evening February 21th.

Today I can not use my skis the first half hour from the valley. Higher up there are enough snow for skiing, mostly on the shady side of the mountain. Some days ago fresh snow has come, and in the morning hours the conditions for skiing are good.

I follow the summer path (sommerrute) looking at the mountain "Gullfjellet" in background. Of course that path was a mistake. Summer path is for hiking, not for skiing. Nearing the piste signed by stone cairns along the top of the mountain I have to leave my skis on the ground and continue on foot.

The ground appearing under the snow still have the green colour from last year. Later on back in "My street" the first garden flowers have come.

When mountain roads are hidden under deep snow, a skier can have a good time. Of course he does not have to obey the traffic signs that happens to appear.

There are road signs to forecast car drivers about dangerous traffic or where to find a spot of snow for summer skiing. But now during Easter holidays the road is still closed for motor vehicles. There is plenty of snow for skiing everywhere in the mountains, not divided by roadlines.

A heavy job is waiting for the snowplough to remove the snow an find the roadway up here in some weeks. The sun also have to be helpful at this altitude, 1400 m above sea level.