Photos from some of the most beautiful ski tracks in Finnish Lapland.
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Ski touring on ski tracks
Category: Opposites = trip reports
Hikes around Finland, eventually filling every month of the year, both the popular destinations and quieter ones. In same week opposite seasons: December vs. June and so on.
Ski touring outside marked trails
Story about ski touring across wilderness areas in Lapland. More pics and less text this time.
Skiing outside tracks with children
After these last two months let's now return to more normal kind of hiking. Two short stories of hiking with kids in winter: skiing and skating.
Millennium hike, part 9: Halti
Skiing in white-out for many days... How is it going to be with our goal to stand on top of Finland, Halti fell, when the millennia changes? Is it too stormy? No, we get extraordinarily good weather for that very day! Our two months long backpacking expedition across Lapland ends in this post. I also ponder what did I learn/get from this hike.
Millennium hike, part 8: Käsivarsi
Have you ever celebrated Christmas in wilderness? Try it some day, I recommend! Here's how we spent our Christmas in a wilderness hut 50 km from nearest road. Naturally also lots of skiing in this post.
Millennium hike, part 7: Tarvantovaara
Week seven out of nine... Do you know how to camp in -32°C, in snowy conditions? Here's some tips.
Millennium hike, part 6: Pöyrisjärvi
Our journey continues in cold and beautiful weather. You know what's the most implausible thing about Game of Thrones? I'll tell you what.
