Lunch in Oslo
OSLO, NORWAY—First stop after getting off the plane from Denver is lunch.
Akershus Festning (Fortress)
OSLO, NORWAY—Wandering the old fortress amongst the cannons.
Oslo Opera House
OSLO, NORWAY—The opera house creates a virtual beach with the sloping surface right to the water.
Oslo Royal Palace
OSLO, NORWAY—Children run across the cobblestone street, Karl Johans Gate, leading up to the Royal Palace in the distance.
The Gear
ALTA, NORWAY—The gear along side the boat and some folks getting fitted into ski boots for the adventure ahead.
Our Boats
ALTA, NORWAY—These boats will be our home for the next few days as we set sail in the fjords of arctic Norway to find places to ski.
The Crew
ALTA, NORWAY—Our crew: Two skippers-Mats Grimseth & Emil Engebrigtsen, two cooks-Tipi & Espen and two ski guides.
Loading Up
ALTA, NORWAY—Getting the gear, including skis, onto the boat.
Lunch
ALTA, NORWAY—Our first meal, about to get underway.
Underway
ALTA, NORWAY—All hands on deck as we get underway departing Alta.
Happy Crew
First Transfer
JOAHKONJARGA (Alta Fjord), NORWAY—Heading across Klubbenes Bay towards shore to ski our first lines in Norway.
Boat to Ski
JOAHKONJARGA (Alta Fjord), NORWAY—Converting our kit from boating to skiing.
Next Load
JOAHKONJARGA (Alta Fjord), NORWAY—It takes a few trips back and forth from ship to shore to get everyone and their gear over.
Skis Out
JOAHKONJARGA (Alta Fjord), NORWAY—It's easiest to transfer skis in the ski bags, so here we're unloading them to get on the snow.
Big Smiles
JOAHKONJARGA (Alta Fjord), NORWAY—Bern and her permagrin. So stoked to ski here.
Looking Back
JOAHKONJARGA (Alta Fjord), NORWAY—A view of the boats as we set off to ski.
Climbing
JOAHKONJARGA (Alta Fjord), NORWAY—Susan and Kate head up the mountain.
Sun Climb
JOAHKONJARGA (Alta Fjord), NORWAY—Mats is pretty stoked to be off the boat and in the skin track.
Going Up
JOAHKONJARGA (Alta Fjord), NORWAY—Kaylin and Philip.
Small Boats
JOAHKONJARGA (Alta Fjord), NORWAY—The boats get smaller and smaller the more we climb.
The Valley
JOAHKONJARGA (Alta Fjord), NORWAY—Crossing a small set of lakes below the next climb where the shadow line falls.
Still Happy
JOAHKONJARGA (Alta Fjord), NORWAY—Bern is still grinning.
More Smiles
JOAHKONJARGA (Alta Fjord), NORWAY—Jon Jay is pretty stoked as well.
