…actually the plan was to go skiing in Norefjell, as I had a voucher to get the ski-ticket cheaper BUT…:-)
Checked the weather forecast yesterday, when the lifts open (all info in Norwegian but it said open…) and packed also my skins in case I wouldn’t get a cheaper skiticket… But it all came different;-)
I left early in the morning, drove in the dark until around 8.30 a.m, then finally the daylight appeared… It rained on the way up there, well the weather forecast said sth different but I didn’t care… 2h drive until I got to Noresund – a couple more km’s to Norefjell skicenter… On the way there I could decide – Norefjell bottom station or driving up the toll road to the upper Skicenter… Of course the low-budget version;-)… Finally I arrived the parking lot BUT no cars there, no lifts going, everything empty;-) Looked like a ghost-ski-town…;-) It was still early in the morning – I knew the lifts would start at 9.30 well, I realized they won’t open down here – to less snow… I’ve been told that the skicenter was already open, not correct;-) THEY ARE OPENING TOMORROW;-)… no worries… I just had to laugh and some will say – that’s soooo typical Mel;-)…
Instead of skiing – skitour up the mountain… I enjoyed hiking up there – starting out with + degrees – after 3 hours hike – windy and cold… Was nice to change shirts;-)… very refreshing;-)… Groomed slopes at the upper part of the skiresort, everything is ready for the skiopening tomorrow… I was actually happy that I hiked up because I realized that the skiing wouldn’t have been so challenging… Toooo many blue runs;-)… It is a cool place to ski, when the lower part is open too… During the hike up the landscape changed from spring conditions to deep winter – looked really cool but no powder up there as the rain had also hit the upper part…
3 hours up the mountain, 5 minutes to ski down;-)…
I would have taken pictures but something is wrong with my camera… Don’t know what, it’s not working – Noooooooo!!!!
So some impressions from http://www.norefjell.com
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