I got an early start, with a weather forecast of snow around noon. I crossed the road and put my skis on in Olderdalen and started following the route in the Outdoor Active app.
It was a bit tight getting up through some trees to open snow. Views across Kafjord to the Lyngen Alps opened up as I climbed.
Steady pace with a few stops to de-ice my skins. The snow got progressively colder and softer as I ascended. I looked back down to see several skiers following my tracks.
I passed over several crests until the summit was visible in the distance.
Excellent summit with great views all around, across to Nordmannviktinden, the Lyngen Alps to the west and snow covered peaks and valleys to the east.
Some Austrian skiers arrived. I chatted to Sebastian from Salzburg who was interested in Australian skiing. I asked him why they were skiing in Norway - he said the ski season in Austria finished at the end of the February so they were keen to come to where there was plenty of snow.
We were joined by another 15 Austrians on the summit so I headed down before the rush and enjoyed primo snow. It's a great descent, good angle and plenty of room. I descended into the gully near the bottom, which would be a better ascent route to one that I came up.
Another superb ski tour and very lucky with the weather again.
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