Blåtinden, Kjelvågtinden and Uløytinden on the island of Uloya are epic mountains.
I drove to the Rotsund ferry terminal in the morning with good views to the mountains and good weather.
When the ferry arrived it was going to Uløybukt on not Hamnnes - I had misread the timetable.
Over 20 skiers waiting boarded the ferry and there was a 2 hours wait for the next ferry to Hamnnes to I jumped on figuring that the skiers knew where they were going.
Speaking to some on the ferry they advised that they were doing a traverse route of the island and sking the summits .
The pace was fast skinning up through open forest towards an impressive ridge. I tagged along with a friendly Austrian group led by Martin @skioholic.
Steeper skinning gained altitude quickly, opening superb views to Arnoya to the north. Gaining the ridge revealed superb views across to the Lyngen Alps.
We reached the summit Blåtinden with some cloud swirling around the did a long ski run down back into the sun with in excellent snow.
We climbed back up to Uløytinden then skied across to the Kjelvågtinden summit, the most popular ski peak on the island.
The ski descent with views across Kåfjord and the Lyngen Alps was superb. We stopped for a late lunch digging a Norwegian style lunch pit in the snow.
The ski descent entered trees. The firm snow and tight corners were challenging. Arriving at the historic Hamnnes wharf we found that the ferry was leaving very soon so there was a mad ski dash to get to it, just in time.
A hard but rewarding day - 18km & 1683m climbing. Uløya traverse is one of the best ski locations and tours in Norway.
Thai Red curry for dinner at Siam catering AS went down well!
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