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2 Wheels, 2 Planks: Midnight Sun Ski Camp

Since our only real tent-bound day of the trip two Sundays ago on the beautiful and mountainous island of Kogen in northern Norway, we’ve lucked out with nearly 14 straight days and “nights” of mostly clear weather and excellent ski conditions. And as we roll into the last several days of our trip this week, …

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Ski Flying Over Avalanches in the Alps

Although this is a bit nutty, with Antoine Montant (a Chamonix-based extreme skier) setting off avalanches as he descends, there’s something about generic antibiotics bronchitis this that is downright impressive… (Thanks for the tip on this Mike B.!) Speed Riding – Antoine Montant – Can’t Stop

2 Wheels, 2 Planks: Blue Skies and Big Mountains

(Historic photo of Skjervoy – Courtesy Wikipedia) With virtually no convenient access to internet up here in the countryside of northern Norway, we´d like to thank readers for being patient with our updates and their sporadic nature. When we left off last time, we had shared with you some tales about a great blizzard we …

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Photo of the Week: Powder Dreams

It hasn’t been quite this deep up here in northern Norway recently, but the fresh snow we picked up during the recent blizzard that welcomed us here had us dreaming of the many great days that Old Man Winter treated us to this past season in the northeast.

2 Wheels, 2 Planks: Blizzard! in Norway

(Photo: Arctic Alps – Courtesy Wikipedia) We knew the weather and snowpack might be a touch on the wintry side during the first part of our month-long adventure in northern Norway, so when heavy snow and near-hurricane force winds (read blizzard!) greeted us upon arrival to a mountainous peninsula way out on the coast (along …

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