69 degrees North

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69 degrees North

Post by randoskier » Mon Apr 18, 2022 12:57 pm

The April Fools Tour- Kirkenes, Norway to Ivalo, Finland down the Russian border
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Re: 69 degrees North

Post by randoskier » Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:02 pm

That snowmobile track was laid down by a Norwegian Army Patrol- the right bank is Norway the left bank is Russia. The mountain in the other picture is in Russia- I would have liked to ski on that side- nice small mtn ranges, but that is not possible since Russia is a paranoid, walled off country that blames all of its (self made) problems on the rest of the world. Sad. I was happy to have the track the nes snow was not consolidated.
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Re: 69 degrees North

Post by randoskier » Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:03 pm

randoskier wrote:
Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:02 pm
That snowmobile track was laid down by a Norwegian Army Patrol- the right bank of the Pasvik River is Norway the left bank is Russia. The mountain in the other picture is in Russia- I would have liked to ski on that side- nice small mtn ranges, but that is not possible since Russia is a paranoid, walled off country that blames all of its (self made) problems on the rest of the world. Sad. I was happy to have the track the nes snow was not consolidated.



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Re: 69 degrees North

Post by randoskier » Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:05 pm

randoskier wrote:
Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:03 pm
randoskier wrote:
Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:02 pm
That snowmobile track was laid down by a Norwegian Army Patrol- the right bank of the Pasvik River is Norway the left bank is Russia. The mountain in the other picture is in Russia- I would have liked to ski on that side- nice small mtn ranges, but that is not possible since Russia is a paranoid, walled off country that blames all of its (self made) problems on the rest of the world. Sad. I was happy to have the track the new snow was not consolidated.



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Re: 69 degrees North

Post by randoskier » Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:13 pm

Into Finland. A peaceful border. Skiing WEST into Finland! West! The fence is for the reindeer herded by Sami people (Lapps) on both sides of the border. Finnish Lapland has 180k people and 200k reindeer.
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Re: 69 degrees North

Post by randoskier » Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:17 pm

Finn cabin, the Piilola wilderness cabin..the 280cm Forest skis belong to an ice-fisherman I shared the cabin with.
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Re: 69 degrees North

Post by randoskier » Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:21 pm

Cabins with soul
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Re: 69 degrees North

Post by CwmRaider » Tue Apr 19, 2022 2:15 am

@randoskier it looks like you had a beautiful trip!
Did the finnish ice fisherman share any perch (as depicted on the painting) with you? One of my favorite freshwater fish (together with the whole salmonid range).



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Re: 69 degrees North

Post by lowangle al » Tue Apr 19, 2022 5:33 am

That looks like it was a great trip and a good way to end the season.



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Re: 69 degrees North

Post by randoskier » Tue Apr 19, 2022 8:49 am

lowangle al wrote:
Tue Apr 19, 2022 5:33 am
That looks like it was a great trip and a good way to end the season.
Thanks Al, twas! The skiing was flatter than I am used too, but the trip had a lot of geographic interest and wonderful cabins along most of the way. The people in this region are very nice as well.



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