Norwegian Mountains, Sogn og Fjordane

Korenosi (1468m), Middagshaugen (1423m),
Lovardalsnosi (1389m), May 26 2013



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The skiing route

The skiing route
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It was a drop dead gorgeous Sunday in western Norway and Anne and me decided to take the drive from Sogndal to Sognefjellet for a nice ski-trip. The target was Korenosi, but we saw from the map that we could make a nice round trip up there.

It was an incredible hot day and it wasn't many places around where you could ski directly from a car. But Berdalsbandet offered this opportunity. The snow was really soft near the road and we feared that Karma (the dog) would be in for a hard trip. As she was only 8 months old, we needed to pay close attention to her.

 

Berdalsbandet

Berdalsbandet
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We headed out 10am sharp and looked forward to the trip ahead of us. As expected, Karma struggled in the soft snow but then she fell in behind us. Actually, she walked on the tail of our skis and this was a bit cumbersome. So we tried to get her to walk beside us - on the snow free part. But - no comprendo, mate...

 

To the left, Karma. LEFT!!

To the left, Karma. LEFT!!
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After 20 minutes we reached the first top - Lovardalsnosi. We weren't exactly exhausted yet, so after a few pictures and a look around, we moved on towards Korenosi...

 

Towards Korenosi

Towards Korenosi
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We had to search a bit to find a good place to cross the river from Hestdalsvatnet, but it was no major detour. After a nice plod up the Korenosi sloped, we arrived on the summit at 11:05am. And after having skied for a whole hour, we definitely had earned a nice break ;)

We found a cell phone on Korenosi. The display was partly broken, and it seemed to have been there for some time. But it booted up! It was of course password protected, but I could see a lot of emails flying across the screen. I memorized the last name I saw, thinking we could contact that person and ask if he knew anyone who had lost a cell phone. Interestingly enough, it was that person's phone (!) and Anne made sure the owner got his cell phone back a bit later. He had lost the cell phone on a ski-trip to Korenosi a few months earlier...

 

Enjoying the view from Korenosi

Enjoying the view from Korenosi
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This was definitely our leisure day in the mountains. No hard work. Just plodding around and licking sunshine. We decided to visit Middagshaugen before returning to Berdalsbandet. The road there was quite straightforward...

 

Middagshaugen

Middagshaugen
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We arrived on Middagshaugen at 12:25pm. We've had view towards Hurrungane all day, but they never felt so close as now. And they were the perfect background for pictures for the family album...

 

Posing on Middagshaugen

Posing on Middagshaugen
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This was indeed a memorable ski-trip. Not because of the mountain tops we visited, but because of the combination of the gorgeous weather, the amazing Hurrungane peaks, finding a place we could ski, and the general joy around just being outdoors. Some times, life certainly deserves to be celebrated...

 

Celebrating life

Celebrating life
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We arrived at the trailhead 1:17pm - 3h:17m after heading out. We arrived on Berdalsbandet via Årdal and for our return to Sogndal - we decided to drive RV55. A perfect round trip drive, as a follow-up to a perfect round trip on skis!

 

Skagastølstindane seen from Turtagrø

Skagastølstindane seen from Turtagrø
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Pictures

The pictures were taken with a Canon EOS 60D + Canon EF-S 18-200mm 3.5-5.6 IS

 

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To Berdalsbandet

1. The route 2. At Mannheller, waiting for the ferry 3. Korenosi comes into view 4. Korenosi 5. At Bergdalsbandet

Lovardalsnosi

6. On our way... 7. Wide angle view from Lovardalsnosi 8. Hurrungane panorama 9. Store Austabotntind 10. Austabotntindane 11. On top of Lovardalsnosi

To Korenosi

12. To Korenosi! 13. Anne and Karma 14. It is a gorgeous day 15. Majestic background 16. Almost on top 17. Not necessary, but fun 18. On top of Korenosi

Korenosi panoramas

19. Wide angle view from Korenosi 20. Zoom view from Korenosi

Other pics from Korenosi

21. Hurrungane, western group 22. Store Ringstind 23. Store Austabotntind 24. Korenosi summit cairn 25. Raudbergsnuten 26. Hestbreapiggan 27. Lodalskåpa 28. Rivenoskulen 29. Liabrekulen

To Middagshaugen

30. Karma pinpoints our next goal 31. To Middagshaugen 32. Looking back on Korenosi 33. Store Austabotntind 34. Anne on Middagshaugen 35. Amazing scenery 36. Karma has concerns... 37. On top of Middagshaugen 38. Store Austabotntind 39. Soleibotntindane 40. Steindalsnosi and Fannaråken 41. Indecent behavior 42. Decent behavior

Return to Berdalsbandet

43. Looking for snow 44. Anne - celebrating life 45. Nice clouds 46. Austabotntindane 47. Hurrungane - western group 48. Descending towards Berdalsbandet

Other pics from Sognefjellet

49. Steindalsnosi and Fannaråken 50. Skagastølstindane 51. Skagastølstindane 52. At Turtagrø 53. Skagastølstindane 54. Towards Skjolden and Lustrafjorden

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