by Kristina | Jun 16, 2014 | Action Figure Mascot, Backcountry, Skiing
The roads in Norway are plagued with something called a Frost Heaves – a inverse speed bump caused from the freeze/thaw cycle of the road. Some of them look bad and are fine, and others look innocuous and will send your car airborne.That is not an exaggeration....
by Kristina | May 31, 2014 | Backcountry, Skiing, Tutu
For our second day in Norway, we opted to ski Middagstinden (Dinner Peak). With heavy snow predicted, this was a safe choice with low-angled terrain and few concerns about objective hazard. Huddled around my computer over delicious gin and tonics (imported Gin from a...
by Kristina | May 29, 2014 | Action Figure Mascot, Backcountry, Skiing
Life has been a bit hectic, so please forgive me my tardiness in posting about Norway. The trip was so fantastic and I was SO EXCITED to document it’s every super-duper-important-detail that I got overwhelmed and didn’t post…for a month. You’d...
by Kristina | May 5, 2014 | Travel
Grocery stores in Norway are expensive. Like, really expensive. Don’t expect to be able to visit them on just any day. No no. Certain stores are only open on certain days, even the “big stores” are much smaller than the ones you’ll find in the...
by Kristina | May 1, 2014 | Mountains, Travel
People keep asking me, “How was Norway?” And all I can say is, “Norway was awesome. I want to go back. Every single day.”I consider myself lucky to have built a lifestyle very much revolving around travel, most specifically traveling to do...