Last weekend weather forecast said more than 10 cm of new snow to Borkafjäll.
If I have learned anything in the past few years in winter climbing, it’s this: When a big snowfall is coming, don’t go alpine climbing.
I’ve been in Borga and Borka so many times, in good weather and in bad weather, and I have never looked the mountain at parking lot and said: “Looks bad, let’s go home“. Instead, it goes always like this: “Looks bad...hmm... let’s give it a try!”
I'm pretty sure the best and only thing to do to avoid climbing is just to leave the climbing gear at home. After all, there are other things you can do with powder snow...
If I have learned anything in the past few years in winter climbing, it’s this: When a big snowfall is coming, don’t go alpine climbing.
I’ve been in Borga and Borka so many times, in good weather and in bad weather, and I have never looked the mountain at parking lot and said: “Looks bad, let’s go home“. Instead, it goes always like this: “Looks bad...hmm... let’s give it a try!”
I'm pretty sure the best and only thing to do to avoid climbing is just to leave the climbing gear at home. After all, there are other things you can do with powder snow...
Kittelfjäll
More Kittelfjäll
Snow
More snow
Powder
More powder
I found a virgin couloir
Anu and her first black piste
No powder, but there are some steeper sections
Home sweet home
