Feb 14 2008
We have unusual amounts of snow in the Ytre Søre Sunnmøre
region these days. I went to Huldrehornet yesterday, after dark, and the forest
was almost fairy tale. Unfortunately, I didn't bring the camera. OTOH, if I had,
I would have been out all night. It was just that pretty.
This morning wasn't pretty at all, but I decided to "document"
the snow before it starts raining. Last night, I had been breaking the trail on
snowshoes. So this morning I went on foot, from where I live.
Huldrehornet is a friendly top, with
respect to snowfall. The denser part of the forest doesn't allow too
much snow to fall on the ground, and the snow quickly blows off the ridge above
the forest. But just below the top I almost got stuck in 90cm deep snow
(snowdrift) and had to take a slightly different route to get to the top. The
time was 9:05am, and I looked forward to a late breakfast back home...
10 hours later, the 90cm spots now
measured 120cm of snow, and the cornice on top was like a huge wall. Someone ...
I know ... visited Huldrehornet in the evening, and told me this (cough..)
Norwegian Koala
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