Snow-safe ski area
To Les Arcs you primarily go for skiing. The ski area is very snow-safe, because you ski at high altitude. Les Arcs has a 7 kilometre long piste, Aguille Rouge, with the single highest drop among the slopes in Europe,…
Tag: Winter
242 pistes, 425 kilometres of skiing
This year’s ski and photo journey with the theme of snow, the Alps and skiing did go to Les Arcs in France. The ski resort is about 3 hours by car/bus from the airports in Grenoble, Geneva and Turin. Les…
Cime de Caron in Val Thorens
The week in Val Thorens offered everything from snowstorms, fog, biting wind to quite amazing beautiful clear days with bright sunshine. This picture was taken at the top of the Cime de Caron, the second highest ski slope in the…
Skiing with UCPA in Val Thorens
My first trip with UCPA went to Val Thorens in France. Travelling with UCPA was for me a whole new experience, a positive one. The whole concept of travel, accommodation, meals, ski hire and lift passes and ski instructor feels…
Ferry to Mariehamn a cold winter day
A freezing cold winter day in January 2013 I took a day trip with a ferry (Stockholm-Mariehamn-Stockholm). I have never experienced anything like this. It was so cold outside so it steamed from the ice and the ferry drove out…
Winter in the Stockholm archipelago
During the winter months very few visitors visit the Stockholm archipelago. If you have the opportunity to get out among the islands on a cold day when the weather is nice you not only get to enjoy the privacy but…
Seabirds below the Stockholm Castle
Despite the cold and winter there are plenty of birds in the water between the Grand Hotel and Stockholm Palace. Here awaits the seabirds treats from the people passing by on the bridge above. Some years, when it has been…
Stockholm in Winter dress
A Stockholm in winter dress can be incredibly beautiful. I shoot this picture during a walk between Kungsträdgården (Kings garden) and Slussen on a very cold day in January 2013. The picture was taken from the bridge that goes between…
Sun and newly-prepared slops
After one and a half day of involuntary rest, we got a great day. The slopes were newly-prepared and just perfect. Storm winds had settled and at lunch the sun came through. The day offered both slops and lifts that…
Wind-swept out at the hill
After two glorious sunny days it is blowing as much as the entire lift system is closed. If we’re lucky, it opens up after lunch. Some brave girls in my ski group has taken their equipment, walking the slope. But…
242 pistes, 425 kilometres of skiing
This year’s ski and photo journey with the theme of snow, the Alps and skiing did go to Les Arcs in France. The ski resort is about 3 hours by car/bus from the airports in Grenoble, Geneva and Turin. Les…
Cime de Caron in Val Thorens
The week in Val Thorens offered everything from snowstorms, fog, biting wind to quite amazing beautiful clear days with bright sunshine. This picture was taken at the top of the Cime de Caron, the second highest ski slope in the…
Skiing with UCPA in Val Thorens
My first trip with UCPA went to Val Thorens in France. Travelling with UCPA was for me a whole new experience, a positive one. The whole concept of travel, accommodation, meals, ski hire and lift passes and ski instructor feels…
Ferry to Mariehamn a cold winter day
A freezing cold winter day in January 2013 I took a day trip with a ferry (Stockholm-Mariehamn-Stockholm). I have never experienced anything like this. It was so cold outside so it steamed from the ice and the ferry drove out…
Winter in the Stockholm archipelago
During the winter months very few visitors visit the Stockholm archipelago. If you have the opportunity to get out among the islands on a cold day when the weather is nice you not only get to enjoy the privacy but…
Seabirds below the Stockholm Castle
Despite the cold and winter there are plenty of birds in the water between the Grand Hotel and Stockholm Palace. Here awaits the seabirds treats from the people passing by on the bridge above. Some years, when it has been…
Stockholm in Winter dress
A Stockholm in winter dress can be incredibly beautiful. I shoot this picture during a walk between Kungsträdgården (Kings garden) and Slussen on a very cold day in January 2013. The picture was taken from the bridge that goes between…
Sun and newly-prepared slops
After one and a half day of involuntary rest, we got a great day. The slopes were newly-prepared and just perfect. Storm winds had settled and at lunch the sun came through. The day offered both slops and lifts that…
Wind-swept out at the hill
After two glorious sunny days it is blowing as much as the entire lift system is closed. If we’re lucky, it opens up after lunch. Some brave girls in my ski group has taken their equipment, walking the slope. But…