The ascent route on this is the exact same as the Southern Slope with a gradual climb on the small ridges next to the gullies in the trees before you make your way to an obvious gully that makes its way into the alpine. This is the crux of the climb so it needs to be done cautiously with people going one at a time and regrouping on the upper slopes. Once in the alpine area do a low angle traverse over to the Eastern Ridge and make your way up on the high point all the way to the upper face. You will reach a point just below the summit where you need to climb on the Northeast headwall. While it can be ascended on skins if you are quite talented I prefer cramponing and just getting it over with until reaching the summit.

Standing on top there is enough room for a handful of people to transition while you look down at the inviting Northeast face that you are about to descend. Looks can be deceiving as a few hundred meters lower it seems the slopes just drop away and this is the case. Starting your descent you need to head skiers right to avoid a small rock band before heading skiers left into the lower angled gut of the bowl. Riding along you will soon notice that the angle drops off dramatically as you slowly edge your way up to the unknown. The trick to this section is to stay on the skiers left at first and find a small snow covered section to get down into the gully before zig zagging thought the occasional rock band and into the more open slopes.

Once you’re enjoying the adrenaline rushing through your blood start riding down but remember that A you have a long ways to go and B below you is a super flat valley. Being a snowboarder we made a long traverse with the occasional powder turn before heading into the flats and starting to skin towards the Jempehaugen Trail head. Once at said trailhead it’s time for a “Choose your own adventure” with the options being walking back up the road towards your car or hitch hiking.

For more photos and information on the route check out this link https://www.whereiskylemiller.com/tamokdalen/blabaerfjellet-northeast/