A great ski line that is usually reserved for ski boats - but you can do it from land, as well.
Explore Kågtinden : Norway's Finest Ski Mountain...?
It's high praise but Kågtinden might just be the best ski mountaineering peak in the whole of Norway - here are the 5 classic lines on it.
Images
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Skiing down the West shoulder.
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The traverse after the pass.
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On the summit ridge
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Store Kågtinden (1228 m) west side from the sea. Arrows indicate roughly the route
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Ascending the West Shoulder
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On Redotinden (848 m)
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Store Kågtinden (1228 m) from the summit of Redotinden (848 m)
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Looking back to Stokknesdalen
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Midnight sun during the ascent of Storsandnestinden
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Dropping into the north glacier route on Store Kågtinden
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Storsandnestinden (1097 m)
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Just below the main summit
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The ridge to the summit - easy but with drops on both sides!
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Skiing down the NE route (upper section)
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The steeper section on route a) - it continues up the slope in the upper right corner
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Store Kågtinden and the NE route, as seen from Isbuktvatnet
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The route drawn, seen from Isbuktvatnet
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When the route exit is icy, a rope may be beneficial (here on on a guided tour)
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Climbing through the route exit in good conditions.
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Dropping into the couloir
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Starting the descent from the summit
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The author skiing the line
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The line
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The east summit seen from the main summit (1165 m)
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The north couloir, seen from the bottom at around 800 m
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The author skiing the north face
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About the drop into the north face couloir (option a)
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Mads Andreassen skiing the south face
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Mads Andreassen spotting a place to drop in
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The south face of Kågtinden
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The south face ski route (approx)
Description
FATMAP's man in the north of Norway - Peter Schön - knows a thing or 2 about good skiing and he reckons Kågtinden might - just might - be the Country's greatest ski mountain. It's a big call (and it's likely to provoke plenty of debate) in a nation with such a staggering amount of good ski terrain, but when you check out these 5 routes you'll see that it's not as out-there as it might sound.
The 5 routes here are varied and exciting - Kågtinden in a nuthsell. 4 of the routes are day tours to Kågtinden itself and the 5th is the truly extraordinary Kågen traverse - a trip right across Kågen island itself. Every route will offer the epic views for which the north coast of Norway is famous, and immaculate ski terrain.
In the highly likely event that these tours whet your appetite for exploring northern Norway, check out the following guidebooks -
Northern Norway's 5 Best Island Ski Tours
The Ultimate Tromsø Ski Week
https://fatmap.com/guidebooks/214/the-ultimate-tromso-ski-week
20 Steps to Heaven : Ski Tour Norway's Frozen North
https://fatmap.com/guidebooks/11104/20-steps-to-heaven:-ski-tour-norway's-frozen-north
Adventures
A long, difficult, but rewarding traverse of three summits on Kågen island in Arctic Norway
One of the great skitours in Arctic Norway
One of several amazing steep lines on Kågtinden.
A steep skiing traverse - no summits, no tick list item, just pure steep skiing. Experts only!