A scenic island traverse over Uløya´s highest peaks
Northern Norway's 5 Best Island Ski Tours
A handful of utterly classic ski tours in the wild Skjervoy region
Images
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Havnnes and Lyngen Alps, seen from Rotsund
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Ascending Blåtinden
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View to the Lyngen Alps
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Ascending Blåtinden
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Road in Havnnes
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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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Heading towards Storsandnestinden (1097 m)
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The last meters to the ridge - bootpacking here
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On the route.
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Storsandnestinden
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On the summit ridge
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The traverse beneath Peak 822 - watch overhead hazard
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On the summit ridge
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On the lower section of the route
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The summit of Arnøhøgda - and the tricky last part of the ridge (taken in January)
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The summit of Arnøhøgda - and the tricky last part of the ridge (taken in April)
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Lookin back from the summit to the ski depot on the ridge
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January sunrise on Arnøyhøgda (1170m)
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During the ski descent of the NE route
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Starting the descent of the NE face route
Description
With all the (well deserved) hype around Lyngen, it's easy to ignore the fantastic ski touring to be had in the Skjervoy region. The area is made up of numerous islands, each of which is accessed via a bridge, a ferry or a tunnel. The engineering required to create this infrastructure is pretty impressive, but the scenery is even better.
The whole region feels as if it's on the edge of the Earth and is wonderfully quiet. If you complete this list of tours you will have sampled what the area has to offer and are likely to want to sample plenty more!
Adventures
A long, difficult, but rewarding traverse of three summits on Kågen island in Arctic Norway
One of the great skitours on Kågen, with a variety of terrain
The highest mountain of Arnøya - fantastic skiing, immense views and an airy, exciting summit ridge
A rewarding moderate round-tour with a fantastic NE-facing ski descent