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Finland here we come!!
Saturday, 03 January 2009
Myself and a few of the FRJ crew are off on a snowboard trip tomorrow. We are going to northern Finland of all places! This is mainly because there are literally no last minute bargains to the Alps as tour operators have bought less holidays to combat the current economic situation.
We booked the trip yesterday after stumbling across it on last minute.com. At £199 for flights and catered chalet we just couldn't resist. Lift pass is also about £80 cheaper than most French resorts. We did a bit of research on the resort before we booked and everything was pretty much telling us to stay away! The current temp out there is -14 degrees, -36 degrees if you add the windchill; the sun rises at midday and sets an hour later at 1pm; the highest part of the mountain is only 718m; all lifts, except one lift, are drag lifts. On the plus side though there will be no lift queues; lots off twilight back country missions to be had; no daily freeze thaw so the snow should be permanent powder (we've yet to test our theory on this though); our chalet is a log cabin deep in a snow covered forest; the northern lights should be going off; we've never been to the Arctic Circle before; and it will one crazy trip!!
So I've bought myself a windproof balaclava and waxed my snowboard...all I need to do now is sort a few riding playlists on the ipod, pack my bag and I'm ready to go...
All the best for 2009 dudes!
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