All backcountry skiing blog posts with content that doesn’t fit in other categories.
After another bluebird day and two laps from an unnamed summit, we return to the waiting Zodiac, and eventually the Noorderlicht. Photo credit: Rob Coppolillo
Polar bears, schooners and endless ski lines
As close to the North Pole as it is to mainland Europe, the Svalbard archipelago delivers all the ingredients of true adventure-skiing: unforgettable landscapes, once-in-a-lifetime experiences, some fantastic skiing, and stories you’ll tell for the rest of your life. Where else can you have a near-miss with a polar bear, enjoy 3000 feet of pristine corn, share a beer under full sail on a 150-foot sailboat, discuss Muay Thai boxing with a Dutch weightlifter, photo your friends with a bust of Lenin, and summit an unclimbed peak, all in the same day?
