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Riksgransen first came to fame in when Ingemar beckmann graced the front cover of pretty much, every Snowboard magazine of the time with his record breaking 6. Riksgransen quickly became known as the stomping ground of Terje haakonsen, ingemar, Johan Olofsen and the rest of the Scandinavian rippers that raided down, vikingesque, from the frozen North to the snowy Alps, to return with their swag of medals, trophies and movie fame. Needless to say, after 20 years of almost nothing, in Riksgransen suddenly popped up on my radar again and I started to make plans to get myself there. Like all these far off places, the best way for me to get to ride there is for me to organise a trip there with like minded souls. I immediately set the wheels in motion and in April I flew from Geneva inbound for Iron ore mining town of Kiruna, some km inside the Arctic circle. Kiruna is a home to one of the Worlds biggest Iron ore mines, the whole town exists simply because of the mine and infact, the whole town is in grave danger of falling into the mine and is slowly being moved 3km away, one brick at a time. A railroad, built to transport the Iron Ore, leads from Kiruna to Narvik, from where it is shipped around the World. With the building of the railroad a few isolated villages grew into existence, small accommodations for the railroad workers offering harsh living quarters in a brutally cold and desolate environment. Eventually, Many years later, some of these isolated outposts began to attract those in search of wilderness and adventure and as the Winter sports industry began to boom a few of these small railroad villages grew lifts and became small Ski stations, one of which is located on the Border between Sweden and Norway and is the Swedish ski capital, known as Riksgransen. With my BC Voyager team assembled in Kiruna we headed past the sign that directed you where to park your traditional dogsleds and jumped in the more modern 4 wheel drive sled variety for the Long drive to Riksgransen. Sparse year old trees barely head high, that grow so slowly due to the almost permanently frozen ground, line the roadside and beyond them a cold desolate mountainous terrain shaped by ice and wind fills the skyline in every direction. The kilometres and time pass in what seems like stillness, the horizon never seems any nearer, but slowly the peaks get higher and the snow gets deeper. After a warm, snow starved winter season in the Alps, this cold snowy world is like music to the ears and after a journey through the wilderness some signs of life and a few isolated houses begin to pop up along the road side a sure sign that we are nearing our destination. We pass by a few small villages, houses scatter the side of the road, old settlements from the building of the rail road that now host a deserted looking ski lift or two. A heard of reindeer search for food under the frozen snowpack on a windswept mountain side, a group of, out of place looking, brightly clad youth roar across a frozen lake on powerful looking snowmobiles. The houses are all made of wood, and scatter the hillsides in clumps either side of the road, Caravan parks seem popular and a large, old looking, hotel complex sits above the road and above this a huge railroad tunnel splits the hillside in two. A few, cold looking, old chair lifts lead upwards on a glacially sculpted hillside equally covered with snow and rocky outcrops. It is for this reason that I have packaged the trip as a Splitboard adventure with Heli-boarding as a bonus. The next day dawns clear, still and bluebird. We are a group of 8 plus myself and local Guide Robert, two Heli teams, one with me and one with Robert who will show us around. Group one do a drop with Robert, whilst they ride, I fly to another peak with group 2 and so the day goes with a stop for a picnic whilst the Heli heads back for a refuel…. On the next rotation I spot a mountain side littered with steep lines of spines and couloirs and point it out to the pilot to see if he can land there? No one has ridden there before, but the drop looks simple enough and next thing we know we are standing above my dream line, with another and another either side of us. We ride line after line here until the tank is empty and our heli time is done…. We still hold the option to buy more time over our remaining 3 day heli window, but with the weather forecast and the team buzzing, we have decided to ride the ass off it today and then see what happens…. Riksgransen, and the whole region, is renowned for flat light, whiteout conditions and tricky to negotiate in low vis terrain and the next day the weather has turned, the wind is up and the light is flat. The days turns out to be epic! It snows all night and clears in the morning so we opt to ride powder off the lifts in Riksgransen, which seems to be a great idea. A storm rolls in though the night and the day dawns cold with strong winds up high. W head down to the lake and hire Snowmobiles for the day. As soon as we are out of sight, we immediately hit full throttle and head down the lake and up into the stormy mountains, taking our local Guide Robert along as security for when we get lost. I figure, we can always turn around? We make a 60 or 70km loop, find jumps to launch off and some hills to highline before heading back to the centre in a nice neat line at a moderate pace…. Mixed weather again, but it looks better over towards Narvik, and the ski area over there looks great and is open, so we head over there. Narvik looks amazing, a great little ski hill above the Iron ore docks, a real mix of nature and heavy industry side by side. We find powder in the resort and then make our fist split board tour of the trip, heading up and along the heavily corniced skyline ridge as the weather, cloud and vis blows in and out… As we line up to drop into the Backbowl in zero vis, the skies clear and all is glory for the descent which takes us right back to the town where a short walk takes us back to the lifts. A few more turns here and back then back to Sweden. For our final day, we plan a big Splitboard tour on a peak a short drive away and within easy access of the road. We cross under the railroad and don our Splits for the hike. The weather clears and its on…. The hike is great, the views are amazing and the snow is perfect. We make great time and a few hours later stand on the peak with incredible views for degrees. Obviously the best is yet to come, every summit is only half the journey and the Powder awaits below. It snows all night and I drive to the airport through a total mid winter blizzard with 30cm of snow on the road and zero vis. With a half hour to go, the flight crew turn up, the pilot starts to warm up the plane and the ground crews swing into action. The flights back go to plan and it snows back in Chamonix just in time for my annual Spring shred weekend! I've been getting quite a few questions about the stability of Snowpack and the increased…. Twitter Facebook Instagram Youtube. Riksgransen Riksgransen first came to fame in when Ingemar beckmann graced the front cover of pretty much, every Snowboard magazine of the time with his record breaking 6. First impressions? Group one do a drop with Robert, whilst they ride, I fly to another peak with group 2 and so the day goes with a stop for a picnic whilst the Heli heads back for a refuel… On the next rotation I spot a mountain side littered with steep lines of spines and couloirs and point it out to the pilot to see if he can land there? We still hold the option to buy more time over our remaining 3 day heli window, but with the weather forecast and the team buzzing, we have decided to ride the ass off it today and then see what happens… Riksgransen, and the whole region, is renowned for flat light, whiteout conditions and tricky to negotiate in low vis terrain and the next day the weather has turned, the wind is up and the light is flat. We make a 60 or 70km loop, find jumps to launch off and some hills to highline before heading back to the centre in a nice neat line at a moderate pace… Mixed weather again, but it looks better over towards Narvik, and the ski area over there looks great and is open, so we head over there. The weather clears and its on… The hike is great, the views are amazing and the snow is perfect. Related Posts. The Morning glory saga! More Hovercrafting? Hi Neil. I believe the Hovercraft only used to go up to cm but now….

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I published my packing list on September 1, and supported it with a YouTube video. One piece of gear dumped a test and I had one gear failure due to lack of maintenance. Here are my opinions, views and experience using the gear that I packed. My shelter system for Lapland totalled grams including stakes and stuff sack:. When I first started putting together my packing list for this hike I was contemplating on taking my Hyperlite Mountain Gear Ultamid 2 tent. Last year I used my Zpacks Duplex which preformed great and lived up to my expectations. However, I wanted to use another shelter this year and after a test hike in August I decided on the Tarptent Notch. The Notch is an old favourite of mine and I always seem to sleep well in it. When I woke on day 6 on this years hike the wind had shifted direction to the east and blew with such force that the zippered door cord had loosened and the fly door blew into me like a sail full with wind. It was no big deal as nothing happened and I could just fasten it again while lying in bed. To be fair the wind had changed direction, the Notch had been pitched since pm the day before nearly 18 hours and it had survived a decent beating through the night. I would not hesitate in packing this shelter for another Arctic adventure. Not much to say here. This is a great pack that is comfortable and carried very nicely my light load of just over 11 kg on this trek. My pack looks dirty and used but it shows no drastic signs of wear. I get a lot of questions about the netting. People are concerned that the mesh pockets could easily be damaged being caught on brush and so on. The two side pockets and the large net pocket have no damage at all. I have used this pack for nearly 5 years below and above treeline! On arrival I was cold, wet and hungry. I knew from several years experience that all I needed was some warm food, dry clothes and a good sleep system to get my own internal body heater to keep me warm. I had to fasten all three clips on the back of my quilt and tighten the collar draw string on the first night to retain my body heat. Next morning there was fresh snow on the mountains. My quilt kept me nice and toasty. It is important to educate here that your quilt or sleeping bag does not warm you up. The quilt or sleeping bags job is to retain that heat and that is how you stay warm. Before you go to bed you should always eat and if you can exercise a little before jumping into bed then this will help too. Most nights I slept with the two top clips unfastened and draped the top section over me like I would at home with normal bed covers. My Foratata Down Quilt preformed well. The diversity of being able to close it up tight or open it up makes this sleep system a winner for such a wide scope of night temperatures. I always clear a site for sticks and stones before I pitch a shelter. I never bother with pump bags or battery driven air-pumps and I just blow air into my pads. This pad is still going strong. I have nothing negative to say about this bit of kit. Some people complain that they are noisy. My Hyperlite Mountain Gear cuben stuff sack pillow is just over 3 years old. It has been turned inside out and then turned back again several times over the years. I wrote a review on this bit of kit back in August this year. After using my stuff sack pillow for some three years it is starting to show some signs of wear. I wrote that some of the seam sealing tape is starting to loose its adhesiveness. On the first day in the heavy rains my gear was put to the test. When I arrived at the hut and after I packed out my gear I noticed that some moisture had found its way through the areas on the tape where it was not sticking well any more. This is my own fault as I should of repaired the pillow before the trip. This is an easy fix using some DCF repair tape. So I guess that you could call this a gear failure for this adventure. The reason for going over to purchased meals from my own home-made dehydrated meals is because I wanted the most compact kitchen I own combined with using gas as fuel. Last year I used alcohol for fuel and a different pot system. You can read about it here. The concave design of the burner head creates the effect of a built-in windscreen. My cooking system for this hike lived up to my expectations. The pot was also my cup using it in combination with the 8 gram DIY pot cozy. This worked out really nice. I conducted a test today October 14, to simulate how much gas I would of used. I had no way of measuring the gas consumption at my hotel which is where the g size canister was disposed. I would typically drink a coffee at breakfast and one cup in the evening. I boiled aprox. On day 4 I stayed in the Vistas mountain hut and I used their gas at dinner time and for a cup of coffee on the morning of day 5. It appears that I would of used just under grams of gas. This is a worst case scenario as I tested the stoves today without any wind protection. I did however use my shelter as a wind shield on my hike. Robert asked me if there is a significant difference between the Soto Windmaster and the BRS T stoves with respect to fuel consumption. So I conducted a little test using both stoves. Here are my findings:. As far as food goes I should of taken some of my own meals as well as the expedition meals. I found that after 5 days of this type of food that I was missing some fibre in my diet. My own meals would of done the job and I proved this last year when I used only my home-made meals. I ended up purchasing some crisp bread and some ham-cheese in a tube that I used for lunches on the last couple of days. I was tired of the soups for lunch as well. The crisp bread did the job and my stomach thanked me for the switch. I regret my decision to pack this rain jacket. I used the same Inov8 rain rain pants as I used last year. I have no reason to change these pants out for anything else. They are very light and very breathable. The Injinji trail midweight mini crew toe socks in combination with the Altra Lone Peak 3. My toe socks weigh 55 grams while my Altras weigh in at grams for a pair in size 44 EU. This system in combination works for me. I have arthritis in my left foot and specifically the second smallest toe suffers with this inflammation. My total pack weight including food, fuel and water never really exceeds 11 kg. The toe socks and the Altra Lone Peaks cope well and wear perfect together with my pack weights. Hence the lightweight and ultralight backpacking theme. When I was on my Lapland hike last year I also used this system. I walked straight through all the streams and water crossings and climbed what ever mountain that was thrown at me. At night I dried my socks on a line in my shelter and my Altras dried overnight in the vestibule. The only thing that I would do differntly next time is to switch my waterproof socks back to a lighter pair and not to wear them during the day which is what I tried to do on the first day this year as a test. I should of done what I always do and just wear my Injinji socks which get wet and dry out. When I get into camp I would remove the Injinji socks and wear the waterproofs to keep my feet dry and warm. Then when I go to bed I wear my warm socks. This is my 3 sock system of wet Injinji toe socks , dry DexShell waterproofs and warm Darn Tough boot socks. This is what I did last year and it works. The DexShell waterproof breathable socks that I used this year were hopeless. They were only waterproof for a couple of hours and then the inside and outside of the socks were soaking wet. I wanted to try them out and test how long they would keep my feet dry. They have deffiantly dumped the test! Below is my full packing list copied and pasted from my spreadsheet. Note that water is not included in the weights. Really interesting choice of gear, and so many of my own favourites As Tucas, Tarptent, Treadlite, to name but a few. Like Liked by 1 person. Thanks for commenting and correcting me Robert. I can see now that after conducting some tests today that my remark is incorrect. The testing shows that I would of used at least grams of fuel so the larger gas canister was not an overkill. Sorry for the mistake. Not sure if you read the previous day 1 — 7 posts? On day 4 I stayed in a mountain hut and used their gas thus saving roughly 21 grams. This was a post hike 7 day gear review for this hike only as a follow up to the series. Like Like. Hi Robert, I have updated this post with regards to fuel consumption. Once again, thanks for bringing this to my attention. How did you find LIM jacket breathability? Also, because it was cheapish at an outlet, and lighter to boot. But I found that it is not beading water that well even when new, and I have no illusions about breathability, so I always carry a separate wind jacket. I also got a quilt but with grams fill…perhaps should have gone for OTOH, plus light down jacket and other clothing is good for about 0C, and I can probably manage even a few minus degrees. In any case, I am now a believer in quilts. So much more freedom to sleep and turn around, and I do not mind sleeping with my down jacket on. I only really had the rain on the first day and some on the last. On the first day I also had wind and sleet so everything was wet and moist. This surprised me. I reckon that my Berghaus hyper shell rain jacket 15, mm breathable 10, mm does a better job and it only weighs 89 grams. Good to hear about your experience with the quilt. I have 4 different quilts for different seasons and temps. A couple with down and 2 synthetic APEX. Just love my quilts. My experience is that when hiking with any amount of effort in near — 0C weather and rain, any shell jacket is going to be wet from inside if not through leaks, then through perspiration…. YMMV of course. Sleet really wets out even good DWR, and because it is cold, all perspiration condenses on the inside of the jacket. Oh, about the fuel consumption for stoves…your results match mine. I had Soto Amicus, not Windmaster, though. But this was indoors. Real killer for BRS is even slight wind, the flame flaps around wildly even with a small breeze. For a really small boil kit it is excellent, but I did not want to take it to an extended hike and be bothered about finding perfect wind shelter every time. Yes, I agree with the BRS in wind. I always try to hide behind my shelter with it. The Soto Windmaster is nearly impossible to blow out. The quality of the Soto Windmaster is also a lot better than the cheaper BRS and here there is no comparison. Everything feels nice with the Soto Windmaster. The Soto Windmaster also has an igniter on it not sure if the Soto Amicus has one? I like this feature. I defiantly feel a lot safer using the Soto Windmaster. The down side of it is the weight and price. Yes, Amicus also has piezo and I like it a lot. I agree that it has a quality feel to it, seals well without need to overtighten, does not bend or wobble etc. The only downside is that for some reason it is really tall, and thus a bit unstable. Perhaps that is because the burner head really heats up in use compared to some other stoves, and it needs to be kept further away from the canister? For ml kettle that I have, it is perfect. You must be logged in to post a comment. Skip to content. View this post on Instagram. Like Loading Thanks for the gear post-mortem! 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