Downhill mountain biking in Åre, Sweden

Holy crap, on September 20th we went with the Swedes to Åre, Sweden. Anders and I rented expensive downhill bikes and risked our luck on the largest ski resort in Sweden. Meanwhile, Becca and Anna purchased our quotas of cheap(er) Swedish booze and then rode the gondola up so they could hike to the top of the mountain and see the view (there were no waffles).

We started by riding the small lift up the mountain so we could get to know our rental bikes before the terrain became difficult. The weather was perfect.

The top of the mountain was extremely rocky. Thankfully, they had carved ridiculously fun paths into the mountain for our usufruct.

This is a photo looking back towards the top of the mountain. Becca and Anna rode the cable car up to the top of the mountain so they could climb up to the top of the hill to the right.

Sometimes it was hard to pay attention to the trail because the view was so nice. Thankfully, the bicycles we were riding knew what to do and didn't actually require our input.

The trails at the bottom of the mountain were pretty technical. One of Anna's coworkers was new to mountain biking and we had a photo op at this point to celebrate the fact that he had not died.

The cabin was adorable and by Scandinavian standards it was quite cheap. The only caveat is that we had to clean up after ourselves before we left.

On Sunday we filled the car with groceries while Becca got a massage and then ate Max Burger for lunch before heading home. Great success!