Finally some snow worth skiing on

We woke up to fresh snow the morning after the Beer Tasting. On Sunday afternoon we had enough snow to allow grooming in Strindamarka! I couldn't ski on Sunday because I had a curling match (we won) but on Monday I grabbed my skis and headed out after dinner.

This was the view from my (new) desk at work. Once you've seen this landscape you have to choose to either go skiing or move out of Norway; This rule is enforced via peer pressure.

When we first moved here signs like this were just nonsense to us. Now they are a more-familiar nonsense.

Strindamarka has several trails that are challenging. And that's by Norwegian standards. This one, however, is peer bliss.

After looking at the view of the city from here I checked my watch and realized that it was almost 9pm. I was in bed by 10:30pm.

Sometimes I wear the USA headband as a warning to any foreigners in the area so they don't get too close or decide to follow me.