Sogndal Photo Contest
A bit too warm in Sogndal at the moment. Ok, we had snowfall and lots of snow today, but the condition of the snow could have been better.
Karsten Gefle, Oscar Hübinette and myself just finished the first day of the Sogndal Photo Contest. As the rain was pooring down from the sky this morning, we didn't stress during the breakfast. "Do you know who is sitting next to us", Karsten asked me. "No", I said. "It is Veronica Maggio, and I talked to her while making the pancakes". I bet Karsten won't forget the pancake-making in Sogndal for a long time.
As we got up to the ski resort of Hodlekve the rain had turned into snow. And it was sure dumping (too bad we had a long breakfast)! We took the lift up to the top and hiked for 30 min before we started to work with the camera. I have heard about the tree skiing in Sogndal, but I could never imagine it would be this good. Pillows, good spacing between the trees and good steepness!
What about the shooting? Well, I think it is hard shooting tree-skiing at new places. I always see the good stuff from below, and today it was too much snow to hike up. But we did find a few good magic spots. The second challenge today was the humidity and the snow. The lenses got covered with moisture all the time. My lens cloth didn't make it long...
As the day went on, the temperature got warmer. What do you do then? Well, Karsten wanted a powder shot. So he piled up wall of snow on a pillow and charged right through it. Not a very powderish feeling...
Maybe some sun in the afternoon tomorrow. Let's hope, we all are motivated to capture some good shots!
- Number of missed volcanic eruptions: 3
- Number of days on the mountain: 30
- Number of travelled hours: 73
- Number of meter with skins under my skis: 5300
