Ski tour at Sem

This week it has snowed all day every day except for Tuesday, and this happened to be the day that my friend Fiona and I had planned a x-c ski outing! We had a few inches of fresh powder over the groomed x-c ski trails and we had the wilderness to ourselves. It was gorgeous.
We set out from the Semsvannet cafe area and crossed the frozen Sem lake, went up towards Gupu and then Furuholmen stuas (cabins out in the wilderness which are open on the weekends to sell warm drinks and food), then around towards Tveiter Farm and back across the lake. I guess it was about 10 km in total, with the perfect amounts of uphill, downhill, and flat bits. And with all the fresh soft snow, we both felt quite confident on our skis! Here is Fiona:
And me in the middle of the trail just before a pack of 10 huskies came mushing around the corner pulling a very smug looking guy who must have thought he was just so cool.
This is taken from the middle of Sem lake looking up at Skaugum cliff in the background and the dog peninsula by the little (red) house in the middle of the photo. Its always so cool to see places from a different perspective.
Despite living just a few minutes drive from this area, I hardly ever go here to ski. I should go more often though, because it is so beautiful.
Anyway, the rest of the week has been good and fairly uneventful - just snow, snow and more snow with not-too-cold temperatures. Rhodri was away for a couple of days but is back now in time for the weekend. Yay!