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Location Date Helsinki 1421625600 Kemi 1421452800 Venejarvi 1421366400 Rovaniemi 1420588800 Levi 1420502400 Sieppijarvi 1420416000 Akaslompolo
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Location Date Mon, 05 January 2015 1420494300 Sun, 04 January 2015 1420407780 Fri, 02 January 2015 1420216440 Thu, 01 January 2015 1420148520 Wed, 31 December 2014 1420062060 Tue, 30 December 2014 1419975660 Mon, 29 December 2014 1419889260 Sun, 28 December 2014
1419802800 Sat, 27 December 2014 1419716400 Fri, 26 December 2014 1419629880 Mon, 24 February 2014 1393284600 Thu, 20 February 2014 1392938460 Wed, 19 February 2014 1392851880 Mon, 17 February 2014 1392678660 Sun, 16 February 2014 1392592140
It was cold again this morning, even colder than yesterday if we thought it was possible, it was -27c at cabin. On the warmer, Äkäslompolo, side of the fell, the slopes were -15c whilst on the Ylläsjärvi side, it was -26c. We decided to hit the slopes for an hour anyway, as long as we were wrapped up, it should be fine.
Katja and Joonas left to drive back South, Katja had to go back to work before New Year and Joonas was aiming to get to Oulu for New Years Eve.
Maria's dad, Janne, drove us to the ski resort which meant we could both have our boots on ready. The cold was countered with six layers of clothing on upper body and a triple layer for the legs - it felt a bit like being the Michelin Man, but we were warm.
Although it was so cold, without wind it was surprisingly comfortable and we could get away without wearing goggles. Even though the slopes are floodlit, with the fading light it is much easier to see without goggles. The slopes were in fantastic condition and made for great riding. Despite the six layers of clothing, one hour is a good length of time to be out on the slopes when it's this cold - any longer and you would start to feel it.
We went in to see Aki, Maria's uncle, in the ski shop while we waited for Janne to collect us and take us back to the cabin. While we peeled off all our layers, Janne cooked us a nice dinner of fried chicken and rice. Just perfect for warming us up from the inside.
Just in case we hadn't warmed up properly, the sauna was heated up too. Being a proper wood fired sauna it takes a good amount of time, and logs of wood, to bring the temperature up to about 60c.
David had put some of his dark Czech beer, Kozel, outside in the cold, but only for the time he was in the sauna just in case it froze again. It was perfectly chilled today.
Ronja and Janne both left, Ronja to staff accommodation for a party and Janne back home to Levi. So after having a nearly full house of seven people last night, it was just us and Torsti left now.
As an evening snack, instead of the usual bread, meat and cheese, we had some continental cheeses with biscuits. And, of course, it wouldn't be a Christmas winter evening without a glass or two of glögi, the Scandinavian mulled wine, to go with our snack.
Katja and Joonas left to drive back South, Katja had to go back to work before New Year and Joonas was aiming to get to Oulu for New Years Eve.
Maria's dad, Janne, drove us to the ski resort which meant we could both have our boots on ready. The cold was countered with six layers of clothing on upper body and a triple layer for the legs - it felt a bit like being the Michelin Man, but we were warm.
Although it was so cold, without wind it was surprisingly comfortable and we could get away without wearing goggles. Even though the slopes are floodlit, with the fading light it is much easier to see without goggles. The slopes were in fantastic condition and made for great riding. Despite the six layers of clothing, one hour is a good length of time to be out on the slopes when it's this cold - any longer and you would start to feel it.
We went in to see Aki, Maria's uncle, in the ski shop while we waited for Janne to collect us and take us back to the cabin. While we peeled off all our layers, Janne cooked us a nice dinner of fried chicken and rice. Just perfect for warming us up from the inside.
Just in case we hadn't warmed up properly, the sauna was heated up too. Being a proper wood fired sauna it takes a good amount of time, and logs of wood, to bring the temperature up to about 60c.
David had put some of his dark Czech beer, Kozel, outside in the cold, but only for the time he was in the sauna just in case it froze again. It was perfectly chilled today.
Ronja and Janne both left, Ronja to staff accommodation for a party and Janne back home to Levi. So after having a nearly full house of seven people last night, it was just us and Torsti left now.
As an evening snack, instead of the usual bread, meat and cheese, we had some continental cheeses with biscuits. And, of course, it wouldn't be a Christmas winter evening without a glass or two of glögi, the Scandinavian mulled wine, to go with our snack.
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