![]() ![]() ![]() On the way back, we stretch our cross-country skiing muscles with an energetic walk up to Grondalen waterfall, which features in the film. With 17 different pistes and some of the best off-piste opportunities in Scandinavia, there is plenty to enjoy. It is in the magnificent Sunnmore Alps, with impressive views over Storfjord below. ![]() However, there are ski resorts with chair lifts too, such as Stranda, around 40km away. Knut tells me they've taken guests skiing up on the highest peaks as late as July, in nothing but shorts and sunscreen. The sport is favoured in Norway's remoter corners, where thigh power is rewarded by the glory of skiing down a mountain without another person in sight. The sun doesn't properly hit the valley again until late February, but this doesn't prevent me from getting out to enjoy some ski-touring. When I wake at 9am, the sun is warming the tops of the mountains opposite the hotel, tickling the snowy peaks with a soft orange and pink light. ![]()
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