Vulkana

Zach Paley, a passionate year-round skier, has already spent his second spring in Norway and at least part of it on the Vulkana ski touring boat. Board, lodging and powder in exchange for helping with guest support and on board. A worthwhile deal for everyone, at least in Zach's opinion...!

I've not been on land much lately. With a bonus trip unexpectedly added to my schedule, the past two weeks have been anything but full of rest and skiing the photogenic terrain I seek in Lyngen. Flat light and terrain drive the mind to wander towards bigger things. That said, the skiing has, finally, been pretty good.

Just like last winter (2013), Zach Paley will once again be reporting on his tours and trips through the magical Lyngen Alps in Norway. Even though the conditions in late winter 2014 are significantly worse than a year ago (but which northern Alps skier needs to be told that?), Zach will once again inform the PowderGuide readership about his experiences and solo expeditions with his trip reports, which are well worth seeing and reading. We are already looking forward to it and hope that Zach's winter will continue...

Zach Paley, an undaunted year-round skier, once again signs on to the Norwegian ski touring trawler Vulkana. Just the right weather, just the right snow, just the right people. Life in the mountains and by the sea can be just perfect...

Full-time skier Zach Paley, known to many PG readers from Patrick Fux's Japan reports in recent years, spent the spring of 2013 in Norway. As a ski bum, he signed on to a ski touring boat, among other things, and roamed the powder and firn in many places in Scandinavia: from Tromso to the Lyngen Alps to Riksgransen.