Zach Paley

In the final part of Zach's winter extension in Norway, we go from the icy cold waves to the early summer glacier snow in the ski resort of Stryn for a summer ski finale.

As the days get longer and longer and the snow in the Lyngen Alps continues to melt, Zach Paley makes his way to Oslo...

Zach still hasn't had enough. Together with his ski buddy David, he sets off in search of the perfect steep slopes on the northern Kjosen Fjord. And what could be more obvious than simply using a canoe as winter draws to a close? This boat trip had its pitfalls ... read for yourself!

I came down from the mountains after my first session camping to refuel and meet an old friend in Lyngseidet. CH is currently dealing with some malpractice legalities and would prefer not to be named. Like I discovered earlier, Sweden is a weird place. We packed the car and headed for the southwest end of the peninsula: the one area I hadn't gotten to ski much in Lyngen.

While we went climbing in Ticino, Zach Paley went camping. So far, so unexciting. However, he pitched his tent in the snow-covered expanses of the Lyngen Alps. What did he do there? You can find out in this report!

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...

In the third part of Zach Paley's Norway spring blog, we take advantage of the great spring conditions in the famous Lyngen Alps to do lots of tours and big lines.

The second part of Zach Paley's Norwegian spring trilogy takes you across the border to the Swedish ski resort of Riksgransen, where Zach claims to have only used mechanized lifts there....

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.