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Midnight Skiing

  • November 20, 2003
  • Rated 5 of 5 by hejallihop from Stockholm, Sweden
Midnight Skiing

Ski resort may be a bit of an ambitious name for Riksgränsen; it has a handful of pistes, a hotel (quite a big one, though), and a small supermarket. But that is where it ends. So you don’t come here for mile upon mile of pistes, nor disco dancing into the night; you come here because it is remote, untouched, pure, and light all the time. For almost two summer months, Riksgränsen experiences the midnight sun. Literally the sun is up, and hopefully shining, when it is 12am. And to appreciate this anomaly at its best, this little village lets you loose on the slopes on certain days to ski until 1am. Never before have I asked the question, “It’s midnight, what shall I do?? Go to bed or go skiing?” but tonight I did. We take the chair lift up to the only piste that is still open this late in the season (fortunately, because Riksgränsen has only the one hotel, it is never horribly busy despite the lack of runs available). June 21st, 12:00 strikes and here I am, at the top of the mountain looking across miles and miles of great wilderness with the sun in the sky and the snow underfoot. Just time for one last run down to the bar, feeling somewhat inspired.

From journal Skiing in the midnight light

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