Blåbaertinden (1442m) is one of the iconic peaks in the Tamokdalen. Every time we have visited Tamok we either skied on the treeline of Blåbaertinden or drove past it, so naturally I became more and more interested in giving it a top tour mission over the years. According to The Lyngen Alps (Norway), the Blåbaertinden is rated as a very difficult top tour mission, which is why we haven't tried it before. This year, however, Jenny and I felt that we had gained enough expertise/knowledge to make the top tour mission. By that time, we had already spent +3 months on our skis, so the body was ready for the long trip, and we had good knowledge about the snow conditions, plus the overall conditions for the day were excellent. For a spring mission like this, you want to reach the top just when you think (u know?) when the side you would like to ski is starting to go from hard ice to soft spring snow aka corn (virni in Finnish). Our timing was spot on in both going up and down. If we had started our journey later, we could not have gone through the steep section with a good safety margin, and when we started our descent the snow was soft enough to be enjoyable.

This was definitely one of the best top tour missions from this season and definitely a big mountain day for us! <3