Trysil Ski Orienteering


One week after our return from Sjusjoen we were ready to put the cross country skis on again for the National Ski Orienteering competitions down in Trysil. We had to leave Trondheim straight after work on Friday because it is a 5 hour drive south. Trondheim had been experiencing an extreme freeze all week with temperatures hovering around -20. This was making biking to work an interesting experience!

As we drove South we passed through Røros, a small town which is located in a kind of depression, meaning it frequently records extremely cold temperatures. When we passed through we hopped out of the car and had our first experience of - 34!

Trysil is a ski resort quite high on a mountain side, and interestingly the temperature actually steadily increased as we climbed up - at the ski resort the temperature was a balmy -14. We were staying with the rest of the Wing contingent, and had two very nice apartments to stay in, located right beside the start area.

Chris finishing his course

The following morning was crisp and clear as we warmed up on some nice groomed trails. The scooter trails which you follow during the competition seemed pretty well made this time, and Chris, Helen and I all enjoyed ourselves on our courses even if we had no show against the
Norwegian ski bums.

Chris wearing the speedy Wing top

We went out for pizza and spent most of the afternoon watching cross country skiing on TV. Sunday was the National Relay, and Helen and I teamed up with another girl Vebeka who was staying with us. We all improved considerably on our kilometer per hour rates from the day before (-: The mens' Wing team which consisted of Øystein, amazing (and female) Marte and Lars managed a convincing win overall which was really exciting.

Start of the relay...they were quite fast....



The Wing team after winning the mens relay with one female team member
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Frances said…
scary speedy looking stuff! The snowy trails on the previous trip look much more tempting!
January 23, 2010 at 1:56 AM
Unknown said…
hehe, trails weren't too scary - especially if you use my technique of sitting down every time it feels like I am going too fast! (-:
January 26, 2010 at 10:25 AM
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