Day 5, Kuoppajärvi

The wind has been blowing extremely strongly throughout the day. At one point the wind even ripped one end of my tent from the snow. Thankfully I was inside and could react quickly. Most likely the open tent door caused the wind to blow straight in and lift the tent up.

The sun has been shining warmly throughout the day so much so that inside the tent it was plus ten degrees Celsius during the day!

In the morning the rest of the group headed to Kuoppapää fell but I didn't want to go as it's a treeless fell and coming down from it would have been again a nightmare on an icy slope. I also wanted to roam the area alone at my own pace so I rounded the Kuoppajärvi following the four fells and stayed just below the treeline. It was really nice to be on my own, admire the views, take pictures and be in no hurry to go anywhere.

In the afternoon we all headed to Kuoppa-Risupää fell with skis. This fell is just at the height where trees stop growing, but there's still some small birches on top so this one was still good with skis.  It was really fun and everybody was laughing so much as the snow sometimes suddenly gave up under the skis and you were waist deep in snow with your skis. At one point the snow gave up under my skis and only my head was visible, or so the others said, and the person coming behind me was upside down with skis visible. I will remember this ski trip forever. On top of the fell the wind blew even harder but it was still unbelievably warm. I mean I skied most of the trip jacket open as it was just that warm. I also managed to burn my face in the sun.

Tomorrow is an early start as it is supposed to start raining in the afternoon and we hope to reach the cars before rain.Read more