{"id":454,"date":"2014-01-10T10:45:45","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T10:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventurewithjonas.com\/?p=454"},"modified":"2014-07-25T21:48:08","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T21:48:08","slug":"off-piste-the-northern-slope-of-areskutan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventurewithjonas.com\/en\/off-piste-the-northern-slope-of-areskutan\/","title":{"rendered":"Off piste – the northern slope of \u00c5reskutan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00c5reskutan elevates 1420 m.a.s.l. and high above the neighboring mountains. I was just taking my new snowboard boots from Thirtytwo (link here)<\/a> out for a test ride, but decided that I would walk up to the top to take some photos while the weather was nice. The snow, wind and humid air coming from the Atlantic forms beautiful sculptures on rocks, buildings and anything that comes in the way<\/p>\n

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\"DSC_1540\"<\/a>A \u00a0ptarmigan\u00a0<\/span><\/a>in the snow on the hillside, like a polar bear in a snowstorm<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The walk from the lifts is about 30 minutes (later in the season there’s a snowmobile that drags you up for SEK50), and on my way I started talking to two gentlemen, who apparently were more experienced skiing off the top. They kindly asked me if I would like to come with them and since I’ve never went\u00a0down that side before I agreed.<\/p>\n

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Robert and Henrik were really nice guides and after the first steep part we came down into some nice bowls before it was time to cut across the side of Lillskutan (Small Skutan) before going in to the bush and some more nice bowls. Despite the terrible winter with almost no snow down in the town, the conditions on the backside was surprisingly good. According to the guys this side of the mountain almost always have good conditions, so I guess it is a safe bet.<\/p>\n