2026 Easter break, day 4

The cabin on Nevelfjell
The cabin on Nevelfjell

Index
Date Peak Height PF Location WCP/FP MAP
01.04.26 Nevelfjell 1090m 169m Lillehammer, Norway MAP
01.04.26 Slåsæterfjellet 1064m 34m Øyer, Norway MAP
01.04.26 Hafjelltoppen 1067m 91m Øyer, Norway MAP

Continued from day 3

My route across Nevelfjell and Hafjelltoppen
My route across Nevelfjell and Hafjelltoppen

Wednesday: My last working day before Easter ended 2:30pm but now the plan had changed. Anne wanted to do the long trip on Thursday and not today. That was maybe a good decision, because it was much warmer now and the snow was wet. The skis would not glide very fast.

She decided to have resting day, and I went on a (fairly short) trip to Nevelfjell

On my way to Nevelfjell
On my way to Nevelfjell

I wasn’t sure where the track I was on, was leading me, and so I took a shortcut towards the mountain. The snow didn’t carry my weight like it had done in the past days.

Going for a shortcut
Going for a shortcut

Looking back on Hafjell (left)
Looking back on Hafjell (left)

And it was very windy too. The kiters had a lovely time…

Kiters on the summit plateau
Kiters on the summit plateau

A little bit later, I could see the Røde Kors cabin, and I remembered very clearly the wind when Karma, Anne and I was up here in December 2023.

On Nevelfjell
On Nevelfjell

This wasn’t a new PF100 top, but at least it was a PF100 top. No complaints…

From here, I could see over to Sjusjøen, where we have spent 3 Christmas vacations in recent years. There is nothing more for me to do over there…

Panorama view from Nevelfjell
Panorama view from Nevelfjell

Then I continued over to Slåsæterfjellet (now back on the prepared track), which was a new top for me, but it didn’t have a prominence of 100m.

On Slåsæterfjellet
On Slåsæterfjellet

I followed the track down to the main road and crossed under the bridge. I was fed up with the poor glide but decided to return the hotel via Hafjelltoppen.

Looking back on Slåsæterfjellet
Looking back on Slåsæterfjellet

I took an off-track route, which was a little bit tricky where the snow was rotten.

Not a very good route up the forest
Not a very good route up the forest

But I got up and could enjoy a nice view towards Nevelfjell.

Looking back on Nevelfjell
Looking back on Nevelfjell

The skis ran so poorly that I had to use the poles to run downhill. I sure hope we will have better conditions tomorrow.

Trip statistics: 9,7km, 350 vertical meters, 1h:44m

Continued on day 5

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