Another late update..

Things have really been picking up here in Voss so the writing has been a little delayed and I apologize for that.  And speaking of Voss.. This is where the Ski Championships are being held and this weekend!  So our school has been working the past few days to help set some things up. The opening ceremonies started tonight at around 5 to kick of the event.

I realize I mite be jumping around a bit but just bare with me.  We also had some northern lights here in Voss the other night.  That was pretty cool to see, probably because I have never seen them before but that aside it is still a pretty amazing thing to see.

I have a few pictures Im going to add to this post as well.  Ill try to make write another post soon with a little more thought and information next time.  Im just a little tiered like always.

Frisport Ski & Snowboard

Here it is everyone! A short video showing a little glimpse of skiing in Voss!

Time-Lapse

Just a short time-lapse I made yesterday testing my GoPro.  The other video is uploading now!

Baby Steps

Yesterday was the first day in a long time that I went skiing.  Now when I was little I skied all the time and wasn't a pro at all but was pretty good.  However, even with quiet a few years of not skiing and actually switching to snowboarding the past few years, I was still able to ski pretty well.  By the end of the day I was making it down the mountain no problem even throwing in some jumps and tricks here and there.  Unfortunately, I took the tricks a little to far and overshot a jump on the last run of the day yesterday.  I was on the ground for a while but was able to get back up and make it down the mountain.  I guess I was a little to anxious to ski hard.  So I decided to take today off and take it easy.  Ill be sure to take it a little slower from now on and there's no reason to worry I'm fine.  Just a little sore from yesterday and being tiered doesn't help at all.

By the way the video that I talked about in my last post is being edited as I'm writing this.  There just has been a lot going on here at school and like I said it doesn't help that I'm tiered all the time.

Happy New Year =D

I know its been a while since my last post but I did come back to America to surprise my family for Christmas and then back here in Norway for New Years!  It was a busy vacation but I think I made the most of it.

That being said Ill move onto today which was definitely my favorite day here in Voss so far!  We spent all of today (and yesterday) skiing/snowboarding at the resort here in Voss!  I'm getting ahead of myself though.. I should probably start with yesterday and then move onto today.  So, yesterday the Frisport class met up in the Frisport room to have a quick chat before the day started.  The news we got wasn't good though.. The mountain had been closed due to strong wind.  There was good news though!  The other side of the mountain was open for business because there wasn't so much wind on the other side.  That involved a little drive in the bus to get to the other side of the mountain but it was definitely worth it.  Arill (our Frisport teacher) brought us on a tour of the lower part of the mountain.  We actually spent most of our time skiing thought the woods in up to a meter (3ft.) of powder.  I never thought I would like snowboarding through the woods but man was I wrong.  We did of course do some runs on the slopes but, the main purpose of that day was to get to know the mountain.  Ohh, and it snowed almost the whole day varying from light flurries to blizzard conditions with near to zero visibility.
Today however, there was no wind and better yet a clear sky the whole day!  We spent today on the far mountains mostly free-riding.  Actually up until 11:30 (we got there at 10) we were able to ski anything we wanted.  After that we met up with Arill and he showed us the best places in the far mountain.  We went right of the slopes through fresh powder, over jumps and down cliffs.  It was the best class I have ever attended!  And after a few runs with him we were off on our own again.  Now dinner is at 13:00 (3:00pm) at our school (I know its kind of early, but thats how they do it here) and with it taking about an hour to get off the mountain, put everything away, hang your clothes and take a shower.. everyone that wanted dinner left at 14:00 (2:00pm).  Me and my friend Audun stayed up in the mountain until 16:00 (4:00pm).  The conditions were just amazing and there was literally no one on the mountain.  I never had to wait for anything, it was perfect!
I took some videos and I will post them as soon as I do some editing because they are a bit long.  Trust me though it will be worth the wait!

Hope you all had a good Christmas and Happy New Year!