Trip Stories

Guide Trip to Padjelanta - 2014

Thursday: First day I step into the unforgiving silence, and all these slightly repressed feelings wash over me. I am struck by a strong yearning for a particular person in my life. In other words, the mountain trip taking us around the southern parts of Padjelanta/Badjelánnda National Park start...

Laponia and Padjelanta National Park - 2014

March 29 - Saturday Preparations in Luleå, skied on water (with ice underneath) to an island where the group had lunch and waffles. Free night after preparations with the equipment, route, and such.   Sunday A longer travel day longer than expected. Train locomotive broke down after only...

Sweden Outdoor Life Blog

Winter Tours with Backcountry Lapland

More winter tours are now available via Backcountry Lapland! We, Adam and Johan (the founders of Backcountry Lapland) have decided to put together two more awesome backcountry skiing adventures for 2014. With these three tours, we hope to offer a broad variety of adventures for you to chose...

The White Expanses of Badjelánnda

The best part of ski touring along the Padjelanta [Badjelánnda] route is the undulating and open landscape. On clear winter days, the rolling snow dunes pose a tempting sight to the spectator. Everywhere, long mountain slopes as well as high plateaus can be seen, inviting the skier to pleasantly...

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