Maja in Norway: A perfect "easterweather" weekend

I was in shock, but a good kind of shock. The weather forecast said it would be warm and sunny for a whole weekend! Of course that meant 3 long skiing trips. Twice I visited one of the skiing areas just outside the town called Estenstadmarka and once I went skiing in Bymarka which is on the other side of the town. The combination of sun and a relatively high temperature while it is still snow is called easterweather, based on the idea that this is how the weather is like during easter. It seldom is the case.

Around the skiing areas are some huts that are open during the weekends and some of them have opening hours during weekdays too. At these huts you can buy dinner, lunch, some snack or a cup of coffee. But in this fine weather many chose to have their meal outside. Some even made a fire to grill sausages and marshmallows. This is what we do almost every day during Easter so I started longing for the holidays. Luckily they're not far away.

The view of the town from Estenstadmarka

The hut in Estenstadmarka: Estenstadhytta

Outside the prepared tracks in Bymarka, really nice to skate on the hard surface of the snow
(what's the word in English?)

It's fun to make one's way through the trees:)

Elgsethytta, one of the huts in Bymarka. Really crowded that Saturday=)

I peacful evening wit a lot of food was what I both wanted and needed after all this outdoor activity. So I visited my friend Gunnhild and we had a totally relaxed evening:) Good food and lots of candy! She had also got a kitty just recently and the most exhausting activity that evening was to play with it:p