Our lovely room (before it's messed up).
A view of the snowy lake.
How fun to see how other bathrooms are designed.
Lot's of snow.
The group gathering after dinner.
What a fantastic wax room.
Anne off to ski - which way should we go?
Door to the wax room.
Rustad Hotel - A wonderful place to stay.
Got snow?
Anne - a happy skier
Craig - a happy skier
The 300km trails were very well marked.
A ski shelter.
Man it was foggy the first few days.
Skiing into nowhere
Anyone need an outhouse?
Anne and Miriam discuss the day's activities.
Anne - Yes another day of skiing!
They said the snow fall was less than average.
A bar in town.
Yogourt and soda in the outdoor frig.
Anne
Solveig
Quiet beauty.
Solveig - out of the fog.
Solveig and Anne trying to figure out the way.
Solveig followed by Gerry
Gerry
What a nice trail
What goes down, must go up.
Gerry and Diane
Winter Wonderland
Gerry, Are we lost yet?
Lunch Break - Carl, Diane, Gerry, Anne
Snow sliding off the roof.
Wonderful dessert!
Sue, Anne, Miriam, & Susan in a “friendly” game of Scrabble
Don't leave your car too long.
Anne heading out to ski
Craig heading out to ski
Some elite skiers in training
Time to shed some clothes.
Craig having a good time.
Beautiful winter trails
Many crossroads
The fog is lifting and we can finally see.
Wonderful !
Is this the snow bank Anne skied off?
Note the grass roof and birch-bark edging.
The wax room from outside.
Arne prepares for race day.
Ann prepares for race day.
In Lillehammer for bib pickup
An expensive mushroom soup lunch.
Arne and Solveig enjoy their lunch.
Miriam & Arne
Anne's wonderful salad.
Solveig in front of Solveig's Cafe.
Lillehammer
A Birki Statue
Skiing is the way of life here.
Anne checking out the bus schedule
Gabriel and David prepare for race day.
Arne continues to prepare.
Carl makes sure his skis are super fast.
David making sure he has the right temp.
More food !
Gerry - Make sure that pack is 8 lbs.
More Scrabble - Who is ahead?
Diane, Ann and Anita relax by the fire.
Race Day (we missed the first elite races)
Spectators really get in to watching the racers.
What a beautiful day for the race.
Here come some of the elites
Our group had a nice spot as racers slowly climbed the hill.
More racers.
Craig using his skis as a chair.
Craig watching the race (better than doing it)
Rita, Anne, Anita(?), Solveig, Craig
Anne having a good time.
Gary is looking good.
Gary
Here comes Arne.
Arne is looking good.
Don't stop now Arne, you have 14K to go.
Notice the skier in the sled.
Wow!
Here come Ann (purple jacket)
Excellent job Ann.
Time for a little skiing while the race continues.
Great tracks.
Look at that snow!
What a skier!
You can see a long ways from on top.
The path to someones cabin.
Sun reflections.
Are we having fun yet?
Back to the Race - There is John (grey top)
Keep on truckin John.
Karen - Always with a smile.
Gerry is look relaxed and haing fun.
Way to go Gerry!
Kathy with her sights on the top of the hill.
Another wonderful dessert.
A short video clip of the race.
Another video clip of the race.
