Ski Touring Around Narvik describes a wealth of routes in a fabulous landscape for ski enthusiasts on both sides of the Norwegian-Swedish border in Northern Scandinavia.

Ski Touring Around Narvik er opprinnelig utgitt på norsk som Toppturer rundt Narvik - se den i nettbutikken her.

The ski resort of Narvik has the best lift-accessed skiing in Scandinavia, while Riksgränsen, right at the border is an international favourite for spring skiing. Around these ski resorts there is a fantastic mountain landscape with a lot of variation in the character of the ski terrain.

Author Mikael af Ekenstam wrote the first guide book for this area in 2004. This new and updated version includes aerial photos and customised maps to supplement the route descriptions.

Ski Touring around Narvik covers 82 mountains and six traverses in Narvik, Skjomen, Ballangen, Efjorden-Tysfjorden, Bogen-Grovfjorden, Gratangen-Lavangen, Hunddalen, Riksgränsen, Björkliden and Abisko. Several world class photographers have contributed to the book.

Forfatter

Mikael af Ekenstam (born 1971) is a former professional skier who has lived in Riksgränsen and Narvik since 1993. He still skis almost every day during winter and spring.

«If somebody mentions ski touring and northern Norway, most people probably think about Lofoten Islands and Lyngen. Strange enough Narvik is practically unknown even though the little town offers some of the best backcountry skiing in Scandinavia.»

Mattias Fredriksson, senior photographer for Powder Magazine and Backcountry Magazine