Christopher Solomon of National Geographic Adventure spends a few weeks exploring Norway’s Lofoten Islands–a “70-mile-long archipelago built from some of the oldest rock on Earth”–in search of untrammeled telemark terrain, the Norwegian’s “self-effacing,” but self-reliant, spirit, and easier ways to navigate amongst the country’s mostly remote alpine ski resorts.
“[F]or all its domestic popularity, skiing in Norway has historically drawn few outside visitors. Part of the reason for this is simple geography. Norway is all mountains and water, a pinched spine of peaks fissured with deep fjords. And while this should be a skier’s dream, it can make getting from one ski resort to another a logistical migraine.”
