Martin Stefan

Finally back in the north, and spring is early this year. Slowly but steady the snow is once again yeilding to granite and ferns again. After a long winter in the Rockies it is great to get back to where the sea and dramatic weather are always close by.

The forecasts said sun and iffy snow and the crew had trouble agreeing on where to go. Iffy snow meant anything steep was a no go, and after long debate we finally drove for an hour, away from the sun and into the clouds in southern Lyngen. It was calm,

Yes, I'm finally back on the board! Still very slow and careful, but as long as I get out I can't complain. I hope to write something more and get some pictures up from this last couple of months of comeback, but for now I just have a couple of

It took a while, but here is the second and last part of the series, with the other half of the roll. Even if the second half of the summer offered more pleasant weather than the first half, there were a fair few days of cold and damp. We were

As the snow falls the members of the knee club (tm) go into hibernation, intensive rehab or bury themselves in work. After trying out all the above I settled for the moment on resting on old laurels and going through whatever production I managed in 2016. To avoid picture overload

The sun finally set and we have polar night until late January. While summer was about being out and enjoying the mountains as much as possible, now it is all about rehab. Boards are waxed and ready, waiting for the knee to get where it needs to be. It will

They say the sun is setting this weekend, and I believe them. It is already dark most of the day, and temperatures are now hovering right above freezing after a surprisingly long stint of cold and dry. Due to work, laziness and incredibly icy conditions there has been precious little

Last Friday was one of those fantastic evenings when the sun is out, leaves are yellow and the air is crisp. To be fair, most people who have seen other parts of the world than Tromsø would probably argue that the air is always (at least) crisp (and mostly even

Between weekend workdays, weekend dinners and all other things normally referred to as "life" we grabbed a quick ride in the fantastic light. Days are cooler now and colours are shifting. The weather is getting more and more moody, I think fall has come to the arctic. I

But for once, we had some sun. And when it's there, it's there full time. None of those "oh, it's getting dark" excuses, we have daylight from 20th of May until 22th of July, which just happens to be tomorrow. So how better to celebrate the arrival of

Weather forecasts were gloomy to say the least, right in time for my summer vacation. Never mind, it is par for course in northern Norway anyway, and who cares about weather when there are new toys to be tried? Yes, I accidentally built up a new small bike to replace

but sometimes a bit of sun would sure be nice in what most people on the northern hemisphere would call "summer". Well, at least we got nice hills and good trails, if a bit wet and slippery. Rundfjellet turned out to be almost in season. Still a few

As far as follow up albums go, it's not a bad one. Released in 2003 after Straight Ahead, which I would consider Pennywise's second peak (fist one was 1995-1997 duo About Time and Full Circle, obviously). I have been out on a bike, on trails. I took photos too. And

It has now been seven weeks since I wrapped my leg around a birch, and I have five more to go until my planned return to normal life, work and stuff like that. Seven weeks is a long time to spend in the couch, especially since it is far from

Last Saturday, on what would later upon thorough counting turn out to be my 30th day of the season, we headed out to Gorzelvtind. There were five of us, Andrea, Kjersti, Kenneth and Kajsa. We took turns breaking trail through the not-so-sparse-but-still-rideable birch trees covering the lower slopes, as usual

Linnea joined me tonight a quick lap after work, before dinner, in what turned out to be great conditions. Great riding conditions but not shooting conditions, given that it was pitch black. The sun is coming back soon, but it will still be a while until we have daylight in