Snowmobiling around Arvidsjaur.

So I'm back from another awesome weekend at my brothers in Kalix. 
Actually it was awesome only for the first 2 days when we were off to Arvidsjaur having great weather, sunny with few degrees above zero and lots lots of snow, as I after that got the stomach bug and spend 2 remaining not doing much.
Lets focus on first 2 days :)
Even through we would start quite early in the morning there was usually always around 3 h car driving to the places we wanted to drive around at. The nature was really nice, mixture of steep slopes, old tall firs and open areas with smaller jumps. In other words just fun playgrounds for a snowmobile :) 
The snow was not at all the same as in January-February. Now much more packed but we would still manage to get stuck 'few' times and as usual it got very sweaty. Its just part of the game :) Another difference is the length of the day. At this time of the year you get so many more hours to have fun with. Which you most definitely can feel in the sore muscles.

Next trip is of course booked and it will be during the Easter. We will then be going up to Kvikkjokk for the whole weekend. I'm looking forward to it but the trip is a bit of a danger as my brothers snowmobile is broken... Anyhow, I will be travelling north but maybe with less snowmobiling #notpleased

Till next time dear friends
                                                                        

Stuck in a ditch :)

Snowmobile in Arjeplog mountains

As mentioned earlier I'm planning to spend lot of my time up north with my brother and snowmobile.
So just a week back I was up there. Landed late Wednesday evening in Luleå with just enough time to get few hours of sleep before heading 500km further north towards Vouggatjolme, Kärnberg more specifically.
We were unlucky with the weather as it was snow storms most of the time whilst there. Although as we say here in Sweden, 'There is not bad weather just bad cloths' :) Anyhow we were not to be cold as we were bound to get stuck in all that snow that had fallen, more then a meter in some areas.
As you can imagine, if you get stuck with a 200kg beast in a meter of snow and you need to first dig it out and then try to flatten it out so that the track will get a grip.
Even without those issues it's hard and challenging to drive in deep powder in the forest. You need to stay focused, be prepared to turn at any point, regulate the gas and keep up with the body at the same time. I'm making it sound simple, but it is not :)
Despite the storm we had great four days!
Next time I'm heading up is early March, so please keep fingers crossed for better weather which also means more pictures (Wasn't able to use the camera due to snowstorms)
                                                                      

Brother in action

Brother in the powder

Where is the snowmobile

In the woodland

Brother riding up for a steep slope

Side hilling