Back to Spring after a late winter - or two

Back after two weeks of great skiing in Norway.  Thanks for the comments on the rapidly changing conditions. As of Tuesday, 3/26, it appears that whatever fell while I was gone is rapidly melting.  Still plenty of snow above 2,500-3,000 feet, but any approach to that snow will be on foot. Glad it snowed for the Junior National X-C Championships so that the article on the Faster Skier website could be titled, "Miracle that We're not Skiing on Ice".

So, just to make everyone envious, here is a photo of world-class grooming at the high point (after 1,300 feet of climbing) on a 30km trail between two towns (Bardu and Bardufoss) north of the Arctic Circle in Norway.
​
​