Reykjavík Grapevine - 01.03.2013, Page 22

TRAVEL
Heliskiing on the Troll Peninsula can be booked through Arctic
Heliskiing. For more information see www.arcticheliskiing.com
For sailing and ski touring on Iceland’s North Coast check out
Bergmenn Mountain Guides www.bergmenn.com
Distance from Reykjavík: 377 km.
Total driving time from Reykjavík is
about five hours.
Apparently corn is not just something that grows on a cob. In ski speak, corn is
“snow that has melted and refrozen into a rough granular surface.”
Tröllaskagi1
As Hard Or As Easy As You Like
Iceland has some of the most spectacular skiing
on the planet and you can access it the easy way
or the hard way. Alf Alderson tries ‘em both…
ÞÓRSHÖFN
VOPNAFJÖRÐUR
THORSHOFN
ILULISSAT
ITTOQQORTOORMIIT
NUUK
KULUSUK
NARSARSUAQ
GRÍMSEY
ÍSAFJÖRÐUR
AKUREYRI
EGILSSTAÐIR
REYKJAVÍK
our very best price is always online.
highly seductive offers to all our destinations
iceland, greenland or the faroe islands
airiceland.is
Words & photos
Alf Alderson
22The Reykjavík Grapevine Issue 3 — 2013