Iceland review - 2007, Side 35

ICELAND REVIEW 41
The First Snow of Winter
The blanket of white is welcomed
here in Iceland – it lights up the
short winter days. The best place to
be is near Lake Mývatn, in the north.
There, at least, the snow comes
straight down, and is not blown
horizontally like in the capital.
Over the last few winters there has
been so little snow that it’s been
difficult to practice winter sports
full-on. Is it global warming, or
just normal shifts in nature? Some
years we’ll get lots of snow, other
years next to none. With any luck it
will be plentiful this winter, but one
thing is for sure: there is always far
more snow in the north of Iceland
than in the south. So if you like your
Icelandic landscapes to be white and
frozen, Lake Mývatn is an excellent
bet. PS
Kálfaströnd, Lake Mývatn, north Iceland.