I'm home.

[moppe]

Agh, I share your pain. I've been bitter about it ever since I saw some children's movie years ago about some kids who build a gigantic snow fort in the woods, with secret passages and everything.

That must be hell.
Here, I bring pictures from Kiruna, the most northly located big city in Sweden. A nice movie showing of the wilderness up here is: http://www.konferens.kiruna.se/movie/Europe's%20last%20Wilderness.mpg , it's quite large though.

Okey, some pictures from Kirunas homepage (www.kiruna.se )

Old laides on kick-sleds: http://kiruna.se/mun/kiruna/start.nsf/ladies_on_kick_sleds.jpg
Northern Light:
http://kiruna.se/mun/kiruna/start.nsf/high_aurora_borealis_over_kiruna_copyright_yusuke_ebihara.jpg
Fishing boys in Parakka-river:
http://kiruna.se/mun/kiruna/start.nsf/high_boys_fishing_at_parakka_kurkkio_rapids.jpg
Iron-ore train (Kiruna is living on the ironore, reason why it's a big city) :
http://kiruna.se/mun/kiruna/start.n...re_train_wind_power _copyright_ka_hallden.jpg
Midnightsun:
http://kiruna.se/mun/kiruna/start.nsf/high_midnight_sun_of_kiruna.jpg
Fishing at Laino-

http://kiruna.se/mun/kiruna/start.nsf/high_fishing_at_lainio_river.jpg
Kiruna from the west. The small mountain in the back is Malmberget, where are the ore is from:
http://kiruna.se/mun/kiruna/start.nsf/high_kiruna_town_view_from_west.jpg
Snowfestival:
http://kiruna.se/mun/kiruna/start.nsf/high_kiruna_snow_festival.jpg
The ice-hotels museum:
http://kiruna.se/mun/kiruna/start.nsf/high_icehotel_interior.jpg
And a hot-tub, or a Bastutunna as it's called in Swedish. I've got one :
http://kiruna.se/mun/kiruna/start.nsf/high_winter_bathing_in_hot_tub.jpg
Torneträsk and the Lapporten:
http://kiruna.se/mun/kiruna/start.nsf/high_lake_tornetrask_lapporten_background.jpg

 

[Majestic XII]

Now everyone know what Kiruna is

 

[moppe]

Now everyone know what Kiruna is

If they don't they could watch some of the webcams from the link here:
http://www.kommun.kiruna.se/web2/kameror/

 

[Bad^Hat]

Agh, I share your pain. I've been bitter about it ever since I saw some children's movie years ago about some kids who build a gigantic snow fort in the woods, with secret passages and everything.

When I was younger, my dad snuck a whole bunch of boxes home from work over the course of about half a year, and we built a giant fort in my garage. I mean, the thing encompassed the whole friggin garage. We even had a lookout post in the control room (a washing basket duct-taped upside down to a hole in the top of a box ).

 

[moppe]

To late to edit, but I found a couple of new pictures:
http://www.fjallen.nu/besoka/images/paltvatten.JPG
http://www.fjallen.nu/besoka/images/kebne.jpg (must see)
http://www.fjallen.nu/laponia/images/vinter.jpg
http://www.fjallen.nu/besoka/images/aktse.jpg
http://www.fjallen.nu/fakta/images/alg.jpg

 

[Fat Tony!]

I dont actually remember snow during christmas ever! When was teh last time it occured?

 

[moppe]

I dont actually remember snow during christmas ever! When was teh last time it occured?

I do remember someone saying it was some snow last year actully.