Luosto Backcountry
"Why go further into the sea for fish?" We had a lot of expectations from our adventure. As it was our only common day off during seemingly a long time period. We bought one-way tickets to the top, as always. I was happy I didn't need to stay on the slopes today either. The lift station was packed with Finnish winter holiday tourists. We heard one of the staff members guiding a group of tourist where they would find the best powder near the lifts. That was our usual spot. But obviously not today. There wouldn't be too much powder left. So we took a risk. And would head out to the more open areas of Luosto. There would be steeper hill sides and the snow would be more exposed to the wind and sun. And there would be a higher risk of avalanche. This would be definitely an adventure. Arriving to the far back side of Luosto, the wind was hard and sun was warming our skin. The view was spectacular. This was goi