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TAR 17 Ep 4 "We Should Have Brought Gloves and Butt Pads."
georgiapeach:
Possible where they stayed??
OFF PISTE ABOVE THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
Riksgransen (46-980-400-80; www.riksgransen.nu) is more than 130 miles north of the Arctic Circle, in Lapland on the Sweden-Norway border. Most visitors arrive by flying into Kiruna, Sweden, then taking the train or a bus shuttle (less than two hours). A car isn’t necessary. There are also airports about 35 miles west, in both Narvik and Harstad/Evenes, Norway. Note: Many intra-Europe carriers now charge extra for skis.
A good Web site for train information and reservations from Sweden is www.bokatag.se. Bus transfer details on the Swedish side: www.ltnbd.se. For trains from Norway: www.nsb.no.
The season here is mid-February until the end of June. Easter weeks are always fully booked so plan at least six months in advance for those times. Midnight-sun skiing begins on weekends starting around May 10. Lift tickets cost 310 kronor ($36.21 at 8.56 kronor to the dollar). From about Easter through June the entire resort is often sold out on weekends.
Heli-skiing is offered in packages of one to three runs (the latter the most economical; 1,395 to 2,195 kronor).
WHERE TO STAY
The smartest rooms are at the two-year-old, 14-room Meteorologen Ski Lodge (46-73-503-24-17; www.meteorologen.se). Doubles range from 1,600 to 4,000 kronor per night, including breakfast.
The large Hotel Riksgransen, next door, has 170 rooms in a variety of sizes. The hotel also has a spa. Doubles range from 900 kronor, low season without breakfast, to 3,400 kronor with breakfast in high season.
http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/travel/07arctic.html?pagewanted=2
Blob:
On the dog race, what is the thing they are riding on? Its not a quad bike, but it looks like it a strange go-cart that has been pimped
Any info from you amazing tar detectives?
Plaidmoon:
--- Quote from: Blob on October 21, 2010, 05:24:52 AM ---On the dog race, what is the thing they are riding on? Its not a quad bike, but it looks like it a strange go-cart that has been pimped
Any info from you amazing tar detectives?
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During the episode, I believe Phil said they were using training dog sleds with wheels that they used to train the husky pups.
Blob:
Well, to me they dont look like sleds. Sleds dont have Bicycle Steering, and the wheels look strange. There must be something under all that pimping
Paron:
--- Quote from: Joab on October 18, 2010, 07:38:34 AM ---And Chad and Stephanie.. Chad broke down for around 5mins on the show.. and then he was all good to Stephanie again. I'm liking Chad and Stephanie BETTER than Jill and Thomas. So much more better.
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I agree. Chad can be a bit much sometimes, but he admits when he's wrong and realized he was too hard on Stephanie. And there's something fun and entertaining about them. Compared to Jill & Thomas, at least. Jill's very sweet and nice, and I actually like her a lot, but Thomas has this passive-aggressiveness in the way he talks to and deals with Jill that I don't like at all.
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