Springwatch 2015

On now and the rest of the week BB2

http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.u...hris-Packham/story-26613638-detail/story.html

atm here central southern norway snow chaos.

Årets første sommerdag har servert et vær fylt med kontraster. Det meldes om snøstorm og stengte fjelloverganger flere steder på Sørlandet.

Translate :-

The first summers day has served a weather filled with contrasts. There are reports of blizzards and closed mountain passes in several places in the south of norway.

http://www.nrk.no/sorlandet/snokaos-i-juni-1.12388829

Drove this mountain pass road to stavanger last week:-



Today closed

http://www.nrk.no/sorlandet/_-her-kan-det-ligge-sno-til-sankthans-1.12387173

15:52
Brokke–Suleskard stengt
Fv 337 Brokke–Suleskard er stengt på grunn av uvær. Det snør og blåser kraftig, og veien blir stengt til i morgen tidlig, opplyser Statens vegvesen. NRK Trafikk.

Translation:-
3:52 p.m.
Brokke-Suleskard closed

Fv 337 Brokke-Suleskard are closed due to inclement weather. It snows and strong winds, and the road is closed until morning, said NPRA. NRK Traffic.

BTW just watched springwatch on beeb2

At least next winters logs for the wood burning stove are drying in the wood shed

Regards

I must have driven that road 15 years ago in the middle of summer, from Oslo to Stavanger.
Loved it, will go back to Norway, someday...

hvdh said:

Loved it, will go back to Norway, someday...

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Pm me if you return to norway, can possibly provide overnight at my humble abode.

Regards

skomedal said:

Drove this mountain pass road to stavanger last week:-

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Blimey, i would be scared to drive down there, does it ever cave in ?.

martin-f said:

Blimey, i would be scared to drive down there, does it ever cave in ?.

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Not as far as I know on this mountain pass road stretch, cannot answer for other mountain pass roads.

Photo from the norwegian highway authority during the road clearing process at the highest snow wall point, taken 7 days before I used that road.





Regards