At the start of the longest day, the wind speed has died down and it is relatively warm. We follow the Tjäktjavagge Valley, generally downhill and across easy terrain. We revel in being totally surrounded by mountains. We reach the huts at Singi after just 13 km of skiing, which are by a small lake in an open bowl surrounded by low hills. We stop here for a lunch break and I keep a promise by becoming an Arctic Postman :)
We climb away from Singi and leave behind the King's Trail, heading over a pass between the guardians of the wilderness - Lidducohkka and Singicohkka. As we head west through the Ladtjo Valley to the Kebnekaise Mountain Station, we sneak our first views of Kebnekaise (2117m) Sweden’s highest peak. In the shadows of Kebnekaise, the icy valley floor is difficult to traverse and further west the snow begins to disappear as the tracks are becoming more numerous.
Our last night in the mountains is spent at Kebnekaise Mountain Station, which offers sauna, showers and a well-earned restaurant meal as we ready ourselves for the final day's ski touring towards Nikkaluokta.
Distance: 26.0 km
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