Arctic Lines EP3: Tooth Couloir
Time to hit the Tooth! A famous couloir located in Kjostindane Massif, Lyngen Norway. This couloir is very popular. In Finnish Freeride scene it is named as the Tooth because of the huge rock horn on the top of the mountain. Together with my friend Miikka Hast we decided it was finally time to go see if the early season riding experience is actually as amazing as what we’ve heard of!
About Tooth
Urdkjerringa, also known as Tooth couloir is clearly visible Lyngen Alps couloir in Kjosen. I consider this couloir a classic because of its fame in the northern freeride scene and the unique experience you can have while riding it during the polar night in December.
As a line, it’s simple, but it requires very stable conditions because the whole face where it is located is a major avalanche path.
The couloir is located in between Urdkjerringa and Festingen in Kjostindane massif. Very famous alpine bowl that attracts many ski and splitboarding enthusiasts. This bowl holds usually good snow from early season until the end of spring. No wonder it has become a the place to start and end the winter!
Park your car in the parking lot near the tunnels in Kjosen. Head up towards the moraine plateau. In early season you must carry your equipment at least 600 vertical meters. Once you reach the snow, start heading up towards the second moraine plateau and glacier above it. When you reach the moraine, you can see couloir clearly.
Head up towards the mouth of the couloir. There is some big rocks that could potentially work as a shelter for you to change your equipment to bootbacking mode but only when the conditions are stable.
When ascending the couloir, staying on the lookers right is a good option. There is many spots to take small break.
When you reach the top, the view in the backside is amazing. Enjoy it!
Once ready, descent! The line down is fun, you can play in the middle but riders right has some nice banks where you can do some sweet turns!
When you are out of the couloir head down while searching for nice snow and untracked spots.
Gear I used during the adventure
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Jones Snowboards
Solution Splitboard 161
Talon Poles
Spark R&D
Arc Pro Bindings
Ibex Pro Crampon
Haglöfs
Roc Nordic Jacket
Vassi GTX Pro Pants
Roc Nordic 30
Shred Optics
Notion Noshock Helmet
Simplify+ Goggles
Suunto
Suunto 9 baro
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