On March 1st, the Kelda team left for 3 days of skiing in Hafjell. This station is located next to Lillehammer and the main track of the station was used at the Olympic Games in 1994.
After five hours of drive from Porsgrunn and from Trondheim, we discovered a large and cosy cabin. As soon as the suitcases were put down, the Norwegian people from Kelda prepared us a typical Norwegian dish: Tacos.
When we woke up the next morning, after putting on skis, snowboards or Telemark, we were ready to hurtle down the slopes of Hafjell, wrapped up in our coats, the temperature down to -20 °C.
We reached the heights of Hafjell with an amazing view of the surroundings:
All day long, we slided down the many slopes down to the bottom of the mountain to rest and have our lunch at Wendy’s, a nice English pub close-by. There were ranges of difficulties adapted to everyone, from multiple green/blue slopes for the beginners to a wide offer of snow-covered forest tracks or of bump slopes for the confirmed skiers on the Snow Park.
After this day rich in emotions, it was French students’ cooking time to prepare: different kinds of quiche and flammkuchen were prepared. After spending the rest of the evening playing chess, card games or even table tennis, we definitely needed to rest for the second skiing day.
After another full and exhausting day of ski, a good dinner was undeniably required. What a nice opportunity for the Kelda bosses to show their abilities out of the office! Baked potatoes, risotto or tender meat were following a chef salmon starter: everything we wish for that last evening in Hafjell.
Three days are a short time but have been very dense and an exceptional opportunity to meet the people working in Trondheim and to know each other better.
Alexandre, Antoine, Guillaume & Pierre-Nicolas
Video by Vinicius