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Levi, Finland
The last 2 days have just been a mixture of snowboarding, eating, saunas and watching the final games of ice hockey in the Sochi Winter Olympics. The temperature has been getting warmer but the wind stronger, so overall it doesn't feel much different. David needs to be careful he doesn't grow horns and get signed up for sleigh duty, he has been eating so much reindeer he might just turn into one - on pancakes with smoked cheese, stuffed into steak with pepper sau...
Levi, Finland
It had 'warmed' up overnight, it was only minus 17c when we got up in the morning but that wasn't going to stop us trying out the slopes of Levi. There was a bit of wind as well to make it feel even colder, so wrapping up was job number one. Six pieces of thermal underwear later we had the flexibility and movement of the 'Michelin Man' but snug and warm. The wind and snow was still ferocious but the condition of the pistes were good. The runs could be considered ...