Last weekend we once again drove to the mountains around Brașov and had plans to ski and hike there for three days. The first day was cut a bit short because of the usual traffic jams between Bucharest and Brașov but we still had some time to test our new winter equipment at Poiana Brașov ski center. Inna learnt how to self-arrest with an ice axe and I tested my new mountaineering boots for the first time.

The second day we spent skiing in Poiana Brașov and found some pretty nice lines there. Inna's skiing skills are surely improving! Our plan for the third day was to hike in the Ciucaș mountains and climb the highest peak there but Inna wanted to turn around perhaps thirty minutes or an hour before reaching the summit because of very bad visibility. I can't blame her! Perhaps I'll have a second chance with the mountain before we move back to Finland...

A great view on top of Vârful Postăvaru!

For a while we were able to enjoy the sunlight.

Scouting a snowy ridge in Poiana Brașov

In some places the mountaineering gear proved useful!

Inna surrounded by some snowy trees

This view greeted us on the way down on the last day.

A Ural owl we saw on the way back