We Took a Magical Family Trip to Norway During the Winter—How to Visit

"A locally run guiding company that offers snowshoe hikes and rigid inflatable-boat (RIB) fjord cruises with a strong emphasis on safety and protection from the cold; the author met guide Julie Aksnes Williams (a part-time guide and student) who greeted the group by asking, “Any of you ever gone snowshoe hiking before?” and led them into deep powder where snowshoes kept them from sinking and, after a steep climb, produced a clearing with a panoramic view. On the RIB trips staff warned that temperatures out on the water “could be 15 degrees colder,” outfitting guests in heavy thermal layers and neon flotation suits (the author notes that they “looked like astronauts”), and the cruises revealed red barns, wooden docks, isolated hotels reachable only by long hikes, and tiny villages tucked into the fjords." - Akash Kapur