March 2020

March 3rd - Private Aurora Chase Dinner

Guests / Country: 4 guests from USA.
Weather Tromsø: Clear.
Destination / weather: Grøtfjord / clear.
Aurora activity: 9/10.
Aurora show: All over and far south, spikes, curls, coronas and 3 colors Rock`n`Roll dancing curtains, visible for your naked eyes.
Tour km: 90.
Tour hrs: 6.

March started as February ended with a crazy beautiful Aurora show with 3 intense colors dancing of Lady Aurora. Very happy guests..;)

March 4th

Guests / Country: 12 guests from Germany and Hong Kong.
Weather Tromsø: Part clear.
Destination / weather: Bjørnskar / Dåfjord / haze / part clear / cloudy.
Aurora activity: 3/10.
Aurora show: Several bands across, spikes, curls and curtains, but faint.
Tour km: 140.
Tour hrs: 6.

March 5th

Guests / Country: 10 guests from Germany.
Weather Tromsø: Cloudy / snow.
Destination / weather: Lake Kilpisjärvi, Finland / holes in the clouds / haze / part clear.
Aurora activity: 0/10.
Aurora show: No activity!
Tour km: 355.
Tour hrs: 8.

A tricky weather forecast, but it was only one place they forecast little clear... in Finland... so, we found a hole in the clouds and just waited... and suddenly most of the sky got clear... but, with a shy lady Aurora tonight we just waited, relaxed and shot pictures of the beautiful moonlit landscape...

March 6th

Guests / Country: 10 guests from Germany and Slovenia.
Weather Tromsø: Cloudy / rain.
Destination / weather: Keinovuopio, Finland / clear.
Aurora activity: 0/10.
Aurora show: No activity!
Tour km: 375.
Tour hrs: 8.

2nd nights in row with no activity... it`s pity... it looks like today`s Aurora show was between 11 am to 5 pm (!), but then it´s daylight...

March 7th - Aurora Chase Dinner

Guests / Country: 7 guests from Germany, Greece and UK.
Weather Tromsø: Cloudy.
Destination / weather: Rossfjord / Buktamoen / part clear / haze / clear.
Aurora activity: 0/10.
Aurora show: No activity!
Tour km: 320.
Tour hrs: 9.
Wildlife: One fox and a moose.

With an amazing start of March with a 9/10 Aurora show it`s quite frustrating experience with three nights in row with no activity... both for me as a guide and my guests...

March 10th

Guests / Country: 13 guests from Germany, Italy and Australia.
Weather Tromsø: Part clear.
Destination / weather: Grøtfjord / Sørskaret / part clear / haze.
Aurora activity: 4/10 (8/10 above the clouds ?).
Aurora show: Several bands across, curtains, curls, little dancing... but, faint cause haze (thin high clouds).
Tour km: 140.
Tour hrs: 6,5.

March 11th

Guests / Country: 13 guests from Germany, Australia and Hong Kong.
Weather Tromsø: Cloudy.
Destination / weather: Dividalen / part clear / haze / cloudy.
Aurora activity: 0/10.
Aurora show: No activity!
Tour km: 295.
Tour hrs: 8.
Wildlife: One fox and a moose.

If you gamble, then you win sometimes..;)

I was planned to drive out on the coast for look after some holes in clouds, but changed my mind and headed into the country side without knowing where we should drive.

We headed for a valley close to the Swedish border and out from nowhere we suddenly saw the moon with clear sky around... and had a couple of hours with partly clear sky... but, 30 mins before the lady got active just after midnight the clouds cover over view... it`s pity, since I was so close to make my guests extra happy...

What what I heard, I was probably the only guide who found clear sky this night..;)

The silence in the deep forest valley was just magical... that`s what I sell for my guests...

March 12th

Guests / Country: 14 guests from Germany and Hong Kong.
Weather Tromsø: Cloudy / snow.
Destination / weather: Finnvika / Laksvatn / snowstorm / part clear.
Aurora activity: 6/10.
Aurora show: Several bands across, little dancing, curls, spikes, curls and little corona.
Tour km: 135.
Tour hrs: 5,5.

Little tricky night with a snowstorm in the air... first I planned to drive far south, but when we should leave it was cleaering up over the city and the Aurora begins too, so I decided to drive into the snowstorm for get the first view... it was a strong windy and snowy experience and lovely Aurora on blue sky...

Then we headed south, but came only 45 km away when the sky suddenly cleared up again and I decided to settle down by the fjord at the Lyngen Alps, where we stayed rest of the evening, until the snowstorm arrived the area... and we ended the chase super early... but, the guests was happy..;)

The day after I decided to cancel rest of the season cause the goverment Corona Lockdown!
NOK 350.000 refunded to my guests... and thanks to you all who came back in 2021 for join me and my chase ;)

March 20th

Guests / Country: Aurora for myself on my driveway.
Weather Tromsø: Part clear.
Destination / weather: Bjørnskar, Ringvassøya / part clear.
Aurora activity: 6/10.
Aurora show: All over the sky, far south, curls, spikes, curtains.
Tour km: 0.
Tour hrs: 2.

March 29th

Guests / Country: Aurora for myself in my backyard...
Weather Tromsø: Cloudy / snow.
Destination / weather: Bjørnskar, Ringvassøya / part clear / snow.
Aurora activity: 4/10.
Aurora show: Several bands across the sky.
Tour km: 0.
Tour hrs: 30 mins.