{"id":851,"date":"2019-04-11T09:59:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T08:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/?p=851"},"modified":"2023-09-12T12:17:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:17:25","slug":"ice-skating-in-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/ice-skating-in-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"Ice Skating in Sweden &#8211; Ice Ice Baby!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Sofia from the Nature Travels team joins our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/winter-other-sweden-ice-skating-tours-natural-ice-ng4iw1.htm\">Ice Skating on Natural Ice<\/a> experience in Sweden.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the middle of February I joined one of our Ice Skating on Natural Ice tours in Sweden. It was a great long weekend from arriving on the Thursday and departing on the Sunday, managing to skate on all 4 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ice Skating on Natural Ice experience is a very flexible tour, as where the best ice is located for skating can\u2019t be known until just a few days before you arrive in Sweden. This means that the local guides make final plans for accommodation, transfers, etc, only very shortly before everyone arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-5.jpg\" alt=\"Ice skating on natural ice is a very special way to experience the winter.\" class=\"wp-image-858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-5.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-5-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ice skating on natural ice is a very special way to experience the winter. Photo: Sofia Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Generally, if there is possibility to skate on the lakes close to Arlanda airport, the guides try to get you onto the ice already on your arrival day. Our group arrived at two different times during the day \u2013 first myself and Janet in the morning and then the rest of the group in the afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-2.jpg\" alt=\"Sunshine reflecting on the ice is a beautiful sight.\" class=\"wp-image-855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunshine reflecting on the ice is a beautiful sight. Photo: Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Luckily there was ice and a prepared track on the lake close to the airport so Janet and I were on the ice already at 12.00 on our arrival day and all the others also had a chance to skate at least an hour before we started our drive to our accommodation for the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-11.jpg\" alt=\"Ice formations and structures have endless variety.\" class=\"wp-image-864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-11.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-11-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ice formations and structures have endless variety. Photo: Sofia Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Over the weekend we got to skate on many types of ice. On our first day we skated on \u201cold\u201d ice which had been covered by snow and where a track had been cleared to skate on.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-10.jpg\" alt=\"More beautiful ice!\" class=\"wp-image-863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-10.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-10-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">More beautiful ice! Photo: Sofia Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The second day was totally different \u2013 we were then skating on \u201ck\u00e4rnis\u201d. If you translate it from Swedish it would be something like \u201ccore ice\u201d. This is the first ice that is laid down and it is clear and hard. K\u00e4rnis grows downward, forming joined columnar crystals and is the type of ice that generally has the greatest load-bearing capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-9.jpg\" alt=\"Skating explorers!\" class=\"wp-image-862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-9.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-9-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Skating explorers! Photo: Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It had rained overnight and the core ice was covered with a little bit of water. It looked like we were skating on water!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-4.jpg\" alt=\"The skates used for trip skating are much longer than rink skates.\" class=\"wp-image-857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The skates used for trip skating are much longer than rink skates. Photo: Sofia Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The worry was, though, that this water would freeze overnight, creating a thin ice surface with water under, above the core ice. This creates a double ice sheet with water between. The top is then off-white, granular ice, often called \u201cst\u00f6pis\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-12.jpg\" alt=\"Ice is fascinating!\" class=\"wp-image-865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-12.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-12-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ice is fascinating! Photo: Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>We were lucky, because the \u201cst\u00f6pis\u201d could hold our weight and we could skate on it. However, we had to avoid certain areas where the st\u00f6pis was too weak \u2013 if we skated on such patches, we would go through the top ice layer and stumble and fall.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-8.jpg\" alt=\"Your technique and confidence will quickly improve.\" class=\"wp-image-861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-8.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-8-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Your technique and confidence will quickly improve. Photo: Sofia Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>On our last and final day it was very windy, which made it very hard to travel against the wind. However, our guides had arranged things very cleverly so we could skate only with the wind at our backs!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-7.jpg\" alt=\"For perfect skating, you want ice, but no snow - which is also ideal for breaks on land!\" class=\"wp-image-860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-7.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-7-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">For perfect skating, you want ice, but no snow &#8211; which is also ideal for breaks on land! Photo: Sofia Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Temperatures had been milder overnight, so the \u201cst\u00f6pis\u201d had melted, which meant that we once again could skate on core ice, but there was a lot of water on top of it, so if you fell you got very wet!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-1.jpg\" alt=\"Into the great wide open on our ice skating adventure.\" class=\"wp-image-854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Into the great wide open on our ice skating adventure. Photo: Sofia Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>But we didn\u2019t mind, it was lovely to spend the last morning slowly travelling over the ice with the wind at our backs slowly pushing us forward. If you stood still and held your arms out, you could travel forward just by the force of the wind!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-13.jpg\" alt=\"Fire and ice! Stopping for a break.\" class=\"wp-image-866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-13.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-13-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fire and ice! Stopping for a break. Photo: Sofia Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>After an amazing weekend on the ice, it was then time to get ready and fly home. I think we all slept on the planes!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-6.jpg\" alt=\"Elbow and need pads are available to help protect you from bumps and bruises during inevitable tumbles!\" class=\"wp-image-859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-6.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ice-skating-sweden-6-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elbow and need pads are available to help protect you from bumps and bruises during inevitable tumbles! Photo: Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Natural Ice is really a fascinating thing and skating on it an amazing adventure!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best regards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sofia from the Nature Travels team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sofia from the Nature Travels team joins our Ice Skating on Natural Ice experience in Sweden. In the middle of February I joined one of our Ice Skating on Natural Ice tours in Sweden. 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