Hotel deals in Isafjördur, Iceland

A long day skiing today (5 hours), so about 4 hours going up, maybe 30 minutes downhill.  My skis seem to be particularly heavy due to their size/width and binding system.  Very windy up high, although the air isn't too cold the ...

From Isafjördur, Iceland by acleasby

Great place in Iceland to visit ,is the Westfjords. There are many interesting and beutiful places to visit and see. This is the most western part of Europe

From Isafjord, Iceland by ander

Everything came together well.  After spending ~$500 at the local outfitter, I have a minimal set of gear.  Runar has loaned me pants and a sleeping bag. We skiied one run, about 1 1/2 hours up (to 500m) and 15 minutes down.  ...

From Isafjördur, Iceland by acleasby

The transfer to Isafjordur was uneventful, which suited me just fine.  As it turns out, although most (all?) Icelanders speak English, they seem to only use Icelandic among themselves or when they expect only Icelanders to be present.  This ...

From Isafjördur, Isafjördur, Iceland by acleasby

I was another great day.  Blue sky, warm, very little wind.  We did about 1000m, crossing one fjord into another then hiking up a nice face and skiing back down. Mostly the skiing is of moderate steepness, but the second slopes today ...

From Isafjördur, Iceland by acleasby

... buses to Tranchenberg only run on odd days and I had only one, even day left in Isafjördur. Well guess what, the suggestion on my guidebook that iceland is hitchhikable was confirmed by the local tourist information office. And off I go, standing at ...

From Isafjördur, Iceland by jackiegotravel