My girlfriend has been homeschooling a boy and they have been studying your beautiful country of Iceland. It's the part of a rock or mountain that stands up from a glacier's surface. I am interested in first-hand info on how best to spend my time. I browsed around and couldn't find any ski information. To my knowledge there are no good sites on the 'net on the subject, so I decided to write something.
Skiing is a year-round sport and activity in Iceland, and the most popular winter sport.
These resorts are equipped with the usual lifts and other facilities found in most European ski resorts. But skiing is not confined to these resorts alone. Normally, the skiing season begins from January and lasts until May or even June. Cross-country skiing is hampered by lack of proper transport to the highlands and the incessant blowing of strong chilly winds, sweeping the snow away. There are also snowmobiles which can take the skiers up the slope for a 6 kilometre long downhill ride.