Vita Bandet 2027
A winter journey on Fjällfararnas Vita Bandet — the White Ribbon — south to north along Sweden’s mountain chain.
Why this trip#
I’ve been doing winter cross-country ski trips for a lot of years. Almost every winter there’s a trip in Norway or Sweden.
A few years ago I met some people doing something called Vita Bandet. I had never heard of it. It sounded really cool: ski the Swedish mountains end to end, usually south to north. It takes a lot of time.
I’ve been thinking about doing the trip for a couple of years. Next season — 2027 — is the year to do it.
The plan#
| Direction | South to north |
| Start | Grövelsjön, 5 February 2027 |
| Finish | Treriksröset, 19 April 2027 |
| Distance | About 1,296 km |
| Days | 74 |
| How | Ski and pulk |
| Company | Mostly alone. Friends on some sections. |
| Sleep | Mostly tent |
On this site#
I’ll document the preparation: gear, food, the route, and how to get to the mountains and back. On this page on github: https://github.com/philipsen/VitaBandet/tree/main, is all the background information I collected ans scaped from the internet, to prepare for the trip, selecting gear and the route.
- Log — notes from planning and from the trail
- Itinerary — the day-by-day plan
- To Storlien — the first stretch with a companion
- Ritsem–Abisko — the stretch with two companions
- About the trip — dates and how the trip is set up