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Fresh Tracks

The cold arc of the sky is bright blue, and the high Norwegian plateau at the edge of Hardangervidda National Park is even brighter white. Cross-country skiers in red anoraks, black knickers, and long white woolen stockings kick-glide along freshly groomed tracks into the distance.

This is the winter view from Eivind Bøhn’s hytte, or cabin: 270 degrees of pristine snowfields and dramatic mountain ridges.

“I wanted something that felt remote,” says Eivind.

The seclusion is deceptive. Eivind’s cabin is part of Dalsethaugen, a development of 20-plus cabins along a winding road, high above

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