Morning Christmas Eve meant physical training as 25cm new snow had arrived during the night. A H1 is a good fitness instrument. In Enduro we say the only way around is straight through, but it becomes a new meaning when snow has to be gotten rid of.

Christmas dinner in Fjällbonäs is something I am always looking forward to. My favourites are juniper juice, moose tongue, moose tjälknöl (no idea what it’s called in English), smoked salmon, meat balls of moose, salted salmon, salad und smoked ham. The rest I can do without. This Christmas is special, because I don’t have time to spend five days eating, but have to do it all in one afternoon. Sometimes I wonder why somebody hasn’t thought of an extra stomach? Like connecting with a hard disc by USB cable and then connect it to an extra stomach, where you can play the Christmas buffet again? Would make a whole new scene for buffet fans.

Apart from that, the evening went in Darth Vader mode.