Kvitegga

From Rv 60 between Stranda/Hellesylt and Grodås, turn onto Fv 655 into Norangsdalen at Tryggestad and drive about 1.4 km to the Snødalen sign; in winter park beside Fv 655, otherwise drive a short gravel road to a gravel pit. The Norangsdalen road can be closed for avalanche risk. Walk the gravel road for a couple of hundred metres, then follow the marked summer path through dense birch forest on a ridge just south of the northernmost stream, heading west into Snødalen. In the valley keep to the middle to stay clear of spring avalanches off Blåfjellet (1,274 m). At the head of the valley, at about 1,300 m, climb Brattbakken, a steep (about 35°) glacier slope between Kvanngrønibba and Blåfjellet, onto broad slopes north of Kvanngrønibba. It can be icy, and crevasses have been reported on the glacier slopes around it in late spring and summer. Aim for point 1587 (a small cairn), drop 20–50 m into a dip, and follow the gently rising, broad ridge north for about 1 km to the summit snow dome. Navigation on the wide summit ridge is difficult in cloud; keep well back from the large cornices on the east side. Descend the same way. The descent over Kvanngrønibba and the ridge to Vardfjellet (35–45°, crevasses reported) is not recommended. In summer most walkers use a different line from Tronstad on Rv 60 via Kjellstaddalen, Bjørnheia and Kvanngrønibba.