Erik Halvorsen • Oct 19, 2026 • 19 min read
To watch the northern lights, wear three layers on your top half: merino wool against the skin, an insulating fleece or puffy jacket over it,...
Tom Larsen • Oct 12, 2026 • 6 min read
Frostbite is skin and the tissue under it freezing in one spot. Hypothermia is your whole body's core temperature dropping below 95°F 35°C. On an...
Freya Lindqvist • Oct 9, 2026 • 16 min read
In Finnish Lapland and Tromsø you do not need to buy a winter coat, snow pants or Arctic boots for a northern lights trip. You...
Tom Larsen • Oct 6, 2026 • 7 min read
For most aurora nights in deep winter, the pick is The Heat Company Heat 3 Smart Pro, rated comfortable to -30°C -22°F by Yukon-based photographer...
Erik Halvorsen • Oct 3, 2026 • 7 min read
If you will spend the night standing still waiting for the aurora, wear a midweight merino base layer of around 250 g/m². If you will...
Freya Lindqvist • Sep 30, 2026 • 7 min read
For most people standing out for aurora, Grabber disposable hand warmers are the pick. They ran 11 hours in Outdoor Life's test, far past a...
Erik Halvorsen • Sep 27, 2026 • 5 min read
On a winter aurora night, expect anything from about 23°F to 41°F -5°C to 5°C on the coast of Northern Norway to -22°F -30°C or...
Erik Halvorsen • Sep 24, 2026 • 16 min read
To know whether the aurora will show over Fairbanks tonight, check the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute's 3-day forecast after its daily...
Erik Halvorsen • Sep 20, 2026 • 20 min read
If you are standing in Fairbanks tonight with a Kp forecast open on your phone, the number is not the thing that decides your night....
Tom Larsen • Sep 17, 2026 • 6 min read
If you can only get outside on a handful of nights this month, take the ones between tonight and September 20. The equinox itself arrives...
