snowhow 1,451 Report post Posted December 1, 2014 The Adventurer The Explorer With the intention of finding new terrain to ski, Chris heads north of the Arctic Circle to the archipelago of Svalbard with Ingrid Backstrom, James Heim, Michelle Parker and long time friend and photographer Christian Pondella.e The fjords of Svalbard are best accessed by boat, however shortly after departing from port in the 67' foot Arctica II, the crw is hit with a massive storm swell. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites