E: 24/12 BERGANSOFNORWAY Advent(FB App)

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Monday 16th December - Day 16

Today's riddle sends us on a quest for a product that has borrowed its name from one of the most visited mountains in the Sunnmøre Alps. The mountain has also been chosen as a symbol of the Chief Scout's Top Award for Pathfinders. Which product is hiding behind today's window?

Suspected it might be Slogen so Googled "Norges Speiderforbund slogen" and translated from Norwegian:
"The highest award for Scouts in Norwegian Scout Association. The label has blue background color for Pathfinders [and has] the sketch of peak Slogen embroidered."

answer from HERE = Slogen Jacket

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Tuesday 17th december - Day 17

Today's riddle requires us to find a product that has borrowed its name from the wind-eroded snow surfaces produced when the wind eats away the top layer of the snow and exposes older and deeper snow. This type of snow can be some 30 cm deep and is found in mountains and polar areas. Polar explorers on Team Bergans have encountered this type of snow many times on their expeditions. Which product is hiding behind today's window?

(answer taken from 24/12/2011 advent comp HERE which references wiki HERE)

answer from HERE = Sastrugi Jacket

(I can only find the Sastrugi in the Norwegian catalogue)

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Wednesday 18th - Day 18

Today's window hides a product which won Backpacker's Magazine Editor's Choice Award at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City. Which product is hiding behind today's window?

Article HERE

Answer from HERE = Glittertind Rucksack

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Thursday 19th - Day 19

The Ville d’Orleans hydrogen balloon was launched in Paris on November 24, 1870. After a dramatic 14-hour journey in the darkness of the night, the balloon’s journey ended in a popular mountainous area in Norway. Today's product has borrowed its name from this mountainous area. Which product is hiding behind today's window?

Article HERE (PDF)

Answer from HERE = Lifjell Anorak

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Friday 20th - Day 20

Today's riddle sends us looking for a product that has been given its name by a town in Nordland. The town has its own football team that plays its home games at Aspmyra Stadium. Which product is hiding behind today's window?

Answer from HERE = Bodø Down Jacket

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Saturday 21st - Day 21

Today's riddle requires us to find a product that has borrowed its name from the Norwegian word for a certain wind strength. This designation has three categories and measures wind from 10.8 m/s to 20.7 m/s on the Beaufort Wind Force Scale (strong breeze, near gale, and gale). Which product is hiding behind today's window?

Based on THIS TABLE the word is Kuling

Answer from HERE = Kuling Beanie

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Sunday 22nd - Day 22

Today’s riddle requires us to find a product that has borrowed its name from a bush/tree. This plant is a member of the Cypress family and is called Juniperus communis in Latin. Which product is hiding behind today's window?

The Norwegian for Juniper is Einer

Answer from HERE = Einer Jacket

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Monday 23rd - Day 23

Two of the members of Team Bergans have their own collections. The name we have to find today belongs to one of the world's highest-profile adventurers and polar explorers. We are looking for one of this year's new products by this person, a padded jacket that weighs 755 g in size M. Which product is hiding behind today's windows?

Answer from HERE = Cecilie Insulated Jacket

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Tuesday 24th - Day 24 - FINAL DAY

If you need a room for rent, we can offer you a …! The product we are looking for resembles an igloo, and what is more suitable than the name …?

(igloo in norwegian = iglo)

Answer from HERE = Wiglo