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Photo story: Filming in snow-covered Norway

For this shoot, we were on a mission to find a wintery looking location that had plenty of snow. After weeks of planning, we decided that we would have to head out of the UK for guaranteed snowfall and settled on Norway as our destination. Arriving in Oslo we were greeted by bitterly cold temperatures of -13 degrees and knee-deep snow, and our drive up through mountains, frost covered forests and frozen lakes quickly revealed the beauty of the country.

Our filming location was a small hut on a remote mountain a 2-hour drive north of Oslo, with the nearest town over an hour away. The locals were truly accommodating and consisted of keen skiers and a fox that regularly visited our hut at night.

Ironically however, the first day we arrived in the country, our team back home in Bristol inundated us with photos of a snow covered Cotswolds and Gloucester. It transpired that the exact day we left to find a snowy location abroad the UK had been covered in the stuff! Oh the irony…

The sun rises as the team arrive at location. At this time of year the sun doesn’t rise until 9:30am, and sets again at 3pm. The cloud cover also meant that the light stayed soft throughout the day, creating a gorgeous softly lit backdrop.
First take - After weeks of planning, Series producer Aaron Paul is a bit excited to begin filming!
How many crew members can you fit in the world’s smallest hut? Turns out, seven!
Cameraman Robin Cox and Researcher Clare Jones set up shot in knee-deep snow.
Sound recordist Andy Hawley, Series Producer Aaron Paul and Presenter Chris Packham.
Chris preparing for a take.
Chris toughs it out and sits in freezing conditions.
All filming wrapped up. Heading home and taking off from a very snowy runway!