Abisko

Did it work? You'd like to think it did, but it probably didn't do much.

So match number four, and to me, this is a great follow-up to Bruno against Abisko.

And remember now, that ended with Shea Stahm, the big card.

And on August 9th, now you got Tony Gurria.

So what if the misses outweigh the hits for you? What if you are listening to this deep dive and thinking, this sounds too stressful, the weather risk is too high, and it is too expensive? Where else should you look? We have two excellent data-backed alternatives.

Alternative one, Abisko and Kiruna over the border in Sweden.

Abisko is the most direct like for like alternative for a dedicated aurora hunter.

The massive draw here is its specific geography.

Abisko sits in a microclimate famously known as the Blue Hole.

Let's explain the Blue Hole because it's fascinating.

Imagine the surrounding mountains acting like a giant physical wall that catches the wet, cloudy air blowing in off the ocean.

Abisko sits perfectly in the rain shadow of that wall.

They've like, they've basically killed their territory.

Um, they put the title on Larry's Abisko via a battle Royal because Larry is married to one of Vern Ganya's daughters.

So like, at least this guy probably won't screw us over and leave.

Yeah.

It's essentially, I looked it up cause I'd never heard of it.

They split the entire roster into three factions.

So it's like Larry's Abisko's guys, the crushers guys, and then another guy who has like a team.

And then they all have matches against each other and the matches count as points.

And they became my dads.

And then when I got to this next town called Abisko, they paid for my stay for two nights.

And, you know, it was just incredible.

And then again, when they lived in southern Sweden and then when I kind of made my way down there, they walked with me again.