Baffin Babes

In March 2009, the Baffin Babes set out on a burly ski trip of 1,200 km across the Canadian Arctic’s Baffin Island. The four twenty-something women—two Swedish sisters, Emma and Vera Simonsson; and a pair of Norwegians, Kristin Folsland Olsen and Ingebjoerg Tollefsen—are all seasoned guides so before they set out they wanted to make sure the social dynamic of their group would hold up. Sparing no punches they told each other exactly what they liked—and didn’t like—about each other and probed how their relationships might clash or gel on a trip where they would depend on each other for survival.

Their experience on the ice and snow may have been hardcore and harrowing—such as sleeping in a tent with polar bears as their closest neighbors—but they also brought a joyous spirit to the trip, posing for goofy photos along the way and skinny-dipping in ice-cold waters.

They will bring that same joy and exuberance to the Sheridan Opera House Friday evening with a presentation that is unlike any you have ever seen before with singing, dancing and much merriment. If you miss them Friday, check them out at the Palm Monday morning. Bring your friends on Monday as this presentation is free and open to the public.

—EL