Learning How to Snowboard with a Dog

You know you've been active in January when you have only twice been home during the daylight.  As Arto is having the time of his life as a snowboarding guide in Japan, I decided that now is definitely not the time for me to stay home. We were snowboarding in Svanstein (aka Pullinki) during the [...]

2018 in Review

  So much happened in 2018 that I cannot get the feelings, events and changes in one post. I am going to let these pictures tell the story of the past year. Niin paljon tapahtui vuoden 2018 aikana, etten pysty kuvailemaan tunteita, tapahtumia ja muutoksia yhdessä postauksessa. Annan siis kuvien kertoa tarinan. May the new [...]

Spring Sessions: Freeriding in Pallas

We booked a trip to go freeriding My friend has a cabin by the lake Jerisjärvi (heard that is also good fishing place) in Muonio, and as the season in Svanstein was supposed to be over, we booked a trip there to go freeriding! We have been spending time at my friend’s cabin during autumn [...]

Almost the End of the Season at Svanstein Ski

We thought the season was over We thought the season was over after last weekend. Due to the amazing snow conditions and beautiful weathers of the spring, we decided to do extempore extra weekend. My job at this point was to make the resort look as attracting as possible. At our resort the tree rides [...]

Tree rides

There has been a lot happening in the ski & shred resort. One of the most fun events of the season is the tree ride competition. Peoples skills are evaluated through speed and style. They compete in five series: Skiing – Male Skiing – Female Snowboarding – Male Snowboarding – Female Powsurf – Bindingless and [...]

Working at a Shred Resort: Powder Shooting

So I started working on Tuesday, officially. I was just (my dad’s words) “a hang around” the first half-a-week here, taking pictures and videos every now and there. So the Tuesday didn’t feel so official after all. We were supposed to have a welcome meeting for me so that I could catch up on stuff [...]