freeski Archives - The Snowalker https://www.thesnowalker.com/tag/freeski/ One more mountain line Mon, 28 Oct 2019 06:56:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thesnowalker.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Snowalker-logo-mountain-bw-2-1-32x32.jpg freeski Archives - The Snowalker https://www.thesnowalker.com/tag/freeski/ 32 32 90835253 Good times & deep lines at the Mimmi Freek´End in Pyhä, Lapland https://www.thesnowalker.com/2019/10/27/good-times-deep-lines-at-the-mimmi-freekend-in-pyha-lapland/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2019/10/27/good-times-deep-lines-at-the-mimmi-freekend-in-pyha-lapland/#respond Sun, 27 Oct 2019 12:41:31 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=1729 From above, our group of skiers and snowboarders looks like a slowly moving pearl string necklace, as we navigate our way through snow-covered thin spruce trees to the Karhunjuomalampi wilderness hut, following the ski track laid by our guide Katja Heikkinen. The surrounding Pyhä National Park has received a foot-deep […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2019/10/27/good-times-deep-lines-at-the-mimmi-freekend-in-pyha-lapland/feed/ 0 1729 Ski Review: Chinese ski brand Stepsnow https://www.thesnowalker.com/2019/09/06/ski-review-chinese-ski-brand-stepsnow/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2019/09/06/ski-review-chinese-ski-brand-stepsnow/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2019 09:57:09 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=1579 The ISPO Munich held yearly in between the end of January and beginning of February in the capital of Bavaria, is arguably the biggest sports fair in the world. Dozens of halls filled to the brim with the latest offering by the biggest companies (and the occasional startups and SME´s) […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2019/09/06/ski-review-chinese-ski-brand-stepsnow/feed/ 0 1579 The Making of: Red Bull Playstreets 2019 https://www.thesnowalker.com/2017/05/07/the-making-of-red-bull-playstreets-2017-in-bad-gastein-austria/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2017/05/07/the-making-of-red-bull-playstreets-2017-in-bad-gastein-austria/#respond Sun, 07 May 2017 14:30:43 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=397 The Red Bull Playstreets event is a unique contest on the international freeskiing competition calendar. Held on the 14th and 15th of February 2019 in Bad Gastein Austria for the eight time, it is arguably the only in-city slope-style event in the world. Although the town center is conveniently located on […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2017/05/07/the-making-of-red-bull-playstreets-2017-in-bad-gastein-austria/feed/ 0 397 Tracing the roots of Japanese skiing in Nozawa Onsen https://www.thesnowalker.com/2017/02/08/tracing-the-roots-of-japanese-skiing-in-nozawa-onsen/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2017/02/08/tracing-the-roots-of-japanese-skiing-in-nozawa-onsen/#respond Wed, 08 Feb 2017 09:56:59 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=343 It is two a.m. and dark outside. I watch heavy wet snowflakes gently floating down in the halo of a solitary street lamp behind the tinted glass window of our traditional ryokan style room. Unable to sleep, I get up and quietly push open the sliding door with the paper panels, trying […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2017/02/08/tracing-the-roots-of-japanese-skiing-in-nozawa-onsen/feed/ 0 343 Ski boot review: Lange XT Freetour 130 LV https://www.thesnowalker.com/2016/12/23/ski-boot-review-lange-xt-freetour-130-lv/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2016/12/23/ski-boot-review-lange-xt-freetour-130-lv/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2016 19:38:45 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=312 The growing popularity of the ski touring category has probably been one of the biggest trends in the ski industry during the past few years. In the past ski touring products were strongly divided between the side country market, with beefy skis, stiff boots and frame bindings, and the pure […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2016/12/23/ski-boot-review-lange-xt-freetour-130-lv/feed/ 10 312 On the Myoko Express https://www.thesnowalker.com/2016/11/09/on-the-myoko-express/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2016/11/09/on-the-myoko-express/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2016 12:46:17 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=244 After spending a sleepless night in a hotel situated in the middle of Kabukicho´s red light district in Shinjuku we headed for the busy Tokyo Station. Sleep-deprived, we pulled our ski bags through a constant stream of people trying to read the signs written mostly in Japanese. In the end we managed to find […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2016/11/09/on-the-myoko-express/feed/ 2 244 Northern Exposure in Ylläs https://www.thesnowalker.com/2015/12/15/northern-exposure-in-yllas/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2015/12/15/northern-exposure-in-yllas/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2015 18:03:21 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=215 Words: Jaakko Järvensivu, Photos: Juha Laine The wind is moving the snow like a fast magic carpet on top of the rock-hard snowpack that is covering the surrounding fells under a layer of white wavy formations, with rocks protruding here and there like small islands. The whirling snow stings you […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2015/12/15/northern-exposure-in-yllas/feed/ 0 215 Krippenstein – Austria ´s world powder heritage site https://www.thesnowalker.com/2015/11/12/krippenstein-austria-s-world-powder-heritage-site/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2015/11/12/krippenstein-austria-s-world-powder-heritage-site/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:00:56 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=82 The Dachstein mountains rising up to 3000 m are known for the high number of karst caves in the area, some of which are 60-80 km long. The inner Salzkammergut region, which includes the Dachstein massif and the town of Halstatt have been declared as a world heritage site by […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2015/11/12/krippenstein-austria-s-world-powder-heritage-site/feed/ 0 82 Asian Influences – Graphic Designing Classic Skis https://www.thesnowalker.com/2015/05/13/asian-influences-graphic-designing-classic-skis/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2015/05/13/asian-influences-graphic-designing-classic-skis/#comments Wed, 13 May 2015 11:17:44 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=15 One of the pleasures of ski travel is meeting interesting people. A ten-day ski holiday last year in Andermatt, Switzerland proved the case:
 I skied and hung out with like-minded fun characters that I met at the Free rider´s Lodge where I stayed during my visit. Among them was Patrick […]

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