It’s the beginning of December and thanks to a storm, that has brought 80 cmĀ“s of fresh snow in the last 48 hours, Laax Ski Resort in the Graubünden Canton in Switzerland, has just opened itĀ“s lifts. I’m standing above the treeline on a knoll, focusing on a skier above […]
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Ski bumming to the Oscars: Film director Ruben ĆstlundĀ“s unusual path to success
Swedish film director Ruben Ćstlund, 44, grew up with his mother on Styrsƶ, a small rocky island on the south coast of Sweden with only 1400 inhabitants. He learned to ski in Lapland during regular visits to his grandparents. While Ćstlund continued windsurfing with his friends in the sea surrounding […]