Skiing the Planet

"Mongolia is kind of close, right?" Story about an attempt to ski everywhere in the world where there's snow. And in some places where there isn't. On and off-piste skiing on all continents, skiing into craters of live volcanoes, caving, climbing, photography, and travel.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Invasion of the Golfers

›
Lebensraum for skiers is shrinking Sunday, April 12th at the Peuramaa ski area. There's still plenty of snow, its +10 degrees, and t...
1 comment:
Monday, April 4, 2011

Poland Is Melting Away

›
Mountain scenery in Strbske Pleso, Slovakia Fail. Noon, Saturday. Despite a 6am wakeup the weekend is quickly turning into a disaster. I...
3 comments:
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The 48 hour challenge, take two

›
Have skis, will travel. Couple of weeks ago it was northeast United States, now its eastern Europe. I have from Friday evening to Sunday e...
Sunday, March 27, 2011

Skiing the Horny Donkey

›
Advertising gone wrong, very wrong Yesterday I skied at the Horny Donkey ski area. Well, Horni Domky . This is a small ski area in northe...
Sunday, March 20, 2011

Family and Off-Piste Skiing in Åre

›
Chilly chair lift ride As far as I can tell, Åre is the best family ski resort on the planet. There are, of course, many ski areas suit...
5 comments:
Friday, March 18, 2011

Off-Piste Skiing in the Peuramaa Alps

›
T-bar sunset Good skiing is not limited to big mountains. Take Peuramaa as an example. This is a local hill a couple of kilometers fro...
Sunday, March 13, 2011

Mad about Mad River Glen

›
Tree. Mad River Glen. Mad River Glen was the main target of my weekend tour in northwestern United States. This is a rare community ow...
5 comments:

State of the Mission

›
First off-piste, then xmas dinner Someone asked me how many countries I have skied in. I had to go back and look at the records, because...
Sunday, March 6, 2011

Five states in 48 hours

›
Crevasses in Nashoba Valley Last week I mentioned the 48 hour challenge: to ski in as many states as possible during 48 hours. I'm no...
Thursday, March 3, 2011

Zillertal on the Cheap

›
Zillertal. Valley lights under a fog cover. I just came back from a weekend trip in Zillertal, Austria. It had been a long time since I...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
jariarkko
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.