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.

Friday, October 2, 2015

Chattanooga Caving

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I like caves, but feel suspicious of touristy tours. They usually leave a bland feeling, too easy, too packaged. Not so with Ruby Falls...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Lagunillas

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No Abierto . The police has blocked the road. For a moment, we accepted our fate and considered having lunch. Or going riding in the ne...
Sunday, August 30, 2015

OpenStreetMap

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When skiing or hiking at a new place, suitable maps are essential. These maps can be hard to come by, however, and most GPS maps do no...
Friday, August 28, 2015

Volcán Villarica

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That moment when you realise that the ski area you were going to ski at next week is closed due to the volcano erupting. The obvious ne...
Sunday, August 23, 2015

Riders of the Lost Arenales

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There are references to it in the Internet. And a sole road sign point to it. But it is nowhere to be found. Tero and I had spent the ...
Saturday, August 22, 2015

Pulling the ABS Handle

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It is a hot summer. Perfect time to test avalanche gear? Two years ago, I was in an avalanche, and failed to pull the ABS handle to ...
Saturday, August 15, 2015

Chile Trip Done!

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Our ski trip to Chile with Tero Kivinen​ is now complete. Tomorrow we'll return via Malalcahuello, Temuco, Santiago, Sao Paolo, Mil...
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

The UN Skis

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Hi! I am from the United Nations. I have a tank, but it is small, white and not scary at all. Honest! I also have skis, beautiful light...
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