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Exploring the Khibney Mountains 2018 Part 2
With the snow finally improving in the Khibney Mountains Ilkka and I looked at the maps and decided to check out some steep couloirs about an hour and a half away from the car. The weather conditions were pretty bad
The South Face of Blåbærfjellet
Info About the South Face of Blåbærfjellet the South Face of Blåbærfjellet of one of the more prominent lines within the backcountry of Tamokdalen. Being right across the road from Tamokhuset it is in clear view on any sunny day.
Exploring the Khibney Mountains 2018 Part 1
This was my second time in the Khibney Mountains and I was fortunate to return with my good friend Ilkka who had been riding out here for the past decade and we had a week to explore. We arrived in
The East Bowl of Sjufjellet
Info About the East Bowl of Sjufjellet The East Bowl of Sjufjellet is possibly the most popular ski tour within the Tamokdalen Backcountry. With road side access and a nice and mellow bowl to descend it offers great turns for
Exploring the Khibney Mountains of Russia 2017
I first learned about the Kola peninsula via Google Earth. I would scan the closest areas to where I live in Rovaniemi, Finland and as it seemed 5 hours East of us was the Murmansk Region of Russia. Simply put
Jempehaugen Storm Day
Info About Jempehaugen Jempehaugen is one of a few lines to go to on stormy days in the Tamokdalen Backcountry. Being a sparsely treed slope it is easy to get in a few laps in near white out conditions. This
Happo One, Hakuba and Karamatsu
With a plane ticket leaving the following day. On my last full day in Japan Andre suggested that we go check out Hakuba as I had never been there and it was a 2 hour drive away so we went
The Final Storm in Japan, Mid March 2019
Finally the storm came after 3 and a half weeks of waiting and only 2 days of good resort riding I finally got another half meter deep storm just 3 days before I was bound to leave Japan. I had
Hiuchi: Exploring the Japanese Backcountry
After seeing a photo on I posted on Instagram I was contacted by Ben who lived in the area and was planning a hut mission and asked if I wanted to join him, and friends Leif and Owen. The next
Overnight Camping Mission on Myoko, March 2019
My friend Andre who lived across the valley was looking to get out on a ski tour and once we saw a small weather window we went out to Suginahara on the North side of Myoko Kogen and purchased a
Drought times in Japan, Late Feb 2019
After a week of good snow a front came in and rained to the top of the mountains leaving the place a ice skating rink. Soon enough it was just my good friend Kyle and me (yes 2 Kyle’s) waiting
Arriving on Honshu, Mid Feb, Japan 2019
I arrived at Narita at 8P.M. and after going through customs I shuffled through my bags and pulled out my snowboarding gear and board before sending the rest of the gear off to my final destination through a company named