A vintage photo suddenly appeared on Social media, it was history calling me up from the past. Reminding me of the good old school snowboard days. The photo itself does not look epic, but it certainly is. At a first glimpse, a couple of random snowboarders buckling up […]

Skitrotter made a stop at Vemdalen ski museum in the small valley of Vemdalen, or “Who Valley” as the local nickname translates in English. Vemdalen is a waste spot at the very beginning of the Swedish mountains. Here, a ski artifact collecting plague is spreading among the local […]

Other ski magazines create lists of the best powder skiing. If you’re looking for that, read them. In this article, we are talking about concrete corduroy, hardcore skiing. GS style. Put your helmet on, buckle up and go full throttle. This is a salute to the best ski […]

Ever wondered what’s going on inside the head of a big mountain freeskier? What thoughts are spinning around when it’s time to take on a new challenge? As a dad to one, I know that I do. So I sat down during Christmas and had a serious talk […]

Häromveckan ringde telefonen hos skitrotter. Det var Assar Östling som ringde. För er som inte känner till Assar så kan jag meddela att han är en skidfixarlegend av rang. Assar är dessutom en mångårig vän till redaktionen. Döm av min förvåning när han föreslog att undertecknad skulle åka […]

Meet Isac Hedstroem, born in Åre, Sweden. Ever since he was a young kid, he’s been known as a talent ski racer. At the age of 24, he is still dreaming of becoming an F.I.S World Cup skier His skiing has always been intense and full of energy. […]

Ski racing tradition i Sweden is strong. In the skiing community, young boys and girls are raised to become ski racers, almost by default. And in this case, Sweden’s lonely Downhill skier Felix Monsén is no different. His destiny already set by the tradition of his family. His […]

Knowing the Swedish ski history, the ski federation celebrating 115 years since birth in total regression. Forgetting the reason for its sole existence. The Swedish Ski federation was born out of a dispute with its mother* in 1908. The Mother* Established in 1892 to promote skiing in its […]

This is a chronicle about how the Swedish ski federation has managed to ruin the value of one of the strongest trademarks in winter sport; Ski Team Sweden Alpine. Sweden’s alpine racing legacy goes way back, and met its peak in the 1980s. At that time, Ingemar Stenmark […]

Ski tradition in the Henning family goes way back and hand in hand with the evolution of modern alpine skiing. Four generations raised on alpine skis, starting with my grandfather Eric Bylund. He grew up in Sollefteå, a Swedish lowland small town and a skiing hotspot in the […]