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 […]

Storhogna is a must when visiting the ski area Klövsjö Vemdalen. This is a genuine old style half-board/full-board hotel. More than so, actually. Storhogna is Sweden’s first high alpine ski hotel with a spa. The hotel is located on the mountainside, ski in, ski out. Both cross-country skiers […]

Wherever you go, on every slope, you find fairly good skiers with big mountain skis. The narrative is that a 100 millimeter ski or even wider is allround and works in all conditions. And as everyone looks for the powder seen in social media or in a fancy […]

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 […]

“Gård” is the Swedish word for homestead, and at Sälen Hotel Olarsgården you will feel at home, undoubtedly. This is a family business with a history that goes back to 1949, when the first hotel building was set up at Olarsgården. One of today’s owners, Jonas Persson is […]

Sedan tidigt åttiotal har skidtestarhelgen eller Ski Test Weekend som Skistar kallar händelsen, varit en samlingspunkt för alla involverade i den svenska skidindustrin. Till Sälen vallfärdar leverantörer och dedikerade skidåkare, främst från södra Sverige. Målet att starta en ny skidsäsong, första helgen i december. I princip alla skid […]

In Åre Björnen, all accommodation is ski in/ski out. Skiing is easy, slopes here are green and blue. You will hardly find any red ones, and the black ones are totally absent in this part of the valley. Lifts are everything from carpets, button lifts and t-bars. Easy […]

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. […]

Hösten är en orolig tid för många involverade i skidåkning. Samma frågeställningar varje år – blir det vinter? – när kommer det snö? Sporthandlarna har butikerna sprängfyllda med skidprylar och för att försäljningen ska ta fart krävs det snö på backen, frost på bilen och rapporter om att […]