Vemdalen ski museum – a unique collection of ski artifacts

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 […]

Hardcore skiing – The best ski slope in Scandinavia

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 […]

University Ski racer Isac Hedstroem on the road to the F.I.S world cup

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. […]

Felix Monsén, the loneliest downhill skier in the world

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 […]

Swedish ski federation on the way down the slippery slope in full throttle

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 […]

The Henning Family Ski Legacy

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 […]