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Stubai Glacier Resort Review
Stubai Glacier is one of the largest ski areas in the Innsbruck area and is well worth an insider article of its own. The resort is located in the end of Stubai valley, some 25 kilometers away from Innsbruck. Stubai holds a good snow record and a...
It’s On - Northern Hemisphere Winter Is Starting!
… Well, at least in some places. About a week ago I posted a review of the Ramundberget Ski Resort in Sweden. In the article I pointed out how snow secure the place is. Well, when I was there last April, the snow was fine and there was plenty o...
Homeboyski.com Contributor Ville Eskonen Get His Photo Published in Dutch White Freeski Magazine
Congrats to our man Ville Eskonen for being the latest Finnish photographer to get published in an international ski magazine! Last January I got a private message on Teton Gravity Research forum from a guy called Bart. Well, Bart also happened to be...
Tierra Atacama and the Pathway to the Stars
Tierra Atacama, Chile is providing something pretty cool for the 2009/2010 season. Tierra Atacama has a private deck with a lovely wooden hot tub and dramatic views of the Licancabur volcano. In keeping with the Atacameñan style of the rest of Tierr...
Tirol Snow Card: 77 Ski Resorts, 3600 Piste Kilometers, One Ticket
Tirol Snow Card might set a new record for the amount of lifts and piste kilometers ever offered on one season pass. With it you can use 938 different lifts to ski down 3600 piste kilometers in 77 different resorts, including four glacier resorts in ...
Ruby Mountain Heli-Experience – Family Style
Lamoille, Nev. (Fall 2009) — Great bonding experiences leave people with memories that are never forgotten. With days full of exhilarating helicopter skiing followed by evenings spent relaxing in front of an inviting fireplace, Ruby Mountain Heli...
New Comfortable Ski Boot Design - Truly Ugly
This is not very new, but I decided to write about it, because it looks somehow interesting. The POC Tarsus ski boots is designed to provide comfort by releasing pressure from the buckles when needed. Idea behind these boots is that just like snowboa...
Ski Afghanistan - I Wish It Was Possible
After skiing Chamonix, Vail, Zermatt, Whistler and Verbier, one might enjoy something totally different and new, such as skiing Afghanistan. Oh yes, skiing the high snowy mountains of Afghanistan would be a dream come true for backcountry skiers, but...
I Wanna Be a Sun Peaks Snow Bum - How About You?
Brian sent us a quick update on a cool contest Sun Peaks has launched. The contest is called “I want to be a Snow Bum” - and the winner will get three months of free lifts tickets, free hotel, free food, and free gear up at Sun Peaks. Not...
Burton “The B Movie” Review
Today I have a nasty flu so I thought that maybe a good dose of old-fashioned snowboard action would just cheer me up. So, I took a painkiller pill, drank a few cups of hot tea and headed for the show: the Finnish premiere of Burton’s 2009-2010...
Freeride World Tour season 3 Is Coming
The Freeride World Tour announces its third season. The world’s best skiers and snowboarders will yet again be battling it out in four of the world’s most prestigious ski resorts. It will all start on the Russian slopes of Sochi in Januar...
Fred Syversen Talking About His 107 Meter Cliff Drop World Record
Do you remember how Fred Syversen broke the world record of cliff dropping by flying amazing 107 meters couple of years ago? It was truly amazing that Fred even survived, but what’s best, he was all the time conscious and didn’t even lose...
Ramundberget Ski Resort Review (Sweden)
First, this is my first post since last April. I took a decent break from blogging, and actually from the so called “everyday life” too. We had a big renovation coming on and because of all the hassle of it, I stayed home with the kids an...
The Edge of Never Movie Review
Last winter I received email from a person marketing The Edge of Never book, written by Bill Kerig. I was told the book tells about Kye Petersen and his trip to Chamonix to ski the glacier that killed his father Trevor Petersen. “Wait a minute, I ...
Yibb Snowboard Helps to Learn Snowboarding - Does It?
The Yibb snowboard was developed to help young children ease into snowboarding and allow for easy movement down the slopes. Although designed for children, this helpful slope-shredder can also be used by rookie adults who need a little more help with...
Home Made Ski Goggle Cam Works Perfectly Well
Here’s a cool tip for the upcoming season. Make your own home made ski goggle cam with the instructions provided by Will O’Brien. With this funny combination of ski goggles and a digital camera one can make recording ski trips a lot easie...
10 Stylish and Cool Ski Helmets for the Season 2009-2010
It is interesting to see how the traffic of our humble ski blog starts growing right after August. May be people start thinking and reading about skiing as the weather starts getting colder. At least here in Finland autumn has arrived with showers an...
The New Edge of Never Trailer
Last winter we reviewed The Edge of Never, a nonfiction book that follows the story of a young man, Kye Petersen, who travels to Chamonix, France, to ski the route that killed his famous, big-mountain skiing father, Trevor Petersen. (You can order th...
TGR’s RE: Session Freeski Trailer
TGR is once again releasing a pretty spectacular freeski film. Just like earlier TGR films, such as Under The Influence and Tangerine Dream, RE: Session is a freeski film with lots of double flips, big drops, awesome powder and great moments. It’s ...
Andermatt Ski Resort Review
Andermatt ski resort has not Alps’ highest mountains like the glorious Chamonix, or the massive lift network like the beatiful Verbier, nor the wild after ski of the famous St Anton. So why go ski Andermatt? Because Andermatt ski resort is a dream...
Birdos Freeride Skis from Andermatt
A 30 year old Dan Loutrel runs Birdos, a small company in Andermatt producing skis of unmatched quality and appeal. Along with respected names such as Shane McConkey (RIP), Pete Turner and Stephan Drake is among the chosen few that are suspected to h...
How Freestyle Skiing Came to Finland in 1970’s?
Today’s article is a guest post from Markku Rimpiläinen, who is a skier with a serious writing problem. By profession he is journalist, who has written two books about the history of finnish alpine skiing. You can find him in the finnish ski r...
Saunagondola - Enjoy Sauna in a Gondola Lift!
Dude.. First time I heard about “saunagondola ski lift” I thought it must be a joke, but as so many times before I was wrong. Saunagondola turned out to be a damn cool innovation and a real ski tourist magnet. I wanted to know more about ...
Scarpar Off-Road Powerboard - I’ll Buy One For Sure!
Not sure about you, but I find Scarpar Off-Road Powerboard as the coolest innovation this year. I really hope Scarpar Off-Road Powerboard goes commercial soon, because I would like to purchase one. The good thing is that Scarpar just moved from conce...
A Tribute to Shane McConkey - The Story of Rocker Skis
Thanks to our buddies at vapaalasku.com (a great Finnish freeride site). Arttu Muukkonen did a great interview of Shane McConkey a while ago and now let us to translate his article for our site - as a tribute to the great skier and innovator of the w...
Shane McConkey’s Death Shocked Us
News of Shane McConkey’s death really shocked us this morning. The legendary freeskier, base jumper and innovator Shane McConkey was killed yesterday in a base jumping accident in the Italian Dolomites. According to several news feeds, Shane ...
Twin Parabolic Ski - A Ski Model From The Future?
Is the Twin Parabolic Ski really the future of skiing? I came across with this interesting concept design in Yanko Design blog, and thought this might be interesting for you guys out there. So, what the heck is the Twin Parabolic Ski? According to th...
Zermatt Ski Resort Review
Zermatt, located in southern Switzerland in the canton of Valais, is considered by many to be one of the top ski resorts in the world. While the name Zermatt might not ring a bell in everyone’s head, the sight of its most famous landmark defini...
Opedix S1 Ski & Board Tights Review
I received an interesting package a while ago. It looked like a bazooka, and my son actually wanted to play with the package right away. I opened the package and found out that there were Opedix S1 Ski & Board Tights that I promised to review. So...
Freeride World Tour at Squaw Valley, USA
The second stop in the Freeride World Tour was held in Squaw Valley, USA, from February 27th to March 3rd. After a long trip from Europe (Helsinki-London-LA-Reno), it was time to have a long sleep in a small, comfortable hostel on Lake Tahoe. Thi...
