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Ridin'
Local ripper in El Cotillo, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

Surfing Fuerteventura, Canary Islands (Pictures + Beginner’s Perspective)

Despite the upcoming ski season I’d like to post a few surfing pictures from a recent surf (/family beach holiday) trip to Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. I think every skier/snowboarder should try surfing at least once in...
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Safety
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Ski accidents, injuries, health troubles, recovering – how to stay positive?

“Injuries are part of life. At least they’ve certainly been a part of mine. No one enjoys them, but if you avoided everything that might hurt you, you’d never get out of bed. What you need to do after an injur...
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Åre,Sweden, Ski Resort Review

Plan to have some nice spring skiing? If you are heading Scandinavia, Åre ski resort is a pretty safe bet. Read more and find if Åre is for you? We dig the resort - especially for families the place just rocks!
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Earlyups & Nipwitz videos

Way too much work at the moment...we've been very lazy with the blog lately. But check out these two nice videos! I am working with a more detailed resort review article at the moment, trying to publish it too within a few days...
by Janne Niini
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Lumiparkki Kivikko
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Snowpark Helsinki – Lumiparkki Kivikko

This is a topic I wanted to write about for a long time. In december 2009 Marko posted and asked people to sign a petition for snowboarding / new school skiing kids in Helsinki. And the city authorities listened and now we have...
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Telemark
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Beginner Telemarker’s First Trip to The Alps

Janne went to Andermatt, Switzerland and skied tele for 7 days. Read how it feels to be beginner telemarker in big mountain / off-piste environment, riding with experienced snowboarders and alpine skiers.
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News
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Over 1.000.000 Page Views! Thank You HBS Readers and Contributors

On Wednesday 24th November 2010, early morning local time, homeboyski.com reached one million (1.000.000) page views. That is really a small figure in the Internet after all but still a huge milestone for our independent, non-...
by Janne Niini
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Backcountry
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Tamok Reel Ride – Winter Fun & Action Sports Film Festival

Tamok Reel Ride is a gathering for action sports enthusiast that takes place in Tamok mountains and village of Øverbygd in Troms from 3rd till 5th December 2010. The festival is open for all interested in skiing, snowboarding,...
by Janne Niini
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News
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Want to Own a Ski Area?

Ever imagined of owning a ski area? Well, Mountain Rider's Alliance believes the sustainable skier/rider owned ski resorts are the future. Read more and find out how...
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Extreme
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Fred Syversen’s Tamokdal Crash Story Told by Film Group Guide Aadne Olsrud

We called Missing Link film group guide Aadne Olsrud and interviewed him about the scene in Tamokdalen and Fred Syversen's crazy crash. Read more to find some more background information on how everything happened...
by Janne Niini
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