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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…

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Fred Syversen’s Gnarly Ski Crash

Fred Syversen, the man who aired a 107 meters cliff drop and survived, makes some buzz again. This time with an epic crash in Tamokdalen, Norway. See Fred cartwheeling a narrow chute for several hundred meters…with some serious speed!

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Best of HBS Season 2009-2010, Part I

The season 2009-2010 is almost over for the HBS team. Read our compilation of the best posts from October to January…

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Some Movement, K2, Armada and Völkl 2010-2011 Freeride Skis Tested – Initial Impressions

We got an opportunity to test eight interesting 2010-2010 freeride skis from Armada, K2, Movement and Völkl. It seems like rocker is now mainstream and the ski waist widths got still a bit wider. Read more and find out how we liked these interesting new ski models…

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Nipwitz – Three Episodes of Progressive Finnish New School Skiing

Check out these excellent, progressive videos from the top-level Finnish newschool guys. We like this attitude and superb creativity. While these guys are highly skilled pro skiers they still make skiing look what it always should be in the end – 100% FUN!

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Birdos Skis Early Bird 191cm Ski Review

We have been quiet with the blog lately. I actually went skiing instead of blogging and logged some 20 days in March/early April. Read my opinion of hand made Birdos Skis “Early Birds”, 191cm tested in Andermatt, Switzerland.

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Andermatt Trip Report

I just got back from a 10-day trip to Andermatt. Antti Zetterberg already wrote an excellent review of the Andermatt ski resort after the last season. So, I have not much to add  - in this post I concentrate more on the thoughts and feelings from the trip. I also added a gallery of some photographs we took. (scroll [...]

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K2 Extreme 179cm and Marker Jester SchizoFrantic Long Time Ski Review – Part I, Park and Jumps

K2 states “Emulate PK Hunder’s double cork 1080 or just bust out some of the ol’ moves on the topsheet. Either way, we’ll be proud. Keep it Extreme”. Well, we tried to do exactly that. Read more and find out what our testers thought about K2 Extreme/Marker Jester Schizofrantic combination in the park…

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Afternoon Powder Snow in Espoo, Southern Finland

I took a few hours off the desk this afternoon and went to hike & shoot our little local molehill with a friend. We scored some pretty good snow by our standards…

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Battery Bagjump Sessions, Helsinki 29.01.2010

This is already a few days old but I decided to post anyway…mainly because someone posted a nice edit on YouTube from the event is worth sharing. I also managed to take a few (loysy) snapshots but it was damn cold, -13C and some serious windchill, my fingers were freezing and I was actually pretty eager to go skiing! (We [...]

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Joonas Karhumaa – The Best Telemarker in The World?

Who is the best telemark skier in the world? We say Joonas Karhumaa. Check the whole story and have your say.

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New Long-time Ski Test – K2 Extreme and Marker Jester SchizoFrantic, Provided by www.suksikauppa.com

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We have been quiet for the Christmas holidays and taking it easy with our families, relatives and friends. However, when you are relaxed all kind of new ideas and things just suddenly pop into your mind. So, stay tuned for some pretty cool stuff coming [...]