Skiing the Planet

"Mongolia is kind of close, right?" Story about an attempt to ski everywhere in the world where there's snow. And in some places where there isn't. On and off-piste skiing on all continents, skiing into craters of live volcanoes, climbing, photography, and travel.

The blog about skiing around the world. The most recent blog articles can be found in Blogspot. This page lists all the skiing-related articles from this blog series.

Ski Den Haag
I was on a conference in The Hague (Den Haag). Fortunately, in the two evenings there I managed to skip a social event and find the local (summer) skiing by visiting the De Uithof sports complex in Utrecht Science Park. Among other facilities there's an indoor ski slope. Length is 177 meters, and the starting altitude is 0.4 meters under the sea level :-) Small slope but with a kick. And by kick I mean a turn. I had fun!
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June 2019, De Uithof, Hague, Netherlands
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

Rescue team
I was worrying about the fate of the locked-up snow, when all of a sudden, some guy in black clothing and black miniskis jumped over the fence and liberated the snow. Amazing!
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May 2019, Leppävaaran jäähalli, Espoo, Finland
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

So close, yet so far
I saw snow today! Outside the Leppävaara skating rink... behind bars. What did that snow do, and why is it locked up, and we're not allowed to play?
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April 2019, Leppävaaran jäähalli, Espoo, Finland
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

El cheapo ski weekend
An el cheapo weekend activity: at Ylläs up North but since we're doing the 24 hour race, u don't need a hotel. 2 hours in, 22 to go. A lot of fun, old friends and, well, basically going fast & non-stop
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April 2019, Ylläs, Finland
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

My massive crash in the Ylläs 24H
During the Ylläs 24h race in 2019, around 2am I was heading down the Worldcup run at, I guess, at a bit over hundred kilometres an hour. And then something happened. I lost my skis, I tumbled, and hit myself to the icy slope pretty hard.
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April 2019, Ylläs, Finland
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Sauna (Normal)

Skiareál Klínovec
While I've already skied in Czech Republic, I wanted to see if I could briefly visit a nearby ski area after my monster 8-day meeting was over. And I found Skiareál Klínovec!
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March 2019, Skiareál Klínovec, Klínovec, Czech Republic
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

Weather looks great!
I've been working and travelling in Stockholm for decades, oddly enough this week's trip is the first one where I took my skis with me. Weather on the local hill looks great; in the evening when I get off work it will also be dark. Looking forward to this! Anyone else want to join?
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March 2019, Hammarbybacken, Stockholm, Sweden
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

Lidingö mountain range Ekholmsnäsbacken
Another week, more work for me in Stockholm. But, I also got to visit another ski hill. My friend John also joined to try out Ekholmsnäsbacken in the small community in the Lidingö island.
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March 2019, Ekholmsnäsbacken, Lidingö, Sweden
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

Hammarbybacken!
It was great weather, and the evening lights actually made the weather less of an issue. But most importantly, it was even more fun because my friend Heidi happened to be in town and joined me on the trip. Very nice!
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March 2019, Hammarbybacken, Stockholm, Sweden
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

Georgia views
This week I've been touring the mountains of Georgia with my friends.
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February 2019, Gudauri ski resort, Gudauri, Georgia
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

Supporting Ukraine
I wanted to say that I support the peaceful people of Kyiv, Mariupol and other parts of Ukraine, and oppose aggressors.
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February 2019, Protasov Yar, Kyiv, Ukraine
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

Better Off Dead
Better Off Dead: This is the best teen movie, ever. Really. There's skiing, romance, crappy cars, great music, ... what's not to like?
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January 2019, House Arkko, Kauniainen, Finland
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

Mini-caves in Madonna di Campiglio
While skiing down the 'Grotte' ski slope in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, we spotted some caves. Shitty caves... literally... apparently if you are overdue for a bathroom break it becomes an appealing alternative to sneak into a cave by the ski slope to do your business. Sigh. Otherwise nice, small caves, probably carved by the water running in the river bed that this ski slope is on.
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January 2019, Cave 1, Grotte, Madonna di Campiglio, Italy; Cave 2, Grotte, Madonna di Campiglio, Italy; Cave 3, Grotte, Madonna di Campiglio, Italy; Madonna di Campiglio ski resort, Madonna di Campiglio, Italy
Caving (Basic, Rock-Unknown, Morphology-Erosion); Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

Ski trip to Belarus
On my quest to visit different countries to ski, I also visited Belarus. It is not an obvious destination, certainly not recommend for a visit in recent times. And there aren't that many skiing options, but there was an easy ski resort, Silichy near Minsk, easily accessible and easy for foreign tourists to book and visit. And it was not a standard western resort experience either, I got clearly Belarusian and Russian culture vibes from my visits to the sauna, for instance. And the skiing was nice.
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January 2019, Silichy ski resort, Silichi, Belarus
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

Tokyo commute. With skis.
I only have an evening, not enough to take a Shinkansen to the real mountains. But I do have time to visit yet another Tokyo indoor ski place. This time, the Snova Mizonokuchi! It was fun to ride through downtown Tokyo with my skis and boots, through the train system.
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January 2019, Snova Mizonokuchi, Kawasaki, Tokyo, Japan
Skiing (Indoor)

No car, no skilift, no problem
No car, no skilift, no problem! My car is broken, but fortunately, since I live in the world's happiest town, I can walk to the ski hill, ski down to the bus stop, take the public transport to the public swimming pool, and lock my skis in the bike rack. And return by train.
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December 2018, Kauniainen ski hill, Kauniainen, Finland; Keski-Espoon Uimahalli, Espoo, Finland
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Sauna (Normal); Swimming (Indoor)

This is the 11th set of articles. The previous sets were set 1, set 2, set 3, set 4, set 5, set 6, set 7, set 8, set 9, and set 10. The next sets are set 12, set 13, set 14, set 15, set 16, set 17, set 18, set 19, set 20, set 21, set 22, set 23, and set 24.

See also the Planetskier blog articles about caving, urban exploration, climbing, cycling, flying, swimming, and saunas. There is also a full list of all articles regardless of topic, a list of services "approved by the Planetskier, and a world map of all skiing related destinations from the blog series:

	Ski Den Haag I was on a conference in The Hague (Den Haag). Fortunately, in the two evenings there I managed to skip a social event and find the local (summer) skiing by visiting the De Uithof sports complex in Utrecht Science Park. Among other facilities there's an indoor ski slope. Length is 177 meters, and the starting altitude is 0.4 meters under the sea level :-) Small slope but with a kick. And by kick I mean a turn. I had fun! Full story Alternate link June 2019, De Uithof, Hague, Netherlands Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	Rescue team I was worrying about the fate of the locked-up snow, when all of a sudden, some guy in black clothing and black miniskis jumped over the fence and liberated the snow. Amazing! Full story Alternate link May 2019, Leppävaaran jäähalli, Espoo, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	So close, yet so far I saw snow today! Outside the Leppävaara skating rink... behind bars. What did that snow do, and why is it locked up, and we're not allowed to play? Full story Alternate link April 2019, Leppävaaran jäähalli, Espoo, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	El cheapo ski weekend An el cheapo weekend activity: at Ylläs up North but since we're doing the 24 hour race, u don't need a hotel. 2 hours in, 22 to go. A lot of fun, old friends and, well, basically going fast & non-stop Full story Alternate link April 2019, Ylläs, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	My massive crash in the Ylläs 24H During the Ylläs 24h race in 2019, around 2am I was heading down the Worldcup run at, I guess, at a bit over hundred kilometres an hour. And then something happened. I lost my skis, I tumbled, and hit myself to the icy slope pretty hard. Full story Alternate link April 2019, Ylläs, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Sauna (Normal)

	Skiareál Klínovec While I've already skied in Czech Republic, I wanted to see if I could briefly visit a nearby ski area after my monster 8-day meeting was over. And I found Skiareál Klínovec! Full story Alternate link March 2019, Skiareál Klínovec, Klínovec, Czech Republic Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	Weather looks great! I've been working and travelling in Stockholm for decades, oddly enough this week's trip is the first one where I took my skis with me. Weather on the local hill looks great; in the evening when I get off work it will also be dark. Looking forward to this! Anyone else want to join? Full story Alternate link March 2019, Hammarbybacken, Stockholm, Sweden Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	Lidingö mountain range Ekholmsnäsbacken Another week, more work for me in Stockholm. But, I also got to visit another ski hill. My friend John also joined to try out Ekholmsnäsbacken in the small community in the Lidingö island. Full story Alternate link March 2019, Ekholmsnäsbacken, Lidingö, Sweden Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	Hammarbybacken! It was great weather, and the evening lights actually made the weather less of an issue. But most importantly, it was even more fun because my friend Heidi happened to be in town and joined me on the trip. Very nice! Full story Alternate link March 2019, Hammarbybacken, Stockholm, Sweden Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	Georgia views This week I've been touring the mountains of Georgia with my friends. Full story Alternate link February 2019, Gudauri ski resort, Gudauri, Georgia Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	Supporting Ukraine I wanted to say that I support the peaceful people of Kyiv, Mariupol and other parts of Ukraine, and oppose aggressors. Full story Alternate link February 2019, Protasov Yar, Kyiv, Ukraine Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	Better Off Dead Better Off Dead: This is the best teen movie, ever. Really. There's skiing, romance, crappy cars, great music, ... what's not to like? Full story Alternate link January 2019, House Arkko, Kauniainen, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	Mini-caves in Madonna di Campiglio While skiing down the 'Grotte' ski slope in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, we spotted some caves. Shitty caves... literally... apparently if you are overdue for a bathroom break it becomes an appealing alternative to sneak into a cave by the ski slope to do your business. Sigh. Otherwise nice, small caves, probably carved by the water running in the river bed that this ski slope is on. Full story Alternate link January 2019, Cave 1, Grotte, Madonna di Campiglio, Italy; Cave 2, Grotte, Madonna di Campiglio, Italy; Cave 3, Grotte, Madonna di Campiglio, Italy; Madonna di Campiglio ski resort, Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Caving (Basic, Rock-Unknown, Morphology-Erosion); Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	Ski trip to Belarus On my quest to visit different countries to ski, I also visited Belarus. It is not an obvious destination, certainly not recommend for a visit in recent times. And there aren't that many skiing options, but there was an easy ski resort, Silichy near Minsk, easily accessible and easy for foreign tourists to book and visit. And it was not a standard western resort experience either, I got clearly Belarusian and Russian culture vibes from my visits to the sauna, for instance. And the skiing was nice. Full story Alternate link January 2019, Silichy ski resort, Silichi, Belarus Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	Tokyo commute. With skis. I only have an evening, not enough to take a Shinkansen to the real mountains. But I do have time to visit yet another Tokyo indoor ski place. This time, the Snova Mizonokuchi! It was fun to ride through downtown Tokyo with my skis and boots, through the train system. Full story Alternate link January 2019, Snova Mizonokuchi, Kawasaki, Tokyo, Japan Skiing (Indoor)

	No car, no skilift, no problem No car, no skilift, no problem! My car is broken, but fortunately, since I live in the world's happiest town, I can walk to the ski hill, ski down to the bus stop, take the public transport to the public swimming pool, and lock my skis in the bike rack. And return by train. Full story Alternate link December 2018, Kauniainen ski hill, Kauniainen, Finland; Keski-Espoon Uimahalli, Espoo, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Sauna (Normal); Swimming (Indoor)