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.

Be the ski lift
Today’s exercise was to be the ski lift for sister’s twins as they tried out skiing for the first time on a small hill (not visiting a ski resort yet, this was a more relaxed setting). They made lot of progress, snowplough, turns, how to fall, etc. Fun day!
Full story

February 2021, Tuusulan urheilukeskuksen pulkkamäki, Hyrylä, Tuusula, Finland
Skiing (Snow, Outdoor, Hiking, Training)

Espoonkartano tree skiing
Covid. Lines everywhere. Commercial skiing... maybe not for us this year. Fortunately, Jarmo knew a place where we could get some forest skiing in. And even the sun was shining!
Full story
(TGR version)

January 2021, Mynttilän kukkulat, Espoonkartano, Espoo, Finland
Skiing (Snow, Outdoor, Hiking)

Maintenance!
I've been putting this moment off for some reason. But now they are there: both of my main skis are in maintenance and repair holiday at the Ski Service. Lets see how shiny they come out!
Full story

November 2020, Ski Service, Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland
Skiing (Equipment)

Not broken
It isn't broken. It just needs more duct tape.
Full story
(TGR version)

October 2020, Ruka, Kuusamo, Finland
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

Birthday skitrip
This month's skiing was a bit of a challenge. Travel is difficult, unlike in August. Many of things that one could do were already done.
Full story
(TGR version)

September 2020, Kauniainen ski hill, Kauniainen, Finland
Skiing (Outdoor, Grass, Snow)

Turns All Year
Well, it is a turn. And I was desperate.
Full story
(TGR version)

July 2020, Kauniaisten jäähalli, Kauniainen, Finland
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Hiking)

Parking practice
Parking practice between tightly parked cardboard boxes. Front, back, parallel. Oh and the Volvo has been running nicely for ALMOST THREE DAYS by now.
Full story

June 2020, Jorvas, Kirkkonummi, Finland
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

A different Ylläs 24
I decided to do my own Ylläs 24 event, to replace the one cancelled in April. It is already June, not a lot of snow remains. But some, and what a wonderful sunshine for the entire 24 hours - midnight sun was shining, as Ylläs is far above the arctic circle.
Full story
(TGR version)

June 2020, Ylläs, Finland
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

Patchy skiing in Vihti
Tero and I went to Vihti to see if we could still ski it. Vihti is the best, much snow left! A few parts not covered in snow, but one can ski through them!
Full story
(TGR version)

May 2020, Vihti ski, Vihti, Finland
Skiing (Snow, Grass)

Wappurun
Wappu. There's still plenty of snow for a ski run in Vihti.
Full story
(TGR version)

May 2020, Vihti ski, Vihti, Finland
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

Summer has been CANCELLED
I was sure that the season is over. Then... it started snowing.
Full story
(TGR version)

May 2020, Kauniainen ski hill, Kauniainen, Finland
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

Last snow in Grani
Now THIS is really the last snow. Two meter long snow patch left... it will be gone by tomorrow. Skied the slope, nevertheless :-)
Full story
(TGR version)

May 2020, Kauniainen ski hill, Kauniainen, Finland
Skiing (Snow, Grass)

Voitelu kunnossa. Summer waxing.
Skiing in the summer takes waxing skill. But, this time I think I managed it.
Full story
(TGR version)

May 2020, Vihti ski, Vihti, Finland
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

Skiing Tahko on May 30th
What a wonderful experience, hiking up the 200 meters high ski hill in deserted Tahko, in sunshine. And taking a sunset ski run back to the lake, almost all of it on still preserved snow.
Full story
(TGR version)

May 2020, Tahko, Finland; Tahkolahden ranta, Tahko, Finland
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Swimming (Outdoor)

A tour of three closed ski areas
Wow. Three closed ski areas on one day. 500 kilometers of driving, though, on this avoid-contact-with-others trip.
Full story
(TGR version)

May 2020, Himos, Jämsä, Finland; Kasurila, Siilinjärvi, Finland; Tahko, Finland
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

TDM isolation
Time-division multiplexing; reserving a time slot for different entities. A telecommunications concept that can also be useful for skiing in the virus-infested world. With too many people going about during the day, I wanted to isolate myself by going to the ski hill at 1am. It was great, but I also had some equipment breakage.
Full story
(TGR version)

April 2020, Kauniainen ski hill, Kauniainen, Finland
Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

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

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:

	Be the ski lift Today’s exercise was to be the ski lift for sister’s twins as they tried out skiing for the first time on a small hill (not visiting a ski resort yet, this was a more relaxed setting). They made lot of progress, snowplough, turns, how to fall, etc. Fun day! Full story February 2021, Tuusulan urheilukeskuksen pulkkamäki, Hyrylä, Tuusula, Finland Skiing (Snow, Outdoor, Hiking, Training)

	Espoonkartano tree skiing Covid. Lines everywhere. Commercial skiing... maybe not for us this year. Fortunately, Jarmo knew a place where we could get some forest skiing in. And even the sun was shining! Full story (TGR version) January 2021, Mynttilän kukkulat, Espoonkartano, Espoo, Finland Skiing (Snow, Outdoor, Hiking)

	Maintenance! I've been putting this moment off for some reason. But now they are there: both of my main skis are in maintenance and repair holiday at the Ski Service. Lets see how shiny they come out! Full story November 2020, Ski Service, Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland Skiing (Equipment)

	Not broken It isn't broken. It just needs more duct tape. Full story (TGR version) October 2020, Ruka, Kuusamo, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	Birthday skitrip This month's skiing was a bit of a challenge. Travel is difficult, unlike in August. Many of things that one could do were already done. Full story (TGR version) September 2020, Kauniainen ski hill, Kauniainen, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Grass, Snow)

	Turns All Year Well, it is a turn. And I was desperate. Full story (TGR version) July 2020, Kauniaisten jäähalli, Kauniainen, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Hiking)

	Parking practice Parking practice between tightly parked cardboard boxes. Front, back, parallel. Oh and the Volvo has been running nicely for ALMOST THREE DAYS by now. Full story June 2020, Jorvas, Kirkkonummi, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	A different Ylläs 24 I decided to do my own Ylläs 24 event, to replace the one cancelled in April. It is already June, not a lot of snow remains. But some, and what a wonderful sunshine for the entire 24 hours - midnight sun was shining, as Ylläs is far above the arctic circle. Full story (TGR version) June 2020, Ylläs, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	Patchy skiing in Vihti Tero and I went to Vihti to see if we could still ski it. Vihti is the best, much snow left! A few parts not covered in snow, but one can ski through them! Full story (TGR version) May 2020, Vihti ski, Vihti, Finland Skiing (Snow, Grass)

	Wappurun Wappu. There's still plenty of snow for a ski run in Vihti. Full story (TGR version) May 2020, Vihti ski, Vihti, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	Summer has been CANCELLED I was sure that the season is over. Then... it started snowing. Full story (TGR version) May 2020, Kauniainen ski hill, Kauniainen, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	Last snow in Grani Now THIS is really the last snow. Two meter long snow patch left... it will be gone by tomorrow. Skied the slope, nevertheless :-) Full story (TGR version) May 2020, Kauniainen ski hill, Kauniainen, Finland Skiing (Snow, Grass)

	Voitelu kunnossa. Summer waxing. Skiing in the summer takes waxing skill. But, this time I think I managed it. Full story (TGR version) May 2020, Vihti ski, Vihti, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	Skiing Tahko on May 30th What a wonderful experience, hiking up the 200 meters high ski hill in deserted Tahko, in sunshine. And taking a sunset ski run back to the lake, almost all of it on still preserved snow. Full story (TGR version) May 2020, Tahko, Finland; Tahkolahden ranta, Tahko, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Swimming (Outdoor)

	A tour of three closed ski areas Wow. Three closed ski areas on one day. 500 kilometers of driving, though, on this avoid-contact-with-others trip. Full story (TGR version) May 2020, Himos, Jämsä, Finland; Kasurila, Siilinjärvi, Finland; Tahko, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)

	TDM isolation Time-division multiplexing; reserving a time slot for different entities. A telecommunications concept that can also be useful for skiing in the virus-infested world. With too many people going about during the day, I wanted to isolate myself by going to the ski hill at 1am. It was great, but I also had some equipment breakage. Full story (TGR version) April 2020, Kauniainen ski hill, Kauniainen, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)