Homeboy's Ski Blog

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Url:http://homeboyski.com
Author(s):Marko Pyhajarvi, Facebook User, Ville Eskonen, Anni Karvinen, Facebook User, Janne Niini
Language:English
Tags:ski, skiing, alpine skiing
Description:Homeboy's skiing blog provides skiing howto articles, ski gear, skiing book, skiing DVD and ski resort reviews, cool skiing videos, buyer's recommendations, and competition follow-ups.
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Popularity:105 Followers

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7 Best Family Ski Resorts in France
There are naturally more family ski resorts than these seven in France, but we wanted to provide you information on few of them, and number seven just sounds good. France is actually a very nice co...more
2009-11-07
Armada JJ Ski Review
Last spring I got a chance to do Armada JJ ski review in Ramundberget ski resort, Sweden. I tested Armada JJ skis on various platforms, and here’s my take on this interesting skis. If you wis...more
2009-11-05
Ski movie Virne released - downloadable for free
The Finnish “Läskikymppi” freeride team along with vapaalasku.com have released their annual freeride movie. The Virne ski movie is a bit over 20 minutes long and is free to download. A...more
2009-11-02
Krippenstein Resort Review
The ski resort Krippenstein is part of the “Skiregion Dachstein-West” and located in the Salzkammergut, a part of Upper Austria,  north of the Dachstein. The Dachstein massif, Hallstatt...more
2009-11-02
Longest Ski Descent Ever – Skiing Mount St Elias in Alaska
“Soaring from the Alaskan coastline to an impressive 18,008 feet (5,488 meters), Mount St. Elias’ massive vertical dwarfs even Mount Everest, which is only 11,428 feet (3,483 meters) from sum...more
2009-10-29
Win a Short Break for Two at the Luxurious Lyngen Lodge in Norway
First of all I must point out that this is not a paid article. Couple of weeks ago I was contacted by Dave from NorwayDirect. He told me about their contest in which you can win a short break for t...more
2009-10-27
Red Bull Project X - Shaun White to Learn New Snowboarding Tricks
“In the winter of 2009, deep in the backcountry of Colorado, Shaun White and Red Bull teamed up in a project like nothing the snowboard world had ever seen“.. OK, so what is this all ab...more
2009-10-27
Kye Petersen Skiing Las Lenas Early September
Kye Petersen, who can be seen in The Edge of Never movie, shows in this headcam footage how to ski fast a steep and narrow couloir in Las Lenas in Argentina.For us Europeans wondering what the heck...more
2009-10-26
80s-90s freestyle ski video collection
A guy called Lawrence Holmes has digitalized a bunch of amateur freestyle skiing videos.  This is a real blast from the past.. for the older ones these will provide some nostalgic memories and the ...more
2009-10-25
Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) Wins in Sölden, Austria
29 years old Tanja Poutiainen won ladies’ giant slalom in FIS Audi Alpine Ski World Cup opening in Sölden, Austria. By winning the first race of Alpine Ski Cup Poutanen gets a dream start to ...more
2009-10-24

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Marko PyhajarviSep 1

Head Up! Here's 10 Stylish and Cool Ski Helmets for the Season 2009-2010 http://tinyurl.com/kvcd2d
 

Marko PyhajarviAug 26

There's a great ski film coming out soon. Check out the trailer of The Edge of Never!
http://homeboyski.com/2009/08/26/the-new-edge-of-never-trailer/
 

Marko PyhajarviJul 20

Homeboy Antti Zetterberg wrote a damn good review of Andermatt - the hidden jewel of European skiing. Read more in our blog http://tinyurl.com/mqfeko
 

Marko PyhajarviJun 28

Homeboy Antti Zetterberg met Dan Loutrel, the father of Birdos Freeride Skis. Check this out! Dan rocks! http://tinyurl.com/nsuodw
 

Marko PyhajarviMay 6

Check this out! Have you ever seen a gondola ski lift equipped with sauna? This is pure craziness from Finland! http://tinyurl.com/d5ap4m
 

Marko PyhajarviMay 6

Good ol' hot doggin'.. http://tinyurl.com/d6bhoo
 

Marko PyhajarviMar 27

As many of you might know already, this is a sad day in ski world. Shane McConkey died yesterday in base jumping accident in the Italian Dolomites. Our role model is gone. Rest in peace, Shane.

http://tinyurl.com/cjx276
 

Marko PyhajarviMar 12

Check this out! Our blogger Anniina is having lots of fun at Freeride World Tour at Squaw Valley, USA: http://tinyurl.com/ct4zb8
 

Janne NiiniMar 6

 

Janne NiiniFeb 17

Check this out all:

http://www.nelonen.fi/nettitv/default.asp?videoID=3088&currentPage=0&liftCategory=1&liftType=0&vidType=0

I was so stoked about the Lyngen Lodge story in the beginning of the show that I wrote post about the place (and also referred to the said "Hiutale" clip).

"Hiutale" tv-show is in Finnish, but for all you English speaking readers the interview of the Lyngen Lodge owner Graham Austick is in English.
 
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