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.

	This is better skiing than last week Last week I skied on my own yard, with snow carried in cardboard boxes. This week I'm skiing in Austria's glaciers. Not too shitty, as we say in Finland! Full story Alternate link August 2021, Hintertux, Zillertal, Austria Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)
	Bus parking So this is where the busses are parked in the summer...? Full story Alternate link August 2021, Hintertux, Zillertal, Austria Skiing (None)
	July skiing done at the last moment This month's skiing - check. Falling & road rash - check. Edges didn't work so well on rock. Full story Alternate link July 2021, House Arkko, Kauniainen, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Hiking)
	June and the Grani hill is still going strong It is June 6th, and Grani ski hill *still* has snow! Thanks go to the ski hill maintenance team who made and piled a lot of snow during the season. Full story Alternate link June 2021, Kauniainen ski hill, Kauniainen, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Hiking)
	Kauniainen is melting! Kauniainen ski hill is melting! Just a few days ago it was almost completely skiable, but now... just two plots of snow left. Full story Alternate link May 2021, Kauniainen ski hill, Kauniainen, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Hiking)
	Kallin hiihtokeskus On our drive back from the Lapland's mega ski resorts, Tero and I stopped at the Kallin Hiihtokeskus, the Kalli ski center. This is a small ski resort in Keminmaa. Full story Alternate link April 2021, Kallin hiihtokeskus, Keminmaa, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)
	Yet Another Abandoned Ski Area While looking for ski areas I could go ski at, I came across a nearby ski hill that I had not even heard about: Klaukkala's Tornikeskus, or Tower Hill. Unfortunately, they just closed permanently. That doesn't mean I couldn't go ski there, of course :-) Full story Alternate link March 2021, Tornikeskus, Klaukkala, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Hiking)
	Vihti. And then the car breaks down. Clutch failure. Stranded in Vihti... waiting for the call from towing company ... Full story Alternate link March 2021, Vihti ski, Vihti, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Car
	Serena at the quiet hour Today's outing was in Serena, a small commercial ski hill in northern Espoo. Serena combines skiing with summer activities from downhill cars to tree climbing routes, and one of the largest spas in Finland. It has been very popular... the Corona times have hit it as well, however. Nevertheless, skiing was great. Full story Alternate link March 2021, Serena, Espoo, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)
	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 Alternate link 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 Alternate link January 2021, Mynttilän kukkulat, Espoonkartano, Espoo, Finland Skiing (Snow, Outdoor, Hiking)
	Colors of Switzer...Hyvinkää These are some of the first official runs of the season, in Hyvinkää's Sveitsin Hiihtokeskus. Very nice, I loved the evening colors in snow-falling weather. Well done! Full story Alternate link December 2020, Hyvinkään Sveitsin hiihtokeskus, Hyvinkää, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts)
	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 Alternate link November 2020, Ski Service, Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland Skiing (Equipment)
	Not broken It isn't broken. It just needs more duct tape. Full story Alternate link 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 Alternate link September 2020, Kauniainen ski hill, Kauniainen, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Grass, Snow)
	First trip to the alps after the pandemic - summer skiing in Hintertux Summer 2020. This was the first flight after the pandemic. Even to the birthplace of the initial spreading of the disease: the Austrian alps. But no crowded after-ski this time... just masks, solitary skiing ... but how wonderful was that skiing! Hintertux is a long-time favorite and the skiing is just superb. Also pretty much the only place to ski in the summer in Europe, either here or in Zermatt. Full story Alternate link August 2020, Hintertux, Zillertal, Austria 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: