February | 2013 | Johan Jonsson

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Feb 13

Andermatt gang shred

Have been to the neighbor resort Andermatt a couple of days now, shredding with the Björk Brothers, Kristoffer Turdell, Eric Zeller and some more locals. Here are some pictures. Good times! Click on the photos for captions if you’re reading at Freeride.se.

: Had a good day in Engelberg with these two “skojare”. Didn’t have time to shoot anything more, of course. Eager skiers.

: Legendary Sara Orrensjö is in Engelberg on vacation. She’s got a kid now, so it was her second day skiing in two years I think. It was a lot of swear word in the valley… But she was mostly smiling!

: In Andermatt, the conditions were a lot better than in Engelberg! No wind, even though it’s pretty close. Chrille dropping in.

: Alex on his way down a sweet chute.

: Alex sending.

: Stomping.

: Lots of slough…

: Björn Lundström flying.

: Stomping.

: But left his poles in the landing…

: Kristoffer Turdell was skiing really, really solid.

: Eric Zeller and some slough.

: Turdell with a flip.

: Shadow shred. Always good snow…

: I DESERVED this.

: Me and my new friend Eric Zeller from the Blizzard team.

: Alex Björk flipping.

: Kristoffer killed everything, but the landing on this three was nasty…

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24
Feb 13

POW!

Have been down in the village a few days now, being sick. It’s kind of weird, cause I can’t remember last time sickness kept me away from skiing for this long. It’s only a week, but it still sucks. My lungs are hurting, and I’m coughing like hell.

Anyway, today I went up on the mountain with Patrick Vuagnat, and up there we hooked up with Simpa, Linus Archibald and Mattias Hargin. I didn’t really have any expectations, but I got so surprised!

I ve been skiing the 186 Blizzard Bodacious since new years, but went back to the 196 today, and… I really like it. I like long skis! The 186 is perfect for most people I guess, and I really like shredding on it in Canada. But it just feels easier for me to have a longer ski. More stable.

Also went back to a fleece jacket I kind of forgot that I had – The North Face Radish Mid Layer (check last picture). It’s a fleece with a tight hood, that I use as balaclava. My favorite. No snow down the neck!

Well, check the pics. If you’re reading at Freeride.se, you need to click the photos to read the captions.

: Patrick. Old partner in crime.

: Gondola.

: Mattias Hargin boosting through some light pow. It’s inspiring to ski with Mattias, cause he’s just so extremely powerful, but still easy on the skis.

: Simpa. Style king.

: Nice jacket, Simpa!

: Some random dude that passed by.

: Went by the church here in Engelberg today. It’s so weird that I’ve never been there before… Well, I’m not a big fan of the church, but I like the buildings. This one too. Mighty.

: Don’t really know who this dude was… But probably someone important. He was all covered in gold and pearls and stuff.

: Blandine and Laurent are two filmers from the project RISE, that were visiting here for some days. Unfortunately I didn’t get to film anything with them cause I’ve been sick. Next time!

: Lasse and Ellen came by the lodge for a coffee and Rivella. Ellen were stoked on my beard (or not).

: Radish Mid Layer, and a happy dude with snow in his moustache!

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22
Feb 13

Sickness

I wish it was sickness from doing rad stuff. But it’s not. Feeling really bad right now, and i don’t really know what it is. But… today I tried to ski, and it felt like I was gonna cough out my lungs… Well, hopefully some sleep will fix it!

There are two filmers from a new, French movie project here, so it sucks big time that I can’t ski. But Patrick Vuagnat just have to ski like two!

Some shots of Oskar Enander in this blog. And those are the last this winter. He tore his Achilles tendon yesterday. So sorry for him…

Click the pictures to read the captions and see them in bigger size. As usual…

: Shadows. Tracks.

: Swiss speedflyer entering the après in a special way…

: Me and Bea entered the Lodge in a bit more mellow way, and had dinner.

: Awesome food!

: Since I was pretty much living as a vegan in Kanada, I went for some meat for starter. Raw. It was good!

: This is Bea’s speciality – the dessert. Some chocolate thing with lingonberry sorbet and butter. Could very well be the best dessert I’ve ever tasted!

: And Bea was stoked.

: Hello Simpa!

: Went for some hiking with Oskar and…

: …Patrick.

: I didn’t feel so well, but kept on hiking. This was the start of this… disease…

: Patrick trying to find the tranny.

: And hiking for the next one.

: I like this shot.Such blue light. And it was cold…

: And a little shifty on top!

: Sometimes a turn can make me happy. This one did.

: These turns also made me happy!

: Anna and Lelle also makes me happy. Dr Anna took out the stitches from my chin yesterday. Thank you!

: Film wizard Bergman. Teeing.

: Today we were supposed to film. Didn’t look that promising on the way up…

: At all…

: At the top it was sunny though! But this is how far I could hike before it felt like I was gonna fall down to the ground. Lungs hurting like hell. Bummer… Hopefully I’ll feel better tomorrow!

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16
Feb 13

Back in Engelberg

Some shots from the last day in Nelson, and first day in Engelberg. And in between…

: “Hello little konvex chute. I’m gonna striaghtline you now.” Last day in Nelson.

: And suddenly, it happened…

: The sun set a little bit too fast though…

: Fun ride home. Should have brought a head lamp though…

: Bonanza. have to go there next time.

: Or to the Crazy Mountains maybe?

: Zurich airport. Waiting for luggage. Have done too much of this…

: And back in Engelberg! Skied with the Soumi Warriors and Erik Nordin. Good times!

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12
Feb 13

Hello deep cut

Today Dr McBride, who fixed my chin yesterday, sent me a couple of before-stitches-photos he shot with his iPhone. Looks nice huh?

No reason to get cranky just cause you got a hole in your chin!

“Hello! Anybody home?”

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11
Feb 13

Hospital and stitches

Finished the guide work for Ski Unlimited in Crystal Mountain a few days ago, and went back here to Nelson and Whitewater to shoot with Sweetgrass for a couple of more days. Unfortunately I ended up in the hospital today…

The last two days in Crystal Mountain were pretty awesome. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bunch of people that stoked to ski! And that just makes me happy. Some had freeride skis, some had slope skis, and some had basic rental skis. But they all charged! I look at IT consultants in a new way now, that’s for sure.

Had one day of really fun filming. We did a “special shoot”. Fall 2013 you’ll see what that means. Yesterday we did a couple of sunset cliffs. Super fun! Even though I landed on rocks. They were steep rocks, so it was ok.

Today I went out early morning with photo wizard Adam Clark, who came here yesterday. Super stoked to get to shoot with him! But unfortunately just did it for 20 minutes or so. Then I hit some kind of anti-transition on a small cliff, and punched my knee to my chin, and had to go and get some stitches. Seven I think it looks like…

Read the captions for details. If you’re looking at my blog at Freeride.se, you have to click the pictures to read the caption.

: This is ex pro skier Per Huss. He’s now the CEO of the travel agency Ski Unlimited, and he’s not only doing office job. He’s ok with that I think…

: Hungry IT-consultants!

: Happy clients.

: Nice days in Crystal.

: Different…

: …styles.

: Curious (?) American women. I think she liked Swedes…

: Light. Dark.

: Per Huss at work.

: Met these two AMERICANS on the top. American flag bandana, eagle tee, wolf tee. They owned the place. Kings.

: happy hikers.

: In the middle of the picture you can see a happy guy, in the top if our hotel.

: Happy guy Erik getting some pow turns.

: I think this picture really shows what those days were about – different styles and good times in the pow!

: Wzup Danne?! You’re shredding pow!

: Hello lift.

: Good snow!

: Hello beard.

: Last day hiking.

: Some were more tired than others. But still happy!

: Last run.

: Back in Nelson. Finding takeoffs and landings.

: There are different styles here in Nelson too…

: Went on a scope-mission on my own yesterday morning. Good times!

: Windy in the evening… But nice!

: Another sweet sunset.

: And a couple of sweet cliffs. The landning to the left wasn’t that sweet though… Ha ha. Seems like the Blizzard Bodacious were fine with it though. Good.

: This is my calm face. I get that after long days. I like being tired…

: So, now when ISPO is over, I can show this logo. It’s The North Face’s new collection, the “Steep Series”. It’s placed between Cryptic Series and Summit Series, and it’s pretty goddamn perfect for what I do. STOKED on all the stuff in that collection!

: Last man standing…

: Hit this zone this morning.

: Unfortunately also hit my chin. Bummer…

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07
Feb 13

Crystal Mountain in our hearts

Skied a couple of days in Crystal Mountain now, and is happy as can be. There’s some amazing terrain here, and even though the conditions are a bit challenging, we found some fun runs, both on the slopes and beside them. For those of you who don’t know why I’m here – I’m guiding a group for Ski Unlimited together with my good friend Per Huss. People are stoked to ski, and that makes me happy! Have mostly been skiing slopes today, but are still stoked on my Blizzard Bodacious! They’re fast! Ha ha. Edges are still good, and they work good, like a GS ski. (Due to crap internet, this post is 24 hours late. More coming.)

: On the way from Seattle to Crystal yesterday. Mt Rainier. Pretty cool mountain. Alone.

: Love the trees here up in the PNW.

: Mt Rainier from the top of Crystal.

: Always on the search for new DoD missions…

: As always in the US, I feel safe.

: Not too safe here though, on a snowy day. Nasty.

: Hello little tree.

: We’ve got a sweet lobby here at Quicksilver Lodge. Good for beering (or fireballing).

: Someone’s tame wolf.

: Big happy boss about to drop on.

: Morning slopes.

: “Experts only.” Well, of course.

: Asked if I could take a photo of this gentleman. He was the king of the day. Everything from hat to skis was 110 %.

: IT-consultants not longing back to work.

: Pic of the day.

: Mmmm… Beer…

: Thanks for a good day.

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04
Feb 13

Nelson-Seattle-Alpental-Superbowl

Just had the first day here in the US, guiding a group for Ski Unlimited. Was a good first day! Even though the conditions were a bit “rough”. Before this, I had some mellow and fun days in Nelson with the Sweetgrass crew. Sad to leave them, but good to be here! Look at the pics and read the captions for more understanding!

: Jesse Hoffman. Last day with him in Nelson. It was a fun day!

: Thayne Rich.

: Sun. Snow. Clouds. Love it.

: Scenic place for “some time on my own”.

: Can someone tell me what I should do so that my winter fingers don’t do lite this?

: Sweet last day. Shredding by myself in Whitewater.

: Jason’s truck. I think it’s true.

: Sad to leave this place…

: “Breakfast” on the way to Seattle.

: Zoom. Seattle shows all sides. Makes me… less happy.

: Car wash.

: Seattle.

: Hello Bergman!

: Walking to the car to hit the mountain. Feels pretty weird in a big city…

: But just one hour from downtown is Alpental. Pretty goddamn awesome!

: They tried to warn us…

: …in the normal US manner.

: Didn’t go here…

: But here!

: Big Boss Huss leads the way on steady legs.

: Steep resort! Would like to ski a powder day here. Should be pretty darn magic!

: Lot’s of US info here.

: Group of amped skiers.

: The reward? Well, burgers, of course.

: Hello strange “sport”.

: Reward for me on the way back to…

: …super bowl! Good end of the day. Tomorrow – Crystal Mountain.

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03
Feb 13

Seattle

Just hooked up with Per “PG” Huss in Seattle. We’re gonna do a week of guiding for Ski Unlimited, with a group of jet lagged IT moguls. Tomorrow is the first day on skis. Gonna be fun to see Alpental!

Johan Jonsson Skiing. Fishing. Beer. Writing. Travelling. You know, good stuff.

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Andermatt gang shred

POW!

Sickness

Back in Engelberg

Hello deep cut

Hospital and stitches

Crystal Mountain in our hearts

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