Winter sports

Why is merino wool an unbeatable material?

This article has been written in cooperation with Devold. What is merino wool?Wool is a 100% natural fibre with about 8000 different wool types. Thanks to the long fibres of merino wool, clothes made of it are extremely soft and pleasant to wear. Merino has some protective proper...

How to choose snowshoes

Snowshoes Snowshoeing is easy and fun. If you can walk, you can snowshoe. With snowshoes, you can walk over snow without sinking in it. With normal shoes, you usually sink. Whether you want to walk and take it easy, or run and exercise, it is many times funnier with snowsho...

Snowsurfing basics

Surfing on snow Snow surfing is perhaps the best thing you can do outdoors here at the moment. Snow surfing differs from traditional snowboarding is that the board is not attached to the rider with bindings, and thus no special snowboarding boots are needed to do the spor...

Tips for winter hikers

Text (original in Finnish) and images: Ilari Hauhia Winter hiking is an excellent way to experience the nature in its other element. Forests, rocks, and lakes look much more different under snow and ice than they do while the ground is unfrozen. Another good side of wint...

TOP 10 winter activities

When nature gives you a proper, snowy winter, it does inspire you in a whole new way to plan your outdoor activities. Even though I have not re-invented any winter sport for this post, I do give a nice list over things you can do or try in winter, under an instructor’s directi...
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