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Tips for winter swimmers

Winter swimming is a good activity, and practical, too, in the sense that at least in Finland, the water temperature is perfect for winter swimming throughout most of the year.  For some people, winter swimming is a MUST in winter, and for the others, it is surprisingly h...

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...

Tour skating

Tour skating is recreational ice skating on natural ice, allowing you to go long distances and enjoy the nature in a whole new way. It involves using tour skates, which have longer blades than normal ice skates, and following safety instructions for skating on natural ice. A...

Problems with grip tape

Grip tape freezes or new snow sticks to it 1. Tape is too long or it is in a wrong place. Check the ski stiffness and installation place. 2. You can prevent new snow from sticking to the tape by putting a thin layer of kick wax for frosts on the surface of the (cold) tape, e.g...
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