Tero and I are joining the Ylläs 24h race. They hold the ski lifts running for 24 hours straight... and whoever skis most vertical, wins. There will be no rest :-)
I've participated this competition a couple of times (see here and here). I don't really feel like I'm good shape this year, but lets see how it goes. Ski as much as I can. At least it will be more vertical than on a usual ski day :-)
This year I will be tweeting live pictures and video as the race goes on. Follow the hashtag #yllas24h or my twitter handle .
Here's the team:
And here's how it looked like in 2015, including my visit to the Gondola sauna:
(Original source video is also available here.)
Tämä blogi löytyy myös suomeksi Relaasta. Photos and videos (c) 2015-2018 by Jari Arkko. All rights reserved.
This article was originally published in the Planetskier Blogspot article series. Suomenkielisen version tästä artikkelista "Ylläs 24H!" voi lukea myös täältä.
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