Charlotte Kalla’s Victory Secret: Famous Blue Jackets From Tärendö

Charlotte Kalla’s Victory Secret: Famous Blue Jackets From Tärendö

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Whatever the world-class skiing venue, they are there: The Blue Jackets from Tärendö Dressed in puffy downparkas, with enormous portrait of their hero on the back. Known for enthusiastic support & cheering they produce. Probably, the best, the most organized, the most visual cross country skiing fan club in the world Charlotte Kalla's. The club is lead by Leif Pekkari with active participation of Charlotte's father, Per-Erik Kalla and her mother, Lena Tärendö is a small town where Marina Charlotte Kalla was born, grew up and learned skiing, Tärendö is close to the Arctic Circle but, rather more importantly, is also close to top Swedish ski centers of Gällivare, Piteå and Luleå
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Post-trip Musings: Why You Should Consider Going To Gällivare

Post-trip Musings: Why You Should Consider Going To Gällivare

Newsfeed, Travel & Mass Sport
It's standard procedure to write stories about events before they happen – "upcoming event intro" as it's known in business. Helps to remind the audience what to expect - and when, There is one fault with that – a writer/reporter rarely sees & feels the atmosphere of the event ahead of time. So, today we are going to try the other formula – telling you about the event after it happened, in due hope that you'd consider visiting the said event (or indeed the venue of thereof) in the future. [caption id="attachment_5939" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Crowds gather for 10/15 k classic race at the Gallivare Premiere[/caption] So, the Gällivare Premiere http://www.sporteventgellivare.com/en/the-gallivare-premiere/, the cross country skiing event that gathered ( and, one hopes, will continue gathering) the world skiing elite in the…
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Yes, You Could Ski in October. Thanks To Snowfarming, That Is

Yes, You Could Ski in October. Thanks To Snowfarming, That Is

Newsfeed, Training & Outfitting, Travel & Mass Sport
..It's the month of October, and the area outside of Lapland Hotel Olos is the site of a veritable ski pilgrimage. A dozen tongues are spoken simultaneously as platoon after platoon of sportsmen and women clip their skis on and disappear into the forest. There's hardly a snowflake on the ground, but the skiing trail looks picture-perfect. Welcome to Muonio, mid-Autumn capital of cross-country skiing. An estimated 20+ locations around the world are now farming snow for the next season; Beitostølen and Trysil in Norway, Lahti and Ruka in Finland, Davos and La Clusaz in the Alps, and Canmore in Canada to name but a few. Still, many national cross-country ski teams keep on returning to relatively remote Muonio where trails are the longest – and, some say the best…
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