I have now skied for 2 days since I got hurt 2.5 weeks ago – and I suck! Im trying to do the right thing and just ski around and do safe-tricks, but nothing feels safe right now. I´ve got a whole new setup; new skis, new clothes, inserts in my boots (so my banged up heel gets more support) and new mittens.

I´m not complaining about new stuff but everything just feels weird and now, because of the mittens, I also have to relearn “all” my grabs… I bought mittens to force myself into doing 4 finger grabs instead of 2 finger grabs.

Anyways… Im hanging out here in Mayrhofen with Nikolaj Jungersen and we are trying to get a few shots for RAD films next movie Double Up. We are just skiing the park here and thing are coming along slowly. The park here is really good and a lap only takes about 3 minutes so it wears me out pretty fast since I have just spend over 2 weeks in the bed healing my heel and knee. Im tired and confused so I´m going to cut this update short and post a few photos…

we need to get up earlier tomorrow!

Nikolaj is stoked - even when the cue is long...

Now you know what im gonna look like on the hill for the next couple of weeks

I hate the Austrian kitchen...

but I love my indoor tanning-spot!

later HJ PS: I dont know why the pictures have been turned, but I cant be asked to fix it right now.

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Weather has been kinda weird the last couple of days and it has been kinda hard to ski to the level which I have been hoping to ski at by now.

After overshooting and undershooting jumps, and crashing in the lift-line (!) yesterday I decided to take the day off today, even though I did put my ski boots on and everything before taking the final decision.

Around noon Marius picked me up to go working. First we picked up some of the other guys in Breck, then worked out and then had some fun with the GoPro camera at the pool AND in the showers (wiit-wiiuu!)

I was about to upload some pictures, but then I decided not to! mohohohaha! Dont know if the GoPro footage is ever gonna surface either..?

Later,

Lazy-ass HJ

PS: this all happend yesterday

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Day on the hill.

I had a lot of fun and skied pretty well… finally!

BUT then on one of my last runs of the day I landed backseat on a misty 7 and  ended up with a injury known as “Skier´s thumb” or torn Ulnar Collateral Ligament… GREAT!

it looks a little something like this:

In my case it looked like this:

As you can see from the scar in my hand I have operated form this injury before…

Last time it happend was 3-4 year ago and back then I operated right away. This time ill wait till summer – I dont want to wear a cask for 6-7 weeks in the middle of the season!

Right now my thumb is really swollen and sore, almost like it is sprained… the only difference is that I pretty much cant grab around anything!

So, for the next 5 months or so I wont be able to pincer grip of pinch anyone with my left hand. I am also gonna have a real hard time clipping the nails on my right hand, which is gonna suck.

… I the spirit of no pinching I give you this:

Anyways… I did my first couple of sw 10´s of the season today, and I plan on doing a lot more tomorrow. With of without a hurt thumb.

Good Night.

PS: I sure hope I wont be forced to ski without poles!

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Internet is back and GoPro testing is on, haha!

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Chris getting his hair cut

Just before I went up to the hill today I got my new camera in the door. I charged it for a little bit, and then I went up to breck. Unfortunately the battery didnt hold up in the cold temperatures here, so I didnt get any good on-hill shots…

Breckenridge is awesome! I was just getting to know the park, so I was taking it easy all day. I think I did about 100 360´s and a bunch of sw 5´s. Its gonna be awesome when we start getting used to speed and how the jumps are build – big difference from what I am used to!

When I got home I fooled around with the camera all night, to try and learn how it works… the shot above is my best shot of the day, I think.

I shot this image in honor of my sisters 26th birtday.

Tillykke AK!

Going to Keystone tomorrow, wohoo.

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Thats right!

Breakfast in 5 mins, breckenridge in 30 mins! CANT WAIT.

I´m out!

oh, and the weather is awesome!

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Oslo – Amsterdam

Yesterdays trip went well! We were about 1 hour late out of Amsterdam which got me a bit stressed about about making me Minneapilos – Denver fligh, but I made it so it was all good.

What wasnt good though, was that my skibag with everything I need to ski (skis, clothes, boots etc.) didnt make it. The people at the airline dont even know where it is, so thats a bummer!

“good” thing is that the weather isnt too good, so Im not freaking out yet – lets hope it stays that way till i get my skis…

So yeah… today I just hung out in my condo and walked around Frisco. Boring!

What I did do, while doing nothing (?) was buy stuff online… I bought a GoPro HD cam and a new camera, a Canon S90. I decided on the s90 mostly because of the size. I would really love to have a 4/3 compact of a full on SLR but Im just not sure if I would bring it with me as much when I wouldnt be able to put it in any given pocket… and since I Knew I was getting the GoPro HD, the lack of HD video on the S90 shouldnt be mush needed.

I should get the s90 tomorrow and the GoPro cam in a couple of days, at least thats something do fool around with when I cant ski…

I ate chinese dinner with some of the HappyPro guys – they just got up here after having stayed in Denver one night to buy a car. Im not sure which car they got, but its a huge van and it was only 2500$ – crazy american car-prizes!

My first ever "fortune"

Its hard to read on the crappy photo, but it says “You shall attain great wisdom with each passing year”

pretty stoked on that, haha.

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Hey Everybody!

It has been a while since my last update… 28 days to be exact, and a lot has happened – but not really.

December was a really bad month for me – A LOT of ups and downs were going on, but I am pretty happy with the darkest month of the year when I look back at it…

here is a quick recap:

I…

only skied 5 days during december and its getting me really stressed.

negotiated my first official sponsorship-contract by myself. At first it got me bummed out, but I learned a lot from it, and now that it is signed – I am super amped on it!

(2 year contract with K2 skis, DaKine, Smith googles, FullTilt boots)

learned a new trick even though I promised myself that I would just play around with grabs and stuff – my new trick is a MISTY 9.

didn´t find much new cool music… but I did get hooked on this old banger for a brief period.

was in denmark for christmas which was cozy. Its definitely not every year Denmark gets a white christmas!

While in Denmark I went to a coach/motivator, which helped me get my focus back – stoked on that!

was in Hemsedal on new years eve, but left on new years day. I was in Hemsedal for about 24 hours. All the powder had already been ridden and the park at Varingskollen is way better then the one at Hemsedal right now.

I have spend the last 3 days at Varingskollen and I have been stressing about getting the last things done before I leave for the US… which I do tomorrow, or should i say later today?

As soon as I hit US ground I will purchase a camera and order a gopro HD camera so I can make some POV edits and some other fun stuff… my flight takes of in 8 hours – cant wait!

See you guys soon, and look out for more updates from now on!

oh, and happy new year!

HJ

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