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Follow Stian Around the World!    05. März 2010

Stian Hagen is one of the most adventurous skiers out there. On the search for powder and fresh lines he travels around the world, mainly reaching peaks on his own strength. You can follow Stian’s breathtaking trips on his blog on www.voelkl.com!

Northern lights shimmer above the sailboats in the harbor, in the distance white peaks loom above a dark ocean. The next day, Stian Hagen is on his way with a crew on a ship to the snow-laden peaks of the Lyngen Alps for some midwinter ski touring far north of the arctic circle. "It was incredibly cold, however, the amazing light day and night this time of the year was well worth it. I have been to the North before, but always in spring. Believe me, you shouldn't miss the midwinter experience", says Stian upon his return to Chamonix.

In case you got curious and want to learn more about Stian's trip, go to www.voelkl.com and read the full story on Stian Hagen's blog. In fact, there is not only the entry about the Norwegian's travel to the great North of his home country, there are also many other interesting places to discover. The seasoned freerider and mountaineer he is, Stian is without a doubt one of the most adventurous skiers on the planet. For example, he was recently skiing several never before touched faces in Antarctica together with Chris Davenport and his wife Andrea. A recent push in his touring ambitions came from his new Marker touring bindings. With the same skiing functionality as the renowned Duke, but weighing only half as much, the Marker Tour 12 is Stian's new favourite toy: "It's great when hiking up is so easy. It makes reaching slopes like in the Lyngen Alps even more fun, and the skiing down is as exciting as ever."

Stian Hagen's blog on the Völkl website is not a typical blog, though. "I don‘t update the blog everyday, as I don't appreciate writing about stupid everyday things", explains the Chamonix local. "Therefore, whenever something noteworthy happens, I try to do something nice that readers really can enjoy." Good for the rest of the world that Stian tends to experience something interesting more often than most other people. He travels the rather uncovered places of the skiing world, be it just around the corner of everyone's favourite steep skiing run in Chamonix or the most remote mountain range on another continent. And luckily we can join him through the internet!