FFS Pod from Swedish Lapland - with Upguides & Stranda Snowboards

 

Episode #24 - The 2nd of our podcasts from Swedish Lapland, where Andy from the Backdrop crew talks with Upguides’ lead guide, Fred Buttard, and Stranda Snowboards founder and shaper, Mats Drougge.

The chat was recorded in the Kebnekaiser mountain station, in the far north, above the actic circle during the Stranda backcountry hut trip, in March 2022.

Expedition food is discussed, the landscape of this enormous area, the crazy weather and the touring experiences of the week, as well as splitboard tech, and a bunch of other topics.

Regarding the La Norma Splitboard fest’ that we discuss, is run by Upguides:

  • It's being held in the La Norma ski resort, in the Maurienne Valley, in France.

  • From Friday Jan 13 2023 afternoon, to Sunday Jan 15 afternoon, 2023.

  • Check out more details here.

And the Stranda’s Swedish Lapland Backcountry hut trip, is running again in March of 2023, find out more info here.

Happy listening!

“... this is emergency food, which every Swede has in their kitchen... but we survived!”
 

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