Speaking of snow, here's something fun that has nothing to do with landscape except that it couldn't exist without it. And last year's effects of global warming really influenced this sport: the Alps had so little snow early last winter that certain events were called off. I'm talking about the world's best alpine skiing competitions.
Two dear friends of ours since their births, Swedes of course, are notable in this arena. We are thrilled that Hans Olsson just came in 11th in the Men's Fis Alpine World Cup Downhill in Val Gardena, Italy. Go Hans! I still recall his older brother, Jon Olsson (at 25 the grandfather of extreme skiing) picking wildflowers in the Swedish countryside. Jon's website is way cooler than I could ever imagine.
Here's how we looked on Christmas day last year in Sweden.
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