Niklas Granlund

 

Full Name: Niklas Granlund

Age: 20   “1991”

Living: the north part of Sweden “jokkmokk”

Years skiing;

- From I was 3 years

Sponsors: Nordica skis and boots, and KASK

 

Favourite Kask Beanie: - Live a Little beanie!

 

Achievements/ movies / comp results / other proud moments:

- Proudest moment was first time in SBC in Riksgränsen. It was the first time I competed in a “mountain” comp, and of curse, Riksgränsen is Riksgränsen!

Favorite areas or descents:

- Fresh pow or a good park, it does’nt matter! And everything gets funnier If the sun is shining and a cuple of friends

 

Describe your skiing background:

- 3 years old. Mom and Dad puted some skis on me, and ther I was with my 50cm skis ready to hit the slope.

 

What was your big breakthrough or defining moment in skiing?

- I think every new trick or higher cliff you take is a breakthrough. But filming with TFJprod last year was super fun!

 

Describe a skiing experience when things got out of hand.

- I have only had crazy fun experience, not really some creepy  injury or stuff like that.

 

What are you up to when you’re not skiing?

- I make traditional local Sami handicrafts at a school up in Jokkmokk. so hopefully I can practice crafts before the snow comes and then go skiing in the winter.

 

Any training advice or suggestions?

- Just pump it up. I have recently bought me a gym membership

Who or what inspires you?

- Those you really can se that skiing is the best thing ever! And those day you self can feel it!

How do you see skiing evolving in the next five years?

- Things comes and goes, everything happens so fast and new techniques and people get hakonas in the park. Probably some crazy jet ski or something, so you don’t need any lift system!?

 

Do you have any vices that you would like to share?

-You can always Push you a bit more than you think!

 

What are your future plans or goals in skiing?

-That at some point I have to go Japanese powder!