Joonas Karhumaa

Joonas is our Finnish friend who is trusting the free heels. Take a closer look at him at: www.joonaskarhumaa.com

 

A quick summary of my Season 2009/ 2010

 

 

In few words:

I’m more than happy of how well I’ve done at all the competitions this year: several times on the podium on telemark skis, among mostly just alpine skiers..

I feel very confident on my skiing and look really forward to the next season and it’s competitions. I will put even more effort on training this summer and autumn, and my plan is to do even better in the future.

As a negative side I would say is, that we have been really unlucky with the photo-shoots this season as well like the last season, so I have just a few nice photos of me around. But this is something in which I will put more effort next year.

I have some interesting filming plans for the next season as well, so my plans will be in short:

-competing in FWQ and hopefully in FWT too

-filming with a new Finnish film project as well as with a new Swiss project. More info coming when I know more

-photo shoots with different professional photographers

 

 

Competitions:

 

 

·      1st (22nd in alpine class) Scandinavian Big Mountain Championships, Riksgränsen/ Sweden

·      3rd (1st in qualifications), Flaine Freeride

·      7th (1st in telemark category), EngadinSnow, Silvaplana/ St Moritz

·      2nd Mystic Experience, Monte Rosa

·      Best trick in Nendaz Freeride, 18th Finals, 2nd Nendaz Open, Nendaz/ Verbier

·      Best trick, Bettery UpHill Jam, Levi/ Finland

·      Battery Bag Jump Helsinki (Jam Sessions, no results)

 

·      10th FWQ ranking 2010

 

 

Interviews and other published photos:

 

- Article with me in Skimbaaja 1/2010, double page

- Cover in Telemark SKIER mag, nov 2009

- Double page in Telemark SKIER mag, nov 2009

- One page photo in Telemark SKIER mag, dec 2009

- Interview with me at homeboyski.com (link here)

- Interview with me at telemarkeur.com (link here)

 

 

Films and TV:

 

- Leadig part in VIRNE, a Finnish freeride film (link here)

- VIRNE shoved several times in Finnish TV

- Starring in HIUTALE, a Finnish TV-series of freeskiing in national TV channel 4 in Finland.

- reprise of Raiders of the Lost Snow (a TV program of Skiing in Narvik/ Norway) shown in Travel Channel all over the world

- Interview for the French NRJ radio station during the Flaine freeride

- Interview during the Engadin Snow competition, for the Swiss TV and EuroSport

- Interview during the Scandinavian Big Mountain Championships, for the Swedish TV

 

 

Cheers//

Joonas Karhumaa