Going fast is central in my life. Mostly on skis, but I guess I'll ride anything that's fast downhill. This weekend I will be in Stockholm to check out crazy guys on four wheels. Yes, I'm heading to the Red Bull Lådbilsrally on Sunday! I've checked some of the team videos. They're hilarous! VIDEO - Sörfors Riders VIDEO - The Hanks VIDEO - Army of Love

We are just about to jump on a boat to get over to the Red Bull Energy Station to watch the Formula one race. It's been some really good days here in MC with friends from Sweden.. check out the photos...

Chinese downhill is in theory something I should be pretty good at. After all, I do spend a lot of time trying to go fast from top to bottom. But beating Hans Olsson in Red Bull Home Run will require a special strategy. See his personal message below (video in Swedish). CLICK FOR VIDEO

So me and Cody Townsend are back in the northen north America, this year in Canada in a town called Terrace. We were supose to have the all time skier Mark Abma here with us but he got hurt last week and just had surgery on his kneeL. We came here three days ago and we have been super lucky with the weather and snow conditions so far. I skied 14 runs yesterday so it's nice with a downday today.. Check out the photos to get inspired! more to come soon //H

Just came back from an amazing trip at Lofoten, Norway. We only had three days to shoot and the weather didn't look to promising, snow and wind. But we went for it and ended up skiing some of the most amazing runs of the season in one of the world most beautiful places. The riders were me, Aksel Lund Svindal and Asbjorn Eggebo. Really cool and fun to shred with Aksel who normally skis the FIS World Cup. I like when the racers are not so strict and I actually think he will improve as a skier from skiing something else but gates.. It was some tough days up there, getting up at five in the morning and comming back at nine in the nights. Long days and a lots of hiking But it was for sure worth it. The scenery up there is unreal and it was all captured together with the riding by the Red Bull Heli with a Cineflex (super good camera!) mounted in the front. I cant wait to go back up there some day! //HW

..and it wasn't the ending I was hoping for. With the chance of winning the tour if I won in Verbier I went for a hard line. But after a small rock took my ski after just 30m from the top there wasn't much to do. This whole competition season has been a struggle and it feels like nothing has gone my way. I won one stop but ending up breaking a rib at the same time. Just bad luck trough this years freeride world tour.. I'll be back though, stronger then ever!!!

This video with Hellner and Northug really cheers me up. Always portraited as bitter enemies in media, they are actually good friends hanging out having fun the night before a big race. (In Swedish/Norweigan). VIDEO

Verbier. It all comes down to the last event on the tour. The title is up for grabs and nobody is enjoying a comfortable lead. A major challenge not only for the nerves, but also on skis. Driving through the alps it's evident that the conditions will be pretty tough. No snowing in the past months, and a mountain that is all rocks even with good conditions. I better not get a high number again in the bib draw. If not, I'll be riding one of the world's steepest mogul slopes - filled with nasty rocks sticking up in the sugar snow and big cliffs. But I have a good feeling about this one. Starting last or among the last riders every event this winter on the tour, luck in the bib draw just has to change! What ever happens I'm confident that I and the rest of the Swedish riders have a better chance than the other when conditions are tough. Game on!

Now are we up an running, more info will follow on the website that we have not yet launched.. :o) But for those of you who understand Norwegian please go to this link to see the press release... http://www.friflyt.no/index.php?pagenr=12&articlenr=60424 //HW

I just won in St. Moritz, the second stop on the world tour. The feelings are mixed since I hurt a rib during my run. I'm super happy but now I have to rest for a couple of weeks. It's time for meetings and ISPO and then a Salomon trip around the Swiss alpes. check out more on www.freerideworldtour.com //HW

It's close now. This weekend it's season premiere for the Freeride World Tour in Chamonix. If the weather allows it. My last preparations home in Åre are all about managing lactic acid... Read the article on redbull.se (in Swedish)

So now I'm in Mürren, Switzerland, together with Mattias Fredriksson and Emanuel Hedvall. It's not so much snow but we manage to find some good spots anyways so this trip should be a good one. The scenery here is crazy with sick rock walls in every direction. Problebly a mecka for base jumpers... Stay tuned for more pics and news from this trip..

It's been a great fall so far, I have won several awards such as: Transition Winter Awards Best Freerider and Skier of the Year IF3 Awards Best Freerider New York City Snow Film Festival Best Segment Pretty stoked about that //HW

Having good times in AK, staying at the Alyeska Hotel which is sweet. Nice hotel rooms, spa, gym and great food. We have been flying one day so far and it was killer. Me and Cody Townsend skied about 12 lines each. Yesterday we skied with the owner of Alyeska Resort 2 hours before the lift opend. Nice fresh powder and just 5 skiers for about one hour. Then we jumped in the snow cats and went for a good day in the backcountry. Check in later for more pics and more updates, /HW

The toughest challenge may this season may not be Verbier Extreme after all :-) It could very well be a competition back home in Åre. Imagine the following ingredienses: 1) twohundred competitors on top of Åre mountain 2) mass start (everybody starting together on the signal) 3) shoulder to shoulder battle down 800 vertical meters of lactic acid producing slush moguls, tucking to beat the wind resistance 4) a kick-ass after ski party at the bottom of the hill 5) first down wins It will for sure be something else than the Freeride World Tour...

It was a tough start here at the FREERIDE WORLD TOUR in Squaw Valley. We didn't know what face we were going to ski. Trameface looked pretty shitty again with tons of debris at the bottom but some people really wanted us to ride it. We got up at 5.30am yesterday to scope a line at tramface but they cancelled that veneu after a big avalanche came down during the safety inspection made by a mountain guide. At the riders meeting in the afternoon we found out that we finally were going to ski the Silverado venue with a new format. Two runs and the best one count. That format really opens up for progression. No more excuses for not busting a trick. We got up early today to have a first inspection. The face looked pretty good but it was hard to know what the snow was going to be like since it been so warm the last days. I picked out a line starting of with a big drop of a roof then going over a steep roller and finnish of with a big cliff. I did a backflip of the roof but I over rotated a little but skied away fast. I nailed the bottom cliff too. The results after the firs run was Kaj Zackrisson first, me second and Cody Townsend 3rd. Team Salomon killed it! I know it was game on in the second round. I stuck my backflip clean and then did a 360 of the roller and landed the same bottom cliff perfect again. Such a nice feeling. A lot of riders skied well today and with the format we had it was sure to be a close call between us all. Both Reine and Aurlien skied well and Tim Dutton threw down a sick run with a nice backie at the top. It was surprising but also kind of good for The Tour (the over all title) that both Julien Lopez and Candide Thovex crashed today. I really liked this format and I think it's the way to go to make our sport progress and grow bigger. However I only think its good for smaller venues... Verbier is going to interesting! March 20th. Later, Henrik

Most of the photos are from our own fishing boy Jacob Wester. Thanks!

just arrived so more info will come shortly..

The weather is not working with us here in russia.. It seems like this event will not happen.. Check out www.freerideworldtour.com for more info. //H

After all the deep powder skiing in Canada it was nice to ski some in slushy conditions in warm weather in Krasnaya Polyana... It has been super warm here for the last week, it rained to the top and it looked like it was going to be a bad competition. Last night it snowed about 40cm and got cold wich totally changed the conditions. Now it look like we will ski some pow in the contest but there is still a few things to look out for. One - weather, it doesn't look good untill we have to leave russia on tuesday and Two - Medvedev and Putin are in this area and normally they give us no go for helicopter! Thats how it is right now and it has been for the last two years! :o) What are the odds that the president of Russia will be skiing in Krasnaya Polyana three years in a row during the FWT? Not so big.... Check out www.freerideworldtour.com for updates. //Henrik