Shaken, Not Stirred

Vilhelmina is the second largest municipality of Sweden. It is 894 km from Oslo, 1327 from Hamburg, 697 km from Stockholm and 647 from Helsinki. It is also the host of the Winter Weekend in Vilhelmina.

The winter weekend draws a crowd of over 150,000 people with a rapidly increasing rate every year. That's largely due to the events that take place. Their motto is "the xtremer the better". The night life is pure action. One could presume that the pubs, discos and concerts create enough body heat to fuel the city of London for a day.

The event starts out with the ice pillar sitting. The rules are simple, dress warm in -30 Celsius weather and sit on the two meter ice pillar for as long as possible, which has been specially designed for this purpose from the "iceman" himself. The iceman is also the creator and designer of the Alta Ice Hotel in Norway. Day turns to night and hopefully the participants will still be sitting there in the morning when it warms up to a comfortable -20 Celsius.

Holeshot

It is now Friday and that is the kick-off for the games, the X-games known by ESPN. The name Holeshot means "quick start", and that is exactly what this contest will be. Only a glance at the arena will tell you that. The beginning has a sand trap and rubber mats, which the snow scooters have to maneuver through, followed by an uphill 30-meter distance. Now it gets fun. The track is still straight and the ground changes from a place you could have a dance competition to an inferno called "total ocean storm". It goes up and down for 50 meters. The snow scooters are as sharp as knives and one can easily decapitate a toe, so better hang on, since there are many snow scooters on the track.

The Big Jump

A sensation in itself, with some of Europe's finest scooter artists among them such as, Fredrik Johansson, Daniel Bodin Fredrik Frog Berggren, Mackan Frosty Demons. Fredrik Johansson will show for the first time a Backflip on motocross, on ice of course, and for the first time presented in Sweden.

The World Record Attempt on a Snowboard

Take a 2 km long stretch, a snow scooter and one Tomas Skldebrink on a snowboard who will hang on for dear life from a cord attached to the snow scooter while reaching a speed of over 173 km/h.

Of course, there are all the regular competitions like the 50 kg backpack and the 90 kg backpack competition, where one must carry that weight over the longest distance possible. The ice sculptor competition. The bob sledge competition...and at night, yes one could relax if it would not be for the scent in the air...it smells of PARTY! I will see you there!

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