Your videos are a breathe of fresh air Nikolai. Here's a pre-congratulation for the 1,000,000 subs coming your way soon and the impact that ad revenue can have. Thanks man
I don't understand how I ended up on your channel a few weeks back and why you have only 50k. subscribers as of now. The content is genuine, funny, with amazing views and great production.
Watching these is making me miss the slopes more and more every day, I cant wait to get back out there once all this is over with, I love what you're doing man, content is unreal and your skill and balls are unmatched. Thanks for these videos Nikolai.
4:45-6:30 - Thanks for the good example and explaining what you were doing as well as why you were doing - both here and in the past rides! Also, the video is awesome and the couloir is absolutely mind-boggling (not sure how it got the "Difficult" and not "Extreme" or even "Severe" rating) - thanks!
I was so hyped when I saw that you uploaded a new video! And you didn't dissapoint me! I was probably as nervous as you were just watching the video, keepup the good stuff!
Excellent content as always Nikolai. Only ski videos that compare are @cody townsend and The Fifty project. Not sure if a European version of "The 50 best lines of North America" book exists though? Maybe you could write it!
Props to drone pilot too, nice footage! Props too to the filmmaker who went up with him, the editing team for making such slick footage, etc! Know that Nikolai also is a pilot of course. Amazing what you can do with a few gopros, a mavic 2 pro, and a mirrorless camera...and a lot of cojones!
On Avalanche Danger: I'm not seeing any other comments on the avalanche assessment, which may be a little concerning. Here's my $0.02 for whoever was or wasn't asking. And Nikolai, I'd totally appreciate your input if you see this. It looks like the apron of the couloir was still totally avalanche terrain. I personally wouldn't have even gotten to your first pit location without at least another pit earlier. And in both pits it looked like there was a clean cleavage plane (with propagation?) at something around 10 hits (maybe a persistent weak layer of some sort, or a thick storm slab?). And at the second pit it looked like a not insignificant wind slab over the same instability. For me with my experience (certainly less than yours), this would have been 2 red flags, either of which would have warranted turning around or finding different terrain. On a different note, climbing a couloir lets you know what conditions are in it, but in general I've always considered it, at best, bad backcountry etiquette, and at worst, unnecessarily placing oneself in prolonged avalanche danger. Once again, I don't mean to be critical or arrogant, and I would love to hear other people's thoughts and maybe hear a discussion.
Honestly I would just not try to read avy conditions from a video. You never have the information you need. To answer your concerns: 1. If you look at the vid again you’ll see there isn’t any snow to dig in before we get to the apron. It’s a few centimeters of bulletproof snow. We dug in a spot that wasn’t exposed to most of the couloir above. 2. Again, a video. You don’t see the plane. You for sure don’t see propagation. The second pit is an ECTX, which is why Krister pulls the block out with his shovel. Essentially we went from a good test to a better test. 3. The only way to ski this couloir safely is to climb it from the bottom, because if you do the two rappels from the top and find that the snow is unsafe, you’re fucked.
Wow Thanks for the response! I guess the big lesson here is not to judge avy conditions from a youtube video. Appreciate ya! Keep up the great content!!
The production quality is out of this world, seriously underrated channel!
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As a filmmaker I must say the quality of these videos is top notch, really great! Do you film the droneshots yourself or do you have someone flying the drone from down the mountain? Cheers!
Breathtaking!!! This is probably only the second comment I’m writing on TH-cam overall... but holly shit, what a content. The skiing is epic. The filming/production is sensational. One of the best stuff I’ve seen on screen, ever! And how on earth do you get 50k subscriptions only when some stupid fitness girl/dude are getting millions? Poor world... Keep up the fantastic work and stay safe... well, just stay alive actually.
Hey Nikolai, is it just the editing or are the rock walls in this scene here really blue? th-cam.com/video/oSJXbmeSqtY/w-d-xo.html I'm studying geology and I know Norway has a lot to offer in that regard, hence the question. As always, great video and beautiful editing! Besides, I really enjoy watching your group. You seem like really wholesome people!
Hi Nikolai! First of all I have to say that you're doing great stuff in the mountains and those are badass videos. I'm a skier from the austrian alps and I really admire your skiing and skitouring. The message you deliver trying to save our winters and environment is super cool and you trying to reduce your ecological footprint is inspiring. But I'm a whitewater kayaker also and from that perspective I know a lot about river protection and the harm hydroplants do to our environment. Those dams kill everything you're trying to save as do fossil powerplants. Just in a different way. There's lots of information about it if you're interested. Maybe you wanna take a look. It's heartbreaking when you kayak a river and see all the untouched nature from the middel of it and the next year it's shut down by a powerplant and all the animals are gone... So please don't get this in a negative way. I don't intend to citicize you. In fact I think you are a really cool guy and great skier but hydropower is NOT green energy. People like you just with another sports backgound fight for our rivers and against hydropower with all their heart. Just like you fight for our winters. Thank you! riverwatch.eu/en/general/videos/blue-heart
Heyhey, I hear you. I know dams can be really bad, and we have lots of debate about what kind of green energy sources we should develop here in Norway. Wind is meeting massive resistance for the habitat loss it causes, and solar is not really an option this far north. The EU has issued guidelines for how you can do hydro in a way that doesn’t harm the rivers too bad. Basically you can divert a section of the river for energy and still leave most of it intact. Put in «stairs» for the fish, and a few other measures. But yeah. Not perfect. I agree. 100%. We shouldn’t build more, but rather focus on getting the most out of everything that’s already there, and work to make that less harmful.
The only thing I have to complain about.... I need more content 😂 already watched everything and cant get enough. You and your buddys doing amazing. Enjoying every second of these awesome productions.
Dude Nikolai, what are these 'powder-crampons' called? 😅 can't find them anywhere, just took a high alpine course and not even the guide knew about them. some special norwegian spy-tec?
im big into backcountry, and big into risk management. but these guys are really testing death in most videos. they wouldnt last 12 hours in a colorado snowpack i dont think
@@Nikolai_Schirmer Thanks! Unfortunately not what I had hoped for. I recently did some alpine “hiking” where we ended up in deep, wet snow. Some kind of snow shoes would have been nice but I don’t want to lug 2kg of traditional, bulky snow shoes around …
Just excellent video in every aspect! Photography, narration, etc. BTW, I do not know but, this video reminded me the "The Heroes of Telemark" 1965 movie, having also to do with Norway.
this is one of the first ski tour vids where you've really captured how absolutely TERRIFYING this terrain is. the scale, steepness and relief of reaching the bottom is incredible.
Always heart stopping stuff guys, the landscape, the skiing, the cinematography, the music, as several people say this has to be one of the most underrated channels on TH-cam. Thanks for keeping our dreams alive during COVID .
You do in a day most don't do in a lifetime...That is living life to it's fullest. As a 40 sumthing lifelong skier, competitive mogul skier & ski instructor, I have ridden some of the steepest "resort" lines in N. America & not 1, aside from maybe Corbet's, compare to what you climb and ride. You deserve every successful turn & I hope thousands more. Respects!
WOW this channel deserves so much more recognition and I hope you guys get it soon! I love every video. One of the BEST channels on youtube! Amazing job Nikolai!!
Wow that was steep. Heart stopping seeing your friend lose it; fair play for the recovery. What are you using when you are booting up; they look like the head of a shovel. Not snow shoes right? As always great film 🙏
Curious about the thought process of wheter to upload or edit out these falls in this steep terrain. I mean, sure it went fine - and it usually does. But I think it conveys a weird message that is okay to be in these places and lose control. Every once in a while we hear about accidents with a lot worse outcomes and I can't help but think that these people just don't know what dangers steep terrain pose, partly because it is so exposed in media. Maybe it's the editing, music, GoPros and full on production that makes it look worse than it really is because I'm at the edge of my seat watching your videos. Sorry for rant, I really enjoy your videos and wish you safe snowpacks!
My gf and I love watching your vids!! You give us the motivation to be the mountain people we strive to be! I also think it's cool that you look like you could be Yvonne Labarths brother or something( longboarder)
i hate seeing the ironic comments about liking before watching videos but you're literally the only channel i do this with bc you manage to always deliver crazy quality
Hey Nikolai I would be interested to know the steepness degrees of the couloirs you're skiing, looks so impressive and steep from the videos you post! keep it up love your content
The first four seconds was good enough for a like from me. Another great video. I have no idea if there are drones out there that have dual cameras (for 3D content) but some of those scenes in 3D would be a whole another level of amazing - not to take away how good it looks in 2D.
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Most underrated youtube channel out there. Awesome skiing, production and personality. Gnarly stuff...please don't quit on us to become a dull lawyer.
Has he said he is going to become a lawyer? Or are you just poking fun?
@@TheLeedgelodge I think he actually went to law school
I promise I won’t put that law degree to use for at least another few seasons🙋🏼♂️
From where did the 4th guy come from in the end?
@@wasfill1549 Twas me in mi' dreams. I would have been luck to come close to that skill. Thank you so much for this Soul Porn Niko
Imagine some poor fella skiing this couloir, crashing, then getting a big face full of poop :(
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or a big face full of ice axe!
The literal meaning of “eating shit”
Your videos are a breathe of fresh air Nikolai. Here's a pre-congratulation for the 1,000,000 subs coming your way soon and the impact that ad revenue can have. Thanks man
This Chanel deserves so much more, best ski content atm 👌🏼
Wholeheartedly agree. Nikolai’s production quality makes GoPro/Red Bull/Teton gravity look like amateur hour
Agreed
I feel like I’m watching a movie every time I watch one of Niko’s vids
Shit happens. For Eivind, twice.
😂😂😂
Nikolai, please, stay like this, don't change, you and your content is amazing :D
I don't understand how I ended up on your channel a few weeks back and why you have only 50k. subscribers as of now. The content is genuine, funny, with amazing views and great production.
This is one of the best channels on TH-cam great content, great production quality and a great message. Thanks for the great videos 👍🏻
best skiing youtuber no question, such a good role model and inspiration.
Watching these is making me miss the slopes more and more every day, I cant wait to get back out there once all this is over with, I love what you're doing man, content is unreal and your skill and balls are unmatched. Thanks for these videos Nikolai.
Joonas did not make his mamma proud with that language 😂😂😂
A very underrated aspect of these videos is the sound design. The music choices, mic's, environmental sound etc... are all absolutely perfect
As always, amazing work Niko! Can't wait to get back out there with out again
Incredible!!
4:45-6:30 - Thanks for the good example and explaining what you were doing as well as why you were doing - both here and in the past rides!
Also, the video is awesome and the couloir is absolutely mind-boggling (not sure how it got the "Difficult" and not "Extreme" or even "Severe" rating) - thanks!
Man, the music, always right on the dot.😎
I was so hyped when I saw that you uploaded a new video! And you didn't dissapoint me! I was probably as nervous as you were just watching the video, keepup the good stuff!
Does someone know wich video the avalanche was that they showed while digging the pit?
Let me know if you find it
I was looking too
Excellent content as always Nikolai. Only ski videos that compare are @cody townsend and The Fifty project. Not sure if a European version of "The 50 best lines of North America" book exists though? Maybe you could write it!
EPIC video! Well done guys!!
Props to drone pilot too, nice footage! Props too to the filmmaker who went up with him, the editing team for making such slick footage, etc! Know that Nikolai also is a pilot of course. Amazing what you can do with a few gopros, a mavic 2 pro, and a mirrorless camera...and a lot of cojones!
Your videos inspire me to ski and to protect my environment 👍.
Name of song at 10:56?
How do you break a ski before you even get past the hiking stage, then how do you ski on a broken ski in a scary-steep couloir??
6:47 Get you a partner who looks at you like how Krister looks at Joonas with the camera
What are those small snow shoes called anybody know?
auftriib.com/product/crampow-limited-black-edition/
I love your channel very much. Your cinematography and the lines you take are awesome. Lots of respect from the mountains in British Columbia, Canada.
Amazing drone shots ❤️ So beautifull, Amazing place, Thank you
On Avalanche Danger: I'm not seeing any other comments on the avalanche assessment, which may be a little concerning. Here's my $0.02 for whoever was or wasn't asking. And Nikolai, I'd totally appreciate your input if you see this. It looks like the apron of the couloir was still totally avalanche terrain. I personally wouldn't have even gotten to your first pit location without at least another pit earlier. And in both pits it looked like there was a clean cleavage plane (with propagation?) at something around 10 hits (maybe a persistent weak layer of some sort, or a thick storm slab?). And at the second pit it looked like a not insignificant wind slab over the same instability. For me with my experience (certainly less than yours), this would have been 2 red flags, either of which would have warranted turning around or finding different terrain.
On a different note, climbing a couloir lets you know what conditions are in it, but in general I've always considered it, at best, bad backcountry etiquette, and at worst, unnecessarily placing oneself in prolonged avalanche danger.
Once again, I don't mean to be critical or arrogant, and I would love to hear other people's thoughts and maybe hear a discussion.
Honestly I would just not try to read avy conditions from a video. You never have the information you need.
To answer your concerns:
1. If you look at the vid again you’ll see there isn’t any snow to dig in before we get to the apron. It’s a few centimeters of bulletproof snow. We dug in a spot that wasn’t exposed to most of the couloir above.
2. Again, a video. You don’t see the plane. You for sure don’t see propagation. The second pit is an ECTX, which is why Krister pulls the block out with his shovel. Essentially we went from a good test to a better test.
3. The only way to ski this couloir safely is to climb it from the bottom, because if you do the two rappels from the top and find that the snow is unsafe, you’re fucked.
Wow Thanks for the response! I guess the big lesson here is not to judge avy conditions from a youtube video. Appreciate ya! Keep up the great content!!
The production quality is out of this world, seriously underrated channel!
As a filmmaker I must say the quality of these videos is top notch, really great! Do you film the droneshots yourself or do you have someone flying the drone from down the mountain? Cheers!
Wondering that myself, superb drone footage.
Alternative ending:
"Missed somehing?"
Hands over a single Ski instead of an ice axe.
Breathtaking!!!
This is probably only the second comment I’m writing on TH-cam overall... but holly shit, what a content. The skiing is epic. The filming/production is sensational. One of the best stuff I’ve seen on screen, ever!
And how on earth do you get 50k subscriptions only when some stupid fitness girl/dude are getting millions? Poor world...
Keep up the fantastic work and stay safe... well, just stay alive actually.
How can anybody dislike this? Are you bad at skiing? Or are you just dumb? Anyways, I like your content! It´s so clean... :D
Hey Nikolai, is it just the editing or are the rock walls in this scene here really blue? th-cam.com/video/oSJXbmeSqtY/w-d-xo.html I'm studying geology and I know Norway has a lot to offer in that regard, hence the question.
As always, great video and beautiful editing! Besides, I really enjoy watching your group. You seem like really wholesome people!
loved that PERKELE shouting :D
What are the snowshoes you are using for climbing up the couloir?
Does anyone else feel nauseous when they’re setting up on such steep slopes?
Going through the older videos trying to find one from the avalanche at Sultinden. Anyone know which it is?
Great video mate, appreciate your efford, i guess must be really hard speak in english between you and your friends during the videos
Hi Nikolai! First of all I have to say that you're doing great stuff in the mountains and those are badass videos. I'm a skier from the austrian alps and I really admire your skiing and skitouring. The message you deliver trying to save our winters and environment is super cool and you trying to reduce your ecological footprint is inspiring. But I'm a whitewater kayaker also and from that perspective I know a lot about river protection and the harm hydroplants do to our environment. Those dams kill everything you're trying to save as do fossil powerplants. Just in a different way. There's lots of information about it if you're interested. Maybe you wanna take a look. It's heartbreaking when you kayak a river and see all the untouched nature from the middel of it and the next year it's shut down by a powerplant and all the animals are gone... So please don't get this in a negative way. I don't intend to citicize you. In fact I think you are a really cool guy and great skier but hydropower is NOT green energy. People like you just with another sports backgound fight for our rivers and against hydropower with all their heart. Just like you fight for our winters. Thank you! riverwatch.eu/en/general/videos/blue-heart
Heyhey, I hear you. I know dams can be really bad, and we have lots of debate about what kind of green energy sources we should develop here in Norway. Wind is meeting massive resistance for the habitat loss it causes, and solar is not really an option this far north.
The EU has issued guidelines for how you can do hydro in a way that doesn’t harm the rivers too bad. Basically you can divert a section of the river for energy and still leave most of it intact. Put in «stairs» for the fish, and a few other measures.
But yeah. Not perfect. I agree. 100%. We shouldn’t build more, but rather focus on getting the most out of everything that’s already there, and work to make that less harmful.
I'm really surprised you didn't use an ice-axe on your way up. But damn that was impressive!
Fuh king rad edit. Rad light. Rad footage. Naisj🤙
Great videooo! Im curiousss, who controls the droneee?.?
I'm gonna start calling them shazzems now, it's a better name.
This channel deserves more love. It has better content than the big boys out there and blows me away with every video.
I think if I had to climb up this couloir I’d shit myself too
What are the snow shoes you're using? The look better than verts
”So the poop don’t fall all the way down”😂
Your videos are blowing my mind!
Absolutely bonkers intro drone shot 🤯
imagine going down that with a broken ski...
I first thought the title was in russian lol
* swears in Finnish *
* keeps swearing in finish *
Do you pronounce it chasm or chasm?
That opening shot……WOW WOW WOW
Very interesting...
HOW DOES THIS ONLY HAVE 2K LIKES
Awesome video like usual.
more POV less aerial shots please
The only thing I have to complain about.... I need more content 😂 already watched everything and cant get enough. You and your buddys doing amazing. Enjoying every second of these awesome productions.
haha thanks! More to come!
As always man. Epic. Thank you for the inspiration to live better 🙏
are wag bags not a thing in norway?
So good!
Dude Nikolai, what are these 'powder-crampons' called? 😅 can't find them anywhere, just took a high alpine course and not even the guide knew about them. some special norwegian spy-tec?
Heyhey, they are these: auftriib.com/product/crampow-limited-black-edition/
im big into backcountry, and big into risk management. but these guys are really testing death in most videos. they wouldnt last 12 hours in a colorado snowpack i dont think
Persistent weak layers aren’t endemic to colorado ;) Risk management includes not going to ski lines like this when conditions don’t allow for it
10:20
got the same shoes :D
AHHHHHHHH that was so sick!
Are you wearing some kind of minimalist combination of snow shoes and crampons there? What are they called?
auftriib.com/product/crampow-limited-black-edition/
:)
@@Nikolai_Schirmer Thanks! Unfortunately not what I had hoped for. I recently did some alpine “hiking” where we ended up in deep, wet snow. Some kind of snow shoes would have been nice but I don’t want to lug 2kg of traditional, bulky snow shoes around …
Just excellent video in every aspect! Photography, narration, etc.
BTW, I do not know but, this video reminded me the "The Heroes of Telemark" 1965 movie, having also to do with Norway.
What are the little stubby snowshoes you're wearing at 7:40 @nikolai?
auftriib.com
Incredible cinematography! So many moments were I was just in awe, keep up the amazing work.
So friggin awesome buddy. Really love your videos 🙏🏻👊🏻
Seriously great videos that film festivals would charge an arm-and-a-leg for.
Amazing work
What are those platforms you use on your boots?
auftriib.com/product/crampow-limited-black-edition/
:)
More POV footage please, Nikolai.
Love your work.
this is one of the first ski tour vids where you've really captured how absolutely TERRIFYING this terrain is. the scale, steepness and relief of reaching the bottom is incredible.
Hey guys, what kind of waffles the guys use to climb steep with skis on back packs? Where to get this? Looks efficient...
Always heart stopping stuff guys, the landscape, the skiing, the cinematography, the music, as several people say this has to be one of the most underrated channels on TH-cam. Thanks for keeping our dreams alive during COVID .
You do in a day most don't do in a lifetime...That is living life to it's fullest. As a 40 sumthing lifelong skier, competitive mogul skier & ski instructor, I have ridden some of the steepest "resort" lines in N. America & not 1, aside from maybe Corbet's, compare to what you climb and ride. You deserve every successful turn & I hope thousands more. Respects!
WOW this channel deserves so much more recognition and I hope you guys get it soon! I love every video. One of the BEST channels on youtube! Amazing job Nikolai!!
What head torches are you using? Post a link please. Great content, entertaining, informative and inspirational
Wow that was steep. Heart stopping seeing your friend lose it; fair play for the recovery.
What are you using when you are booting up; they look like the head of a shovel. Not snow shoes right?
As always great film 🙏
Curious about the thought process of wheter to upload or edit out these falls in this steep terrain. I mean, sure it went fine - and it usually does.
But I think it conveys a weird message that is okay to be in these places and lose control. Every once in a while we hear about accidents with a lot worse outcomes and I can't help but think that these people just don't know what dangers steep terrain pose, partly because it is so exposed in media.
Maybe it's the editing, music, GoPros and full on production that makes it look worse than it really is because I'm at the edge of my seat watching your videos.
Sorry for rant, I really enjoy your videos and wish you safe snowpacks!
This makes me wanna ski really bad!! so much fun to watch and the video quality is 10/10
My gf and I love watching your vids!! You give us the motivation to be the mountain people we strive to be! I also think it's cool that you look like you could be Yvonne Labarths brother or something( longboarder)
Sick Video!!! Which GoPro are you using in this Video?
everytime i watch your vids i feel bad not paying for this incredible content!
Keep up the good work, you will blow up soon✌🏻
So steep .. I can’t imagine being stood there .. lucky escape for the faller .. you guys have balls of steel and technique to match.
Man this production, it takes me to the mountain with you! Insane quality, loved every minute of the video🤘🏻
great adventure, great music, great people and great shots! love it niko
so sick, cinematography, riding all of it!
Thank you taking us into your adventures. Fabulous content as always
As always, great riding, awesome production and so nice lines! :D
I will literally look forward to watching the new NOK episode for dinner all day when I see there's one being released :)
i hate seeing the ironic comments about liking before watching videos but you're literally the only channel i do this with bc you manage to always deliver crazy quality
the best
Hey Nikolai I would be interested to know the steepness degrees of the couloirs you're skiing, looks so impressive and steep from the videos you post! keep it up love your content
The first four seconds was good enough for a like from me. Another great video. I have no idea if there are drones out there that have dual cameras (for 3D content) but some of those scenes in 3D would be a whole another level of amazing - not to take away how good it looks in 2D.