And now for something completely different: last winter Felix Wiemers, Neil Williman and Max Kroneck embarked on a 40-hour train ride to explore the skiing potential of the region around the Russian town of Vorkuta in the northern Ural Mountains. In subzero temperatures above the Arctic Circle, this hardy trio braves the elements to lay ski tracks in the frozen tundra, jibbing around town before heading out into the wild to overnight at an old train carriage that’s been converted into a backcountry hostel.

Directed and produced by:
El Flamingo (el-flamingo.de)
Midiafilm (midiafilm.com)

Camera: Michael Bernshausen @ Midiafilm, Philipp Becker @ El Flamingo

Postproduction: El Flamingo

Skiers: Felix Wiemers, Neil Williman, Max Kroneck

Guide: Mathias Andrä (snowxplore.de)

Thanks to our Russian friends:

Денис Баркарь Denis Barkar
Сергей Гребенщиков Sergei Grebenschikov
Сергей Мухин Sergei Mukhin
Петров Геннадий Gena Petrov
Александр Чернецов Alexander Chernetcov
Татьяна Михайловна Зеленцова Tatjana Michaelovna Sjelenzova
Геннадий Петрович Сапрыкина Genardi Petrovitsch Saproikina
Сергей Владимирович Огородников Sergej Ogordnikov
Александр Воробьев Alexander Vorodev