Featured Image: Sanna Kielinen | Skier: Antti Ollila
There’s a good chance Antti Ollila is your favorite skier’s favorite skier. Born and raise in Finland, the Faction team staple has a grand reputation for simply doing things smoother than his peers. Part of his dexterity and unique perspective of the mountain were almost certainly honed in ripping night laps just like the ones we see here in his latest edit, “Side Quest.”
Trance music, puking snow and tones pale blue ground leave you wishing we could rewind and trade spring days for cold winter nights. Ollila is one of the best our generation of freeskiers has to offer, and this project is another testament to exactly that. Be sure to check out a few selects shot by the talented Sanna Kielinen below.
From YouTube:
Nightlaps skiing the dark forests and runs of Northern Finland.
February 2025.
Thanks to Julbo Eyewear, Faction Skis and Phaenom Footwear for the support.
Followed by Joonas Mattila, AJ Heikkinen & Pontus Penttilä
Color & Sound by Erwan Lier
Cover photo by Sanna Kielinen
Filmed at Ounasvaara, Levi and Ruka ski resorts.
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Images: Sanna Kielinen | Skier: Antti Ollila
