Mayhem Event at Ounasvaara Ski Hill

This rider wasn't even a competitor, he started off all the snowmobile heats, they called him the crazy Finn.
Photo Credit: Danielle Gadsby

Hello Readers,


On April 21st I went to a Mayhem Event at the Ounasvaara Ski Hill here in Rovaniemi. This was a free event that was open to the public at the Ski Hill. I had received an email to my school email about this event that included a link to the website (which I have linked above) that has an amazing video about what this event looks like.

They had to go uphill to the rest of the course.
Photo Credit: Danielle Gadsby

This year the Mayhem event happened at 4 different locations across 4 different weekends, with the 3 earlier ones Olos, Luosto, and Ounasvaara leading up to the main attraction at Ylläs. This event is for snowmobiles and motocross motorcycles that have a track from the bottom of the hill to the top with some ramps and challenging light snow to get through. 

This Video is of the crowd favourite (the guy who got the most air) and also the guy who got the fastest heat of the day.

I thought this was an interesting event that you don't get the chance to see very often. I was excited to get the chance to see some snowmobiles going off some jumps and getting some air. The fastest snowmobile of the day made it to the top in 33seconds while some others took about a minute. The fastest rider was flying through the course, and got mega air when he went off the jump near the top of the hill. All of the spectators were oohing and aahing at this particular riders run. 

View of the Riders getting ready and the pit area.
Photo Credit: Danielle Gadsby

Some of the motocross motorcycle riders got stuck in the snowy section. It had been slightly warm this past week, so I thought it was melting snow, but later found out they put it there as an obstacle for the riders. While watching this part of the event it was like watching a 3year old shuffle their bike down the road instead of riding it, but they would make it through and continue through the course. 

Rider cutting through the snow on his bike.
Photo Credit: Danielle Gadsby

This was so cool, I really enjoyed going through my photos and selecting the best ones, that showcase the riders doing the jumps.


Bye for now...