Moguls to snowmobiling, an adventurous arctic life in Swedish Lapland
Have you ever dreamed of being so wind swept and interesting that people travel thousands of miles to spend time with you? Welcome to the world of our nature guides.
While their daily life begins with planning, logistics and activity safety, their real claim to fame lies in their ability to seamlessly help ease you into our arctic way of life. Soon after arriving at Brändön Lodge or Pine Bay Lodge their advice and guidance will help to see you having fun with activities such as snowshoeing, lighting fires in the snow, tracking wild animals, snowmobiling and ice fishing to name but a few. All the while the guides share their stories and experiences and by the end of your visit you will have made several new friends from within our team.
One of our most senior guides is Patrik Carlman
Patrik's guiding story starts in Swedish Lapland in the small village of Arjeplog. With a population of only 1822 people in an area of 12,804 square km this is is a really remote area and undoubtedly helped form Patrik's love of nature and the outdoors.
In his 1986 with a desire to see more of the world Patrick put his skiing skills to good use when he answered an advertisement for photography ski models in the European Alps. This adventure saw Patrik appear in a variety of famous ski magazines as well as enjoying the ski resort lifestyle and spending a lot of time skiing.
In 1988 Patrik returned home and started competing seriously in downhill skiing and was taken very quickly into the Swedish national team. His specialty is moguls. He had only 10 official competitions before his first world cup and finished a very credible 12th place.
Guide by day, musician by night
Back at home base Patrik's other hidden talent is as a musician. Having learned music in his childhood he returned to it in his 40's and now plays guitar, drums and piano. He is a fan of rock music and in particular the band Marillion (their early work) and himself plays in different local bands at "after ski", functions and private parties.
A photography story Andreas has experienced many wonderful things across the region, both at work and play and they are now great stories of the north of Sweden that he can use to regale guests.