This is apparently a thing up here in Kiruna. As a fake Viking pansy Dane, I was equally delighted, bemused, and apprehensive about this spectacle; the natives seemed to really enjoy it.


The track awaits.
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Ready.
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"Gentlemen, start your engines!"
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I swear there's a race going on in there somewhere...
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There they are.
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We have a winner.
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The younger natives seemed particularly excited about this celebratory post-race ritual.
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I cannot claim to fully understand their culture, but I enjoyed this brief glimpse into the ways and customs of the north.

[c.a.m]

Ha ha, this is a winter event that Canadians would enjoy! We do strange things in the middle of winter!

- Craig

[MSL]

When you have lots of dry powdery snow, you find creative ways to use it.