Team Snøsnute, Svanvik (2026)

19/04/2026

I got to thinking while I was cuddling the dogs now in the morning, how some dogs just crawl into a special place in your heart. 🩵

For me, it’s never been the one who many would’ve considered the best sled dog or the amazing leader. It’s always been the underdog, the ones most misunderstood and often not liked by others. I realized it already when I worked as a guide, I was always most drawn to those in the kennel others would say they didn’t like one bit and on the contrary, I found those the others appreciated less interesting.

The same goes for our own dogs. While I do love all of them and appreciate those who really are great sled dogs, I’m also more drawn into the ones who has something special, in my eyes. And with them, I feel so at ease, like they’re filling an empty space in me I didn’t know was missing.

17/03/2026

Many people might not realize how much work goes into this sport and having a competitive team, especially when you choose to do it all from scratch by yourself.

We’ve been building our team for 6 years, buying puppies from the best lines (thank you for your trust) and breeding along the way. We have raised and trained every single dog in our team since they were small, doing all the work ourselves with occasional extra help from friends and family.

The results we’ve achieved this season mean so much more knowing it’s all because of us and the effort we’ve put into this. Hard work pays off in the end, but it’s not enough to put in the work, you have to have your heart in it and you have to remember the most important part of it all - the wellbeing of the dogs.

A friend of mine said, quoting the romans, ”Amor vincit omnia”, love conquers all, and it has become my favorite thing someone’s ever told us. 🩵

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11/03/2026

We made it 😭🩵
thank you Mustang, Myggen, Talvi, Sarek, Halla, Bäck and Kaamos. And Sisu, who came all the way to Karasjok 🩵

I don’t know what to say, really. It has been tough but also such an incredible experience and I am so proud of the dogs.
They did struggle with the appetite in the beginning due to the mild temperatures and weren’t eating as much as I’d like them to, but they picked it up towards the end and didn’t drop drastically in the BCS.

Trail conditions were tough with lots of soft trails and some blown trails on the mountains, but they did an amazing job working through it all in good mood. We had a nice variety of weather from beautiful, warm sunshine to wet snowfall and strong winds.

Thank you all for kind words, greetings and support, it means a lot to us! 🩵 and a big congratulations to everyone who finished, it’s not a joke they say this is the toughest 8-dog race in the world.

And big thank you to Kenneth for letting us stay in the cabin, always my favorite checkpoint with great hospitality and great food 🩵

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14/10/2025

Picture of me and Loki because we cuuuute 🤭

Lately I’ve felt like we’re behind in training, and to be honest it gave me a lot of anxiety seeing others post about their training and distances. But then I stopped to think and stop comparing myself/us to other mushers. And I have done a lot of thinking to find my peace and focus on myself and my dogs.

Because, it doesn’t matter what or how others do. The only thing that matters is my dogs and their wellbeing and that we do things according to how it fits them. I am constantly improving myself and will never stop learning or trying new things if I see it could work for us.

So let this be a kind reminder to everyone - if what/how you do works well with your dogs, then that’s the perfect way for you! 🩵

Also, I’m very tired of trying to be perfect because let’s be honest, no one is. I’m perfectly imperfect and doing the best I can. 💁🏻‍♀️

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