PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2022-now IFMGA Mountain guide at Oskar Mountain Professional AB
Worked from 2022 as an aspiring mountain guide guiding summit tours and alpine climbing tours in Sweden, Norway and the Alps. From spring 2023 I have been worikng as a fully qualified mountain guide.

2016-Now Avalanche forecast work for the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Lavinprognoser
Field- and officebased avalanche forecasting work from 2017 until now. Mostly in Södra Jämtlands avalanche forecasting area where I am the manager. Work as area manager involves carrying out field work with, among other things, snow profiles around the area as well as making daily nowcasts for avalanche conditions. The office based work involves creating an avalanche forecast based on current nowcast and weather forecasts.

2012-Now Avalanche instructor, Åre Lavincenter
Teaching avalanche courses for Åre Lavincenter. Most of the courses have been
SLAO and SVELAV courses but some have been held to different standards.

2018-2023 Consultant/employee Swedish Climbing Association, part-time.
In recent years, I have worked as a consultant for the Swedish Climbing Association as an examiner for aspiring climbing instructors as well as assistant project manager for a project that aims to develop the Swedish Climbing Association’s climbing instructor training.

2013-2022 Climbing instructor, part-time.
Over the years, has worked part-time as an authorized climbing instructor according to the Swedish Climbing Association with courses in rock climbing and ice climbing.

2009-2019 Guide, Experience Company, half-full-time summer. Upplevelsebolaget
During the summers, I worked for Upplevelsebolaget, which is an experience company on the Swedish west coast. There I worked with, among other things, guided kayak tours, climbing tours/courses, mountain biking and corporate events.

2013 Snowmaker, Skistar Åre
Night shift for snowmaking in the ski area.

2015 Skidpatrullör, Skistar Åre
Part time in the ski patroll. Mostly rescue and emergency care, but also avalanche control.

EDUCATION

2018-2023 SBO IFMGA Mountain guide training
Training to become an international mountain guide. The training comprises 119 structured days plus a lot of hands-on practice. A successful degree leads to IFMGA status, which is the highest available in the profession and is recognized worldwide as the gold standard. The training was carried out in Norway, Sweden, France, Switzerland and Italy.

2015-2016 Industrial Training Program Level 2, Canadian Avalanche Association
Advanced Avalanche training equivalent to SVELAV PRO 3 conducted in Canada.

2015 Advanced Training course at Snow and Avalanches, SLF Davos
Advanced avalanche course intended for professionals in avalanche forecasting services.

2012 Military avalanche specialist
The training begins with rehearsing the avalanche technician course and then focuses on avalanche forecasting. The final week of the course focuses on avalnche control, primarily using explosives.

2007-2008 Wilderness guide (equivalent to UIMLA Mountain Leader), Campus Åre
Wilderness guide, . The training includes everything required for the students to become authorized mountain guides, i.e. they may lead groups on the mountain according to the recommendations of the Swedish Consumer Agency. This includes i.a. orientation, wading, bivouac, survival, etc. The training also includes basic rock climbing, ocean and deep sea kayaking, glacier courses, etc.

2006 Military service

OTHER

2018 International Snow and Science Workshop (Innsubruck)
2016 Ice climbing instructor, Swedish Climbing Association
2013 Rock climbing instructor, Swedish Climbing Association
2013 International Snow and Science Workshop (Grenoble)
2012 ICAR Åre 2012 (International mountain rescue congress)
2008 Snow mobile drivers licens
2006 Car drivers licens