Juho Kilkki has long been one of skiing’s outliers.
I first met Juho a few years later, at the legendary Backyard Park in Savitaipale.
He can do just about anything, first try.
But while his technical talent is undeniable, it’s his mind that is truly unique.
It’s a cliche to say that creative skiers are ‘artists’, who see things differently.
In Juho’s case, that doesn’t go far enough.
He’s playing with a whole different deck of cards, as much mad scientist as an artist.
It’s a combination perfectly highlighted by his latest edit,Social Distancing.
Weve managed to keep the curve quite flat in Finland actually.
Is it the lock-down that inspiredSocial Distancingin the first place?
The new video was definitely inspired by the lock-down but it wasnt 100% a new idea.
How did you figure out the timings for the shots?
It was just trial and error… but mostly error you know.
Which was the hardest shot of the lot to get?
The hardest tricks in terms of skiing were actually the Natas spins on the rock.
They were somehow super hard to get to look how I wanted.
I had to lower the bar a bit with them eventually.
The ghost jump between the rails was really hard mentally though.
Filming wise the spinning crane needed super precise timing and a lot of preparations.
All the pans were hard too.
They werent as consistent as youd hope.
For example, just the opening shot of me walking to the zone took like 2 hours to get.
You’re a dad now, and you’ve had a few injuries along the way.
How much are you still getting to ski?
This year I got to ski a lot actually!
Which was great, since the two seasons before that were overshadowed by knee issues.
So basically my ski career is still going strong if you were wondering about that.
And maybe even about to get stronger than ever.
