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00:00There are some places on earth that just have a really strange feeling about them
00:04and this place is one of them.
00:16So there's a rumor that there's an abandoned ski resort in the arctic circle.
00:21The story behind this place is fascinating and I needed to know more.
00:27Good question actually.
00:29So one day I received an email.
00:31Hi Jay, as you know skiing is an expensive sport but what if I told you there might be a way to do it for free.
00:37Deep in the arctic circle there's an abandoned ski resort that's still in usable condition.
00:41If you can get there you can ski for free but it'll be far from easy.
00:45The temperature goes as low as minus 14 degrees celsius.
00:48The abandoned hotel has no heating, electricity or running water and the nearest airport is over 100 miles away.
00:54If you're up for the challenge I've got a list of tasks for you to complete along the way.
00:57Number one, find an abandoned hotel.
00:59Number two, spend the night sleeping at the hotel.
01:01Number three, ski the resort.
01:03There are no active ski lifts.
01:05Number four, spend a night alone at the resort.
01:08Number five, cook a meal in the hotel.
01:10And number six, explore the abandoned lodge at the resort.
01:13So are you up for the challenge?
01:15Yours sincerely, Emil.
01:18Let's go.
01:19Just for context, we've actually been traveling for like 13-14 hours now.
01:23To get here wasn't simple.
01:25We're in the middle of nowhere, nothing's around.
01:27We've been driving for like 100 kilometers and we've probably seen like five houses.
01:31Two professional legendary snowboarders actually took this place over
01:36and tried to revamp it and make it the new big thing for skiing in Sweden.
01:39Two legends that tried to revive this place were known as Ingemar Backman and Johan Olofsson.
01:44I think I pronounced that right but it didn't work out.
01:47It is nearly time to see the abandoned ski resort for the very first time.
01:52This is gonna be crazy.
01:53Right boys, we ready?
01:55No.
01:58No, I actually was ready before we got here.
02:01Now I'm a little shocked.
02:02I'll see you guys tomorrow.
02:03I'll check in tomorrow.
02:05But yeah, have a good night, man.
02:07Can I get my suitcase?
02:08I'll get it for you.
02:09Okay.
02:10Yeah, thank you, bro.
02:10I will do something for you.
02:12Here's the plan.
02:12Jack drops me and James off at the abandoned ski resort to spend the night in the derelict hotel.
02:17Bear in mind, it's minus 15 degrees Celsius.
02:20So this ain't gonna be easy.
02:28It's just me and you, buddy.
02:30Right, James, I think by Google Maps...
02:36Yeah, this is pretty sketchy, you know.
02:39It's literally pitch black.
02:41Oh, is there someone in there?
02:42How deep do you reckon this is, bro?
02:45Oh, it's like pure ice underneath there.
02:46We had no idea where the hotel actually was and if it was still even there.
02:51So we had to find it quickly because the wildlife around here at night can be extremely dangerous.
02:56Bears, wolves and even moose have all been spotted in the area in recent years.
03:01Currently approaching the lodge or the hotel.
03:05I don't know what the hell it is.
03:06It's a building with beds in it, that's all I know.
03:11Okay, this is slightly worrying.
03:18The steps go to the door.
03:20Bro, if there's someone else in there, I'm not going in there.
03:23Guys, welcome to the hotel.
03:26The Pelinki Ski Resort.
03:30I'm praying no one's in here, bro.
03:32If we try to open the door now and it's locked, yeah, we f***ed it.
03:40I think it's actually open.
03:50Bro, what's going on?
03:52Beds, it's massive.
03:56The kitchen, dining area.
03:58I'm not going to go into too much detail about this place as it's dark and it's night time.
04:02So, first impressions in the morning.
04:05We'll explore and show you guys all of the ski resort.
04:09So yeah, check in with you guys in a bit.
04:12So this is Svanstein.
04:14A ski resort opened in the early 1980s that mysteriously closed and was left abandoned a few years ago.
04:20I arrived not really knowing what happened here and I was eager to learn about the unusual story.
04:25But what I discovered in my short time here goes far deeper than that.
04:28I'll touch on why a little later.
04:30But for now, we've got some exploring to do.
04:34Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
04:35Welcome to my brand new home for the next two days.
04:37So we have multiple rooms.
04:39I kind of saw these last night.
04:40Bro ski, that's a brand new mattress.
04:43This is incredible.
04:44This place has been shut for years, right?
04:46Other than it being minus four in here, it's actually a livable space.
04:52Look how many rooms there are.
04:53What the hell is this?
04:55Oh, this is a dining area.
04:59I guess this is where you can keep your skis, ski in.
05:02Antal, Bader, Ayrum.
05:04Two to three total.
05:05Antal, Ayrum, Max, Bader, Kapi, Seth.
05:08This is like a bit more of a basic room, just a little double bed.
05:11It's a bit private, this, isn't it?
05:12Yeah, this one's not.
05:13I think this is like the Harry Potter dorm, you know, proper under the stairs vibe.
05:20Yeah, I ain't coming on, bro.
05:22You turning the light back off just to be polite.
05:26Same stuff, specific cash on two baths from Vaningdans.
05:30I've got an abundance of bedrooms to choose from.
05:33It doesn't matter which one I pick, it's still minus four.
05:36Three baths from Vaningsgang plus Enkelsang.
05:40It's crazy because when I said that, I heard the furniture down the hall start floating, bro.
05:44Today, we have a huge mission because number one, we need to climb the huge ass mountain
05:51to ski down.
05:52But before that, I need to actually get skis and there's a place in Finland,
05:57which is in another country, but it's literally like 15 minutes away.
06:01So we're going to Finland today.
06:03I've got to hike through snow, collect skis, come back, climb the mountain,
06:06then ski down, spend another night here.
06:08Oh, and also, this hotel isn't the only building.
06:10I need to investigate.
06:11I need to find out exactly what happened to this place.
06:14And hopefully throughout this video, I'll pick up on clues in the other buildings and stuff.
06:19That first day, I hit the slopes not quite realising what I was getting myself into.
06:23With the ski lifts permanently shut off, the only way to the top of the mountain
06:26was a high altitude giant hike through knee-deep snow.
06:30Look, we're having to fully go through something just to get
06:3520 seconds of skiing out of it, which is insane.
06:42I said it in my last video, I said in this one,
06:45I wish the whole world was there now.
06:48I'm not human right now, bro.
06:51I'm not human right now.
06:53So at this point, I got extremely ill and it wasn't fun.
06:57And I think I got ill from being in the abandoned hotel the first night
07:01and sleeping on a decaying bacteria-ridden mattress all night at minus 15 degrees.
07:06So this was a struggle to say the least.
07:08Night began to fall very quickly.
07:10And at this stage, I was yet to get a single run in.
07:13The floodlights are permanently switched off too.
07:15So I had to make a decision fast.
07:18This place has no electricity, nothing.
07:20It is pure darkness at night.
07:22So we need to be smart here, bro.
07:26Should go on a little bit further, see how far the top is,
07:30and then just head down when we think it's getting a bit risky with the light.
07:34We hiked for five more minutes before it was finally time to do exactly what we came here to do.
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07:46Designed by me, manufactured in-house as well.
07:50They're over on jimmy's.store, available at 9pm tonight as this video goes up.
07:56I just want to say thank you to everybody that bought the last ones as well and the posters.
08:00Like, it did so much for the channel and I want to keep doing that every single video.
08:05So yeah, over at jimmy's.store, 9pm tonight.
08:08These are on sale.
08:09Got a warm-up area, alright, just get used to the skis again.
08:12Right, let's send it, bro.
08:13Oh my god, it's deep!
08:15It's crazy that even after five years of its closure,
08:18this place still serves its original purpose.
08:27It's still a place for friends to go and enjoy a sport they love and make memories together.
08:31And that's one of the saddest things about this place.
08:34That's what we want!
08:36That's fun, man!
08:38I was having the time of my life, but I still had a challenge to complete
08:41and things were about to take a very dark turn.
08:46Right, I know it probably doesn't look like it on camera, but it is like 6pm right now.
08:51I'm making my way back over to the hotel.
08:55I'm absolutely shattered, because walking this thing on my own, by the way, is just...
09:01It was a tough night last night, freezing cold, so James didn't want to do another night,
09:05so Jack picked him up, and he's gone.
09:08It's just me tonight, and it's going to be tough, because I feel like,
09:11now I'm by myself, the social aspect is gone.
09:16And that was probably one of the main things that was keeping me going last night a little bit.
09:19I've got an entire ski hotel to myself.
09:23I've been wandering around this place all day, no one's said a single thing to me.
09:28No one's said a single thing to me, so I don't think they care.
09:32This is a lot different when you're by yourself.
09:35Oh my god.
09:36A ski trip, flights included, then you get to your ski resort,
09:40then you've got to hire skis if you don't have some already,
09:42and then your ski pass for the mountain.
09:44You're looking at like 700 quid minimum.
09:47It's not a sport that a lot of people can do, and I'm just blown away that I get to do this,
09:52other than the flights, for free, and I've got my own private ski resort.
09:57That is the dream.
09:58Only problem is I actually, like, no chairlifts exist,
10:02so I've got to hike up a mountain in the snow.
10:06I'm so hungry.
10:08Beef ramen noodles.
10:09Actually really excited for these, obviously.
10:11Got two, because I'm a fat cunt.
10:13You snap all your noodles into tiny little crunchy bits,
10:16and then boil them, you're a psychopath.
10:17Japanese saw you lot, yeah, snapping your super noodles up into crumbs.
10:22Oh my god.
10:24Bro, you'll wake a samurai from his grave, you know.
10:27Oh, and I also got this for dessert afterwards.
10:29It's chocolate, but I don't know what it is.
10:31It's called a car phaser doumel.
10:37Do you realise when you get it off, it's gonna, like, explode.
10:40Yeah, I'm losing my fucking marbles, you know.
10:43Wait there.
10:44Do you think Squid Game is a metaphor, yeah,
10:47when they play the marble game at the end,
10:49for someone losing their marbles, like they're losing their mind?
10:52It makes the people, the players go crazy, they lose their marbles.
10:55Do you get it?
10:57No, do you actually get it?
10:58Nah, do you actually get it?
10:59Nah, do you get it though?
11:00I'm on the earth, man.
11:01It's cuckoo shit, you know.
11:02How do outdoor boys do this on a regular basis?
11:05Guys touch, you know.
11:06I'm actually gonna go for a walk.
11:07I can't sit here, it's too cold.
11:09Like, yo, imagine if this actually worked, like, that's actually crazy.
11:15So annoying that doesn't work.
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12:25Back to the video.
12:48That is my bed, again for the night.
12:51That's my pillow, obviously.
12:53Another mattress.
12:54Probably what, like minus 10 here right now?
12:56And then, well, outside.
12:57I don't know about this building, but there's no heating on.
12:59It is just horrible.
13:01This is way worse than last night.
13:05Fucking hell.
13:06My body heat should keep this sleeping bag warm,
13:10and it might just kind of contain the heat for me.
13:13All right, I'm gonna turn off the light, and turn off the camera,
13:16and keep you guys updated.
13:19Good night.
13:24So, I keep waking up, like, every hour,
13:29and the sleep is not doing anything for me.
13:32I feel super groggy, and I'm not gonna lie, my body's not too bad right now.
13:38It's just my toes are cold, so my shoes are a little wet.
13:41It's kind of mad how silent it is here as well.
13:44It's like the idea of this place being so busy,
13:49jump pack filled, life, yeah?
13:52And now, I'm literally laying in the hotel on my own.
13:58And it's just empty.
13:59Not a soul in sight.
14:01No energy here.
14:03Just weird.
14:04Very weird.
14:05And it's pretty sad.
14:14I think someone knows I'm here.
14:25Oh, it's erasing.
14:29I can't tell if it's outside or in.
14:32It could be...
14:37that the heating is on, like an automated system thing.
14:42So, the heating comes on at night for a bit to keep the moisture out.
14:49No.
14:51Jack!
14:53Yo!
14:54Yo!
14:57Yo, is someone in here?
14:59I'm English.
15:03I'm sorry, I just had to cut in a second.
15:06Me watching this back and saying,
15:08I'm English.
15:10It's the funniest thing ever.
15:16Back to the video.
15:21You speak English?
15:26For f*** sake.
15:30All the f***ing stuff's here.
15:34Yo, if there's someone in here, stop f***ing about.
15:39Oh, man, this is f***ing...
15:43Yo!
15:45I keep hearing bear noises, yeah, and I thought it was you and James pranking me.
15:49But I'm f***ing shaking, there's something here, bro.
15:52And I don't know what it is.
15:54I don't know if it's an animal or what, but it sounded like somebody was walking, you know.
15:58Throughout the weekend, I've stuck to the challenge,
16:00but the risk of genuine danger this night was too much for me to continue.
16:04Yo!
16:05F***, it's you.
16:07Bro, something was down there, bro.
16:10I don't know if it's a f***ing animal or someone,
16:13but it's full on f***ing footsteps.
16:15Have you not had a torch?
16:17Just your phone?
16:18Well, I was just using it like this, because it's pitch black, I can't see really.
16:22Bro.
16:23It's coming from the end.
16:24Yo, there's two of us, come here.
16:26Yo!
16:27Yeah, I felt at ease, you know, so now I can take it.
16:29I would never go down this on my own in the dark.
16:33I didn't come this far, I was shook.
16:34I'm done, I'm going to stay with the hotel where you guys.
16:37Yeah, f*** that, bro.
16:38I'm staying here, bro.
16:40You should have f***ing heard it.
16:42The next morning, I returned to Svanstein to hunt for any extra information I could find
16:46about the closing in the main lodge.
16:48I'm praying that this restaurant, ski resort thing is open.
16:54This place has so much history, had so much potential and it's just gone.
17:01It's really sad.
17:02The one task I couldn't fully complete would be to explore the main ski building,
17:07where like the reception is and stuff.
17:09It was completely locked up and I wasn't about to commit a crime on camera.
17:13I already have a bad history with the police.
17:16I've come all this way and the main part of the resort is locked up.
17:21I actually can't get in there.
17:22It was clear to me that this place was only a few years away from never being able to reopen
17:27ever again.
17:28A few years ago, the owners of the resort indicated a possible reopening in winter this year.
17:32However, clearly that never happened.
17:35And as the years rolled by, the likelihood of this place ever operating again seemed
17:39slimmer and slimmer.
17:41Environment in this part of the world is not to be messed with.
17:44And if this place doesn't reopen within the next 10 years, nature will reclaim it entirely.
17:49And eventually, there won't be any evidence remaining that this place ever existed at
17:53all.
17:54So that day, I decided to hit one last run, which is what I named the t-shirt that I made
17:59for this video, by the way.
18:04However, I still had one last thing to do before I leave this place for good.
18:09So what I'm going to do is I'm actually going to leave this visitor's book here at the hotel.
18:13So anybody else that wants to visit this place can leave their memories or leave their experiences
18:17in the book as well.
18:18That being said, I just want to take a moment to shout you guys out massively for the support
18:22you've been giving me on my recent videos.
18:24Like, it touches my heart, man.
18:26Fucking sick.
18:27So thank you.
18:28So just a reminder, if you do want to own a piece of this story, go to jimmys.store
18:32where you can get the t-shirt that I've been wearing in this video.
18:35Thank you guys for watching.
18:36I'll see you in the next one.
18:37Peace.