IN THE BEGINNING…
United by a passion for skiing and service, we met in July 2006 under a fruit tree on the Royal Island in Stockholm. Erik had just finished Business School after 12 skiing seasons, Johan flew in from his summer hide-away in Norway, Henrik from his base at the foot of Monterosa and Peffe from another hiking session in the French Alps. It was easy to decide to start Alpine Legends, where our lifestyle could nurture our souls, bodies and families. Anna, a favorite choice, was called in from her office work in Luzern, to add some female wisdom and experience. And here we are, a group of passionate professionals with an ocean of experiences, at your service.
We know our mountains.
Group trips to the mountains have never been easier. We take care of everything from A-Z, leaving you with every ounce of energy to have a great time. However high your demands, we will do our utmost to cater for them.
We know that beautiful views breed beautiful thoughts.
Meetings between people have everything to gain from beautiful surroundings. Already in ancient Greece they acknowledged the effect of stunning views on insight. Say what you want about the Alps, you cannot deny their spectacular beauty.
We understand that the journey is not the goal.
A company-trip is not a holiday. We are talking about a whole different level of efficiency and timing. The purpose with the trip is to become a better and prosperous company – which is exactly what we are specialized in.
We have the dream job.
Sure, we do ski during working hours! But the best part about our job is actually to make sure that you are having a great time. To guide you around the mountain, to find the conference rooms you didn’t know existed, and of course show you our favorite restaurants.
We love regulars.
We customize the trip to your demands. We want you and your group to be so pleased that you come back for more, year after year! It’s a win-win concept for all parties involved.
We offer an unlimited amount of destinations.
We bring groups to mountains all around the world, so we are pretty confident when we say that we can offer destinations you may have never heard of. Curious? Please do give us a call!
Inspiration
The Team
Anna Skoglund
1974. Our Production Manager enjoys downhill biking and sailing but happens to own a speedboat. After several seasons at Monte Rosa Hütte she speaks Swiss German like a local and still claims Zermatt to be the best ski resort in the world. Mother of the cutest twins on earth
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Erik Borggren
1979. Our Managing Director from the West Coast of Sweden. This dedicated young man is the envy of his friends, not only because of his beautiful wife but that he can ski all day and call it a job. But we all know he is a hard working office guru. Swedish herring or Italian carpaccio, this gourmet guy knows how to enjoy it all.
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Henrik Hultberg
1968. Our Creative Tour Producer has a weak spot for the Italian Alps and knows all about the Aosta Valley. His strongest mountain memory is the peak climb of Kilimanjaro. As much as he loves to search for new mountains around the Alps and beyond, a discovery of a good restaurant pleases him just the same.
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Johan Andersson
1971. Our Sales Manager from Sweden’s south. He spends the winters in the Alps, the summers in Stryn (Norway) and the autumns in Stockholm. Starting his umpteenth skiing season and still enjoys it. The hours he spends on the slopes are challenged by the quality time he spends on long lunches in the sun.
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Malin Rosén
1979. Project manager and the strongest girl in the world? Certainly. World champion in kettlebell should be proof enough. Add to that a burning passion for skiing and gymnastics. She has previously stapled together medical conferences for thousands of participants and ranks high on the list of francophiles. A proud mother of Otto.
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Love Larson
1995. With a pleasant calm from the mountainous county of Jämtland Love loves ski touring and powder skiing. He has spent much of his chosen time in the Italian Alps. A multi tasking multi talent. As of 2022 he is a well organised producer of trips and tours.
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Our Guides
Peffe Brzezinski
1958. Our own alpine encyclopaedia. He’s lived in the Alps since 1992, speaks 6 languages and has skied in more than 550 resorts. He is currently writing a book about his mountain experiences and it is worth noting that in the 80s he introduced the Monoski to Sweden.
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Lina Bodi Edström
1988. A calm but energetic young woman dreamt of the Alps and ended up in Engelberg inspired from an article in a ski magazine.
Already at a tender age she managed to get to Disneyland by being rather inventive.. She has made Engelberg her alpine home and lives with her loved one in the forest above the village. Event Manager at Ski Lodge.
Already at a tender age she managed to get to Disneyland by being rather inventive.. She has made Engelberg her alpine home and lives with her loved one in the forest above the village. Event Manager at Ski Lodge.
Cia Ekstedt
50+. With a burning passion for water, snow and high mounatins. Sails faster than most and hard to beat on the mountain or on the tennis court. Speaks French English and German and knows how to smile in Italian. Fascinated by Tibet. Event manager at the House of Nobility in Stockholm.
Hasse Olsson
1970. Originally from Stockholm with a passion for Italian mountains, food and drinks. He lives most of the year in Champoluc, Monterosa. With one foot at Alpingaraget, Swedens leading ski-retailer (with the world’s largest ski boot sales!), he is our technical adviser and gear master.
Henrik Nilsson
1969. Our own Olympic athlete is seen happily skiing when the ice is too thick for rowing. Originally from the south of Sweden he has an intellect for snow and leadership training.
Kristian “Baggen” Baggerud
1964. He has become one of the softspoken locals in Chamonix. He has run several bars and restaurants in the Alps and skis as much and as soon as possible - when he doesn’t mountain bike.
Lian Green-Brzezinska
1958. Lian coaches humanitarian organisations and also teaches leadership. She has managed to spend 30+ ski seasons in the Alps. Mother of four. She has a predisposed love for Italy and its culture while at the same time having no problem swapping the snow for camels in Morocco.
Pelle “Bagarn” Bagewitz
1970. Our own Mountain Guide UIAGM trained at ENSA in Chamonix, where he lives since last the century. Lately he is enjoying other mountains as well. He rushes off to Finale or Kalymnos to go climbing as soon as the snow is gone.
Tatiana Broman
50+. Master Cave Dive Instructor with Russian roots. She has an incredible feel for people as well as being seriously service minded. Moved back from Mexico when she became a proud mother to Frida, and is now based in Oslo.
A hell-of-a skier and does more mountain bike than most.
A hell-of-a skier and does more mountain bike than most.
Tomas “Tompa” Månsson
1962. A rocker who is a happily married house-owner in Chamonix. He’s a chef, a mountain climber, a skier and a musician with a history as bass player for Sweden’s answer to Bruce Springsteen.
Johan “Sunkan” Wihlborg
1966. After a life of skiing Johan now is walking legend. A daughter changed his life from the king of bars in Chamonix for almost 30 years. Among his famous creations you will find Bar du Moulin and South Bar. His life is now divided between coaching kids outside Stockholm and hikes at dreamlike destinations. Behind his very Swedish name there is some Italian temper from his father.
Anna Persengård
1974. Fearless and enthusiastic multitalented woman and mother of two. Brings happiness and service to conference hotel when she is not away on alpine adventures for Alpine Legends. Our own expert of the Via Lattea ski area.
Niclas Ferin
1970. He left a skateboard and pinball career in Sweden for skiing the big mountains and never turned back. Spent some time in the water around Greece as a diving instructor, but soon returned to skiing the Alps. Blade technician when his is not fittings boots in Chamonix where he lives with wife and two kids.
Micke Green
1960. Faster than most. A father of 3. He has a wealth of experience from all over the Alps where he loves to spend his time. When he’s not fishing, kayaking, running or skiing his works as a Purser at SAS.
Gabriella Lindén
1990. Gabriella came to Champoluc, Italy, many years ago and found both the love of a husband and the Alps. She passed the 1st step of the Swedish Sci instructor course, as well as the Swiss Hotel school, so she is already an expert in the area of service. And yes, she can jive! better than the most.
Filippo Guiot
1968. Filippo was born and raised at a family run hotel in Sestriere. Ski Teacher, Alpine Ski Trainer and Restaurant Owner before he met Anna. Moved to Kinna in Sweden and runs a Sport Shop. Loves fast cars and Mountain Biking
Chris Balmer
1969. A former freestyle skier from Engelberg, Switzerland, with a big heart. His new favorite sport is Stand Up Paddling. Exchanges the skiing for kite surfing as soon as the summer wind blows.
Jonatan Brzezinski
1989. Spend his childhood skiing in Megève with his three sisters. Prefers to be called Jonte in any of the five languages he speaks. Well travelled in 60+ countries. Had his base on Gotland after 3,5 yrs in the Middle East. Works as Generalist Delegate for the Red Cross.
Karin Malmberg
1982. She left Sweden for the magnificent mountains around Monterosa. A gentle appearance hides a big heart and will of a rock. When not working at a hotel in Champoluc she runs uphill with or without skis all over the Alps.
Lives in Zürich.
Lives in Zürich.
Jennie Bengtsson
1976. Jennie is from the west coast of Sweden, and have left the sport retail for high mountains of Mont Blanc. Well trained in service as an air hostess our guest will benefit of her contagious smile.
Johanna Sundström
1995. 1995. After several winter seasons in Engelberg with plenty of skiing and some work in between she has finally landed in our team. Just finished a Bachelor Environmental studies. Her joy of skiing and a service mind are her assets.
Jonas Engelin
1980. Our in-house DJ from the Swedish west coast has more energy than most. After couple of years as The bar manager in the Swiss resort of Engelberg, he is now back in Engelberg after some time in the Norwegian mountains. A former pro swimmer, water polo player and boxer he is now ready to take on new challenges.
Paula Hansen
1992.
Welltravelled and down-to-earth free rider with extensive experience of the Swiss hotel and restaurant industry Has a great attention to service and details. Lives and works in Engelberg when she is not being in front of the camera of pro photographer Oscar Enander.
Welltravelled and down-to-earth free rider with extensive experience of the Swiss hotel and restaurant industry Has a great attention to service and details. Lives and works in Engelberg when she is not being in front of the camera of pro photographer Oscar Enander.
Nina Rahm Beckman
50+
A multitalented and sporty person who loves the outdoor. She was pro mogul skier US back in the days and you can see that she know how to do it.
A multitalented and sporty person who loves the outdoor. She was pro mogul skier US back in the days and you can see that she know how to do it.
Helena Rapaport
1994.
After a couple of years in the Swedish Alpine Ski Team she has changed steep and icy ski runs for the Stockholm School of Economics. But she certainly hasn't stopped skiing.
We are happy and proud to be able to share her knowledge and humble service spirit as a guide.
Just as a little tip, overtaking Helena in the pist is at your own risk.
After a couple of years in the Swedish Alpine Ski Team she has changed steep and icy ski runs for the Stockholm School of Economics. But she certainly hasn't stopped skiing.
We are happy and proud to be able to share her knowledge and humble service spirit as a guide.
Just as a little tip, overtaking Helena in the pist is at your own risk.
Mattias Karlsson
1989
aka Matte K is a native of Jönköping with a promising hockey career behind him. Gradually his interest in mountains and snow took over and winters started to be spent in the Alps. In the meantime he managed to finish a MBA. The combination of well educated strong skier and curiosity about people makes him a brilliant guide.
aka Matte K is a native of Jönköping with a promising hockey career behind him. Gradually his interest in mountains and snow took over and winters started to be spent in the Alps. In the meantime he managed to finish a MBA. The combination of well educated strong skier and curiosity about people makes him a brilliant guide.
Vilda Karström
2002.
Left Sweden at the age of 2 and grew up in the Alpi Marittime in south-west Piedmont. In a sibling group of ten brothers, Vilda quickly became accustomed to dealing with multi-willed groups.
Vilda is passionate about music and masters the harp and transverse flute as well as organetto and singing, she is happy to take our guests dancing and singing down the slopes!
Left Sweden at the age of 2 and grew up in the Alpi Marittime in south-west Piedmont. In a sibling group of ten brothers, Vilda quickly became accustomed to dealing with multi-willed groups.
Vilda is passionate about music and masters the harp and transverse flute as well as organetto and singing, she is happy to take our guests dancing and singing down the slopes!
Katarina Lindberg
1986.
Our guide Ina is full of stories and energy.
Born in Stockholm but moved to live the dream in the Swedish mountains
She is an experienced sailor, well trained athlete and skilled skier.
But most of all she is a warm and charming guide.
Our guide Ina is full of stories and energy.
Born in Stockholm but moved to live the dream in the Swedish mountains
She is an experienced sailor, well trained athlete and skilled skier.
But most of all she is a warm and charming guide.
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Alpine Legends AB
Västmannagatan 24
113 60 Stockholm
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Phone: +46 (0)8 562 159 90
E-mail: info@alpinelegends.se
Our Friends
We should probably stick to “none mentioned, none forgotten”, but we still feel like thanking some of our friends.
A big thanks to our fantastic suppliers who make sure that we always have the newest, best and coolest gear on the market: Peak Performance, Salomon, Kombi, Suunto, Fubuki and Alpingaraget – who would we be, and most importantly how would we look, without you?
Thank you Remo Baltermia and all you great mountain guides whom we have to honor to work with over and over again. And of course a huge thank you to Mattias Fredrikssons, Oskar Enander, Dan Kullberg, Lars Thulin and Mike Guest who have contributed with legendary pictures. Not to mention the amazing films that Henrik Andersson lets us use.
We would also like to mention that we are sponsors of Swedish Society for Nature Conservation and Protect Our Winters. It is very important for us to take responsibility for the future by supporting the SSNCs and POWs important work on sustainability for a better environment.
