Doing a 78 week rehab in 15 weeks. Healing an achilles to save winter. 

1:20 already thinks about the storyline for structuring this video 12:17 says that he feels bad for disappointing his sponsors while at the same time, this very video transports more positive and authentic brand value for black crows, norrona and pole star than any average joe ski pro does in a career.

Guess that had to happen at some point in a extreme sport. Very impressive how you recovered, this is truly atlethism💪

15 weeks after tomahawking down a mountain and the man is back on skis without hestitation. Incredible.

Its always the last run, around 16 years ago my late uncle hit a root whilst mountain biking, it was the last run of the day and it left him paralysed from the neck down. Its great to see you push through and get back on skis, the resilience is incredible. Hope the rest of the season goes smoothly

Crazy what the body is capable of surviving and recovering from! Whish you the best of Success!

This video was a really good mental boost for me. I have to get surgery in a week to get my top rib removed, and while the forecasted recovery is only 6-10 weeks, I have been battling the reality of a much shortened ski season and the upcoming tedium of PT. So, thank you for such an inspiring video, Niko :))

As a physio, I absolutely love your approach, mindset, and recovery. Please keep sharing this story cause it highlights how amazing the body truly is when given the chance to overcome the fear.

Dude. Such a brilliant film, takes a special person to make an injury recovery incredibly entertaining. So stoked to see you back on skis!

As an American, I just can't believe you got a heli rescue for free!! I'd have to sell my house! 😅💀 But seriously I was so bummed you got taken out early but glad to see you're back in action! 💥 Yeeewww! 🤙🏼

This is insane! So crazy to comeback from an Achilles so quickly and then be skiing those lines almost an inhuman accomplishment. Hats off!!!

Hi, I'm a gymnast who just had a partial tear on my Achilles just a few hours ago. This is super inspiring! I'm very interested in your gym workout routines; I am determined to not have a 78 week recovery and anything you have would be super helpful!

Congrats Niko! I tore my tendon a few years ago and definitely did not finish my rehab in 15 weeks😂. It was a difficult time to get through just as you showed, but cool to see you so happy out there skiing again!

Sitting here one day after rupturing my Achilles skiing…..encouraging

Man being injured is the absolute worst, feels so helpless and frustrating! So typical as well that it's the 'smaller' less gnarly falls that give you the worst injury. Didn't know you could have such bad achilles injury despite being locked up in a tight ski boot, scary!

just did something really bad to my knee but I am studying abroad in Switzerland so navigating the healthcare system while trying to figure out how to keep my season alive is hard, this is so motivating

RU-vid's most underrated channel strikes again. Man Niko, what an amazing video and recovery! I hope your body stays intact now for many winters to come, that way you can keep doing what you love and we can continue with taking part of these amazing videos that you put out!

I fucking love videos like this nico, they are amazing to watch when you’re injured. When your feed is filled with those amazing shots of backcountry and you’re stuck at home with a “funny feeling” foot a video like this just really lifts your spirits man. Luckily, i’m not injured right now, but i missed a huge chunk of last season because of a meniscus + ACL injury and when one of my friends started posting updates from hospital with his rehab it really helped me and motivated me to work on mine. So if anybody here in comments is also stuck at home with a bunch of pills and forced to do those ridiculuos excercises they make you do to get well faster - i hope you’re will be shredding with the rest of us sooner rather than later and this video helped you lift your spirits up!

Aww man.. I feel your pain! Not the achilles, but the hand. 3 years ago, skiing in the south of Armenia, we'd just got through the sketchy terrain, and were less than 500 meters from the car. On the flats, where shit happens. Went for a small jump on a pillow, botched the landing, and the pole in my hand squashed against the snow leading to an oblique fracture in all 4 bones of my palm! Keep up the rehab, cos I didn't, and my hand now has funny bumps in it where the bones twisted slightly after the skewer-removal! Like you, I kept the 6 skewers... and now I use them to serve cheese when we have guests over!! ;) And seriously, congratulations on the fast recovery. That was an amazing feat you did. As always.. even in pain.. great storytelling Nikolai. You took the accident like a champ, then the uncertainty, the tragedy of "wait, 6 months?", the comeback... last year you inspired me to do the same. About 10 videos in, still working out the kinks. But the last was a return to the place where I broke my hand. Check it out if you have the time while you recover further haha I'd love to hear your thoughts ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4Sq1q2_WEIA.html And as always, I'd love to show you around Armenia and Georgia if you ever feel like hitting the Caucasus!

Gratulere, godt jobba!!

so proud of you!!!

Happy for you, man !

Happy for you :)

Congrats on the recovery!

Awesome to see and stoked to see what's next!

All the best my man!

congrats on the rehab man 🤘🏼 stoked

Awesome!! go get it!

That is so nice!

you and your films have had a unbelievable affect on my love for skiing, even after skiing since I could walk nothing made me truly appreciate the sport and the culture than your channel have Niko. Get better and get on the slopes soon, you are appreciated.

Amazing film

Så coolt🤩 kör hårt!

so happy you're back :D

I just binge-watched "Reddet". My upmost respect to those guys.

This was so freaking interesting and entertaining. Thanks!

Glad your good and it was a speedy recovery, keep on shreddin man!

Looking forward to following more Winter adventures this year Niko!

Great video and recovery!

Well done Niko!! Hope to see more amazing skiing from you :)

This video came up just when I was about to search for how avalanche airbags save lives. One would need a full Body Sumo wrestler airbag suit to ride out the Tamahawking like you did.

Congrats on the speedy recovery! Really enjoy your films man!

You are a true inspiration

So stocked to see u back!

Awesome job Niko!

Congrats bro great to have you back!

Mechanic, rock climber, and general kinesthetic person here. I cut my thumb extensor tendon over the summer and took the full 12 weeks for it. Props to you for dealing with this recovery. Tendon injuries are no joke especially when the outdoors are calling. Glad you made it through!

Love this episode.

Awesome man. Great thing ur ok.

insane inspiration!

Love to see that you’re back and healthy brotha! 👊🏼

Super happy that you're back!

Heal quickly Niko!🤞

Good to see you back

so stoked you healed as quickly as you did man. hope you enjoy the rest of the season.

You got this man, big fan of yours!

insanely inspirtation love you man

Congrats on powering through the rehab and healing up fast!!! So happy for you :)

Good to have you back

Pure Joy watching this. Great job Niko

Heal up man, you're strong!

Kul att se dig tillbaka på skidor! Ser fram emot fler filmer 🙌

Pretty awesome work dude! 🤙

Very happy for you

Currently at 38 weeks with my Achilles rehab. Found the video inspiring and depressing in equal measure haha. Cheers for the video!

wishing u the best

Glad to see you’re back Nikko! Stay safe & stay stoked!!

This is impressive, Niko! I'm very happy for you!

So stoked on your recovery, Niko! It's incredible that throughout this rehab you were able to maintain a consistent upload schedule to your channel, keep up the great work!

Amazing job glad you can get back to doing what you love

Well done Niko!! Never forget to fight back when you are down! Impressive recovery, enjoy the rest of the season :)

That's impressive man. Hard work 💪

This is crazy dude! Congrats on your recovery! There is still time to get some get some Pow turns!

Congratulations 👏 I happy to see you've recovered so soon. Sometimes the hardest efforts don't happen on the scope. Stay safe and have fun!

Way to get back at it!

Master piece. Love the attitude, keep it up :)

Really happy for you, really inspiring comeback to save the winter season!

Cheers, Niko. Glad to have you back!

I just love your Videos thanks Niko, its always entertaining!

Brillant story Niko, very inspiring!

Wow man! Congrats on your recovery! That is really remarkable! Have a nice rest of the winter! Hope yours is better than ours here in Switzerland

Keep up the good work 👍Always look forward to your videos

we love you niko

What an epic comeback. Ski Niko, Ski!

Such a good video👍🇳🇴🇸🇪

respect for u injury 🙌 wish u recover safely

Wow… just wow. Incredible recovery 👍🏼🍻

The hero has risen from his training and he is back, stronger and more motivated than ever! So hyped to see you skiing again, great work on the rehab!

Great stuff as always! Enjoy the rest of the season. We are getting some stable snow foundations in Tromsø now so just some extra snowfall and the timing looks pretty good after all!

Wow, Niko you’re such an inspiration!! I’m currently on the training bike rehabing my knee and trying to find motivation to keep on grinding so I can go skiing in march. This helped me so much! I feel pumped to keep on going thanks to you 🤩🤩

your videos are great, keep it up

Welcome back Niko. Thanks for sharing your journey very inspiring.

Amazing to see you back in the pow again!!!

Bro your a trooper love you content ❤

Impressive!!! Stay strong N 😀🤙👊

Good job on saving your winter, Niko! Stay safe. Excellent video and storytelling, as always.

I'm happy for you men!!! Nice video and great history

Congrats for managing the recovery! The mental aspect is always the hardest but at least it lets you apprechiate what you have.

Your storytelling is just so amazingly good. Good on you to successfully grind to rehab and already be back at it. For some reason I am just genuinely happy that you got a Polestar. Feels like you deserve it. Keep it coming dude

You've made some really incredible videos, but this one is maybe my favorite!

Such an amazing film, Niko.

Congratulations on coming back so quickly. Glad you could get after it this season. The hard work paid off !! 🤙