This is the introduction of a cool feature showcasing professional snowmobile racer Kalle “KJ” Johansson from Ornskoldsvile, Sweden who likes to shred year ‘round. He rides his snowmobiles in Pemberton, Whistler, and Alaska during the winter and spends his summers in Sweden taking his snowmobile river step up into swift water rivers. His step up is a snowmobile that is set up similar to a stand up Jet Ski. It looks like an exciting, yet painful way to take on rough and rocky swift water.
A video of Johansson released in December 2014, shows him cranking his Polaris river step up on land, wearing a full set of gear, including a GoPro strapped to his helmet allowing him to grab his own wild footage. He gets a fast start on the riverbank and proceeds to hold his speed while getting underway in the moving water. He maintains a controlled line even at high speeds in the churning waterway, holding steady all the way up the river.
He hits a couple of small waterfalls and those do not appear to slow him, though the ride is rough, especially when he hits what appears to be class 2 and 3 rapids. The guy is fierce! Once Johansson complete his fast moving water ride, he lands his ski safely on the riverbank, totally stoked. What an incredible ride!
Johansson is sponsored by Slednecks, 509, Evolution Powersports, Fox Shocks, Route 99 Motorsports, Snow Pulse, Mountain Sports Distribution, RSI Racing, HTR Designs, XXX Mod Rods, Boondockers, HMK, Timbersled, and My Package. Check out the Johansson’s crazy ride below. Warning, the song used in the video is painful.
