Good News from Wed, 14 October, 2009:

Ruka opens Finnish skiing season

Ruka First snow ski tracks have been opened in exceptionally many places.
Skiing resort Ruka in Kuusamo opened two of its ski slopes on Tuesday. Ruka is the first skiing resort this year to open its slopes. In addition to the slopes which are already open, Ruka is in the process of making artificial snow in order to open four more. There is already over 15 centimeters of natural snow on the ground.

The Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE reports that depending on the snow conditions, also Iso-Syöte in Northern Ostrobothnia will open its slopes this Saturday. Most of the other northern Finnish skiing resorts aim to open their slopes in November. In addition to downhill skiing, cross-country skiing is a possibility in different parts of Northern Finland.

Most of last week’s open ski tracks are located in Levi and Saariselkä. Cross-country skiing is possible already for instance in Ylläs, Pyhä and Paljakka. According to the Finnish Ski Area Association, for this time of the year exceptionally many first snow ski tracks have been opened already.

Cross-country skiers at Ruka will get a chance to take over the tracks and trails, when Sokos Hotel Kuusamo opens its first snow ski track, which is made of preserved snow. The well lit track has been realized in cooperation with Kuusamo municipality. It is 2,5 kilometers long. As soon as the ground is covered by natural snow, the track will be joined into Kuusamo’s other ski track network. A sprint competition, which will be held for professional skiers this Saturday, will officially inaugurate the tracks. The sprint opens this year’s skiing competition season in Finland.

Up-to-date slope and track situation can be checked on the website of the Finnish Ski Area Association at www.ski.fi

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