Ruka - World Snowboard Guide

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Finland is generally a flat country with lots of lakes and the Kusamo region, where this typical Finnish resort is located, is no exception. The journey to Ruka involves no great uphill climbs nor winding mountain passes, you simply arrive to see the hill popping out of the landscape like a volcano.

Ruka is just about Finland's largest resort and has hosted some major snowboard championships, indicating that the place has something to offer. Don't get too excited though, as this is not hardcore freeriding territory and you can explore the whole area in half a day.

However, the mainly intermediate slopes do offer carvers some nice flats to carve up and the slopes can be accessed with ease from any of the five carparks dotted along the road that circles most of the hill. Trees cover much of the mountain, so all the trails are cut through the forest giving you the feeling you are on a different run every time, rather than just riding 100 metres across from where you were originally.

All slopes are well groomed and pisted constantly, so bumps don't get a chance to build up. Most of the area has blue and easy red runs, with only a couple of blacks down the front side.

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New for season

2008/9:Mini snowpark: Wavy slope, mini moguls, mini pipe

BatteryPark:New rails:10m rainbow, 3m mini rainbow, 4+6m Flat-down, 2+3m mini flat-down

Rosa and Rudolf Route:Kids and families can access this adventure route. Come and meet the animal friends of Rosa the bear and Rudolf the reindeer.

Kaltiolampi Children area:Brand new children area in Ruka Village contains beginner slope, magic-carpet and sled hill.

Snowmaking:Snowmaking capacity 15% increace

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Oct to May
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 18
Chair lifts: 4
Drag lifts: 14
Max people per hour: 21,000
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 28
Total ride area: 16miles (28km)
Longest run: 1.3km

Top lift: 492m
Vertical drop: 242m
First lift: 150m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 61%
Red runs: 32%
Black runs: 7%

Lift Passes

	Low Season			High Season
	EUR	GBP	Average	EUR	GBP	Average
Day Pass	30.00	24.53	-21%	33.00	26.98	-21%
6-Day Pass	135.00	110.38	-23%	150.00	122.64	-25%
6-Day Linked area Pass	30.00	24.53	-83%	33.00	26.98	-85%