{"id":41730,"date":"2021-11-08T11:25:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T09:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/?p=41730"},"modified":"2021-11-08T11:27:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T09:27:18","slug":"winter-season-opening-approaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/en\/2021\/11\/08\/winter-season-opening-approaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter season opening approaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>Winter came suddenly to North Lapland this year! 8 seasons of northern Lapland mean speedy transitions from season to season. Temperature has been swaying from above zero to below zero temperatures during the past few days but it is expected to settle below zero temperatures from now on. For the upcoming week we can expect frosty mornings on fresh snow that slowly fell during the weekend from the sky.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>Ski tracks in Saariselk\u00e4 are the hottest topic of the early winter and early snow fall has made sure that we are already able to ski which is a lot earlier compared to last year. There is approximately 15 cm of natural snow and snow making is happening whenever the weather conditions allow it. Please remember not to walk or bike on the ski tracks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>Snow depth: 20cm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p><strong>Classic and freestyle:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Saariselk\u00e4 \u2013 Laanila 3,5km<\/li><li>Kuutamolatu 6km<\/li><li>Laanila \u2013 Kiilop\u00e4\u00e4 \u2013 Kakslauttanen 12km<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>Also tracks on natural snow have been groomed today. The condition of the natural snow tracks is not perfect \u2013 be prepared to find some stones here and threre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>Walking and cycling is not allowed on maintained ski trails.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>Maintenance of the ski tracks proceeds according to snow conditions. All in all in Saariselk\u00e4 area there are over 200km of maintained tracks which 34km are lit. Ski season starts usually from late October early November till May. Different kinds of skiing experiences you can try outside of tracks with fell skis or altai skis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"element-heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Winter season opening 26.11.-28.11.2021<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>Winter season begins traditionally on the last weekend of November and <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/company\/ski-saariselka-sport-resort\/\">Saariselk\u00e4 Ski &amp; Sport Resort<\/a> aims to open the first slope areas then. <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/events\/winter-season-start\/\">Learn more here &gt;<\/a> Depending on the snow conditions they will open more slopes as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>At the atmospheric <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/company\/sport-bistro-pilkku\/\">restaurant Laavu <\/a>you can enjoy a break with comforting warmth of the fire with excellent food made out of local ingredients. You can learn more about the experiences, events and vast selection of equipment on their <a href=\"https:\/\/skisaariselka.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"element-heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>S<\/strong>ki bus begins trafficking already on the 19th of November<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>Bus leaves in the morning and returns in the evening to Ivalo bus station. The route circles via hotels in<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/about-the-area\/saariselka\/\"> Saariselk\u00e4<\/a> and regularly stops on top of Kaunisp\u00e4\u00e4 fell and Saariselk\u00e4 Ski &amp; Sport Resort. It also stops at <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/company\/shopping-center-kuukkeli\/\">Shopping centre Kuukkeli. <\/a>Twice a day the ski bus travels via legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/company\/savottakahvila-cafe-and-savottakamppa-lodge\/\">Laanila Savotta Caf\u00e9<\/a> to Kiilop\u00e4\u00e4 fell centre. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>Stops and schedule are found on every marked stop and you can grab a schedule with you from the bus as well. Schedules are available at hotels and tourist informations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"element-heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biking continues<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>You can still ride multiple routes <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/open-fell-biking\/\">with bike<\/a> in Saariselk\u00e4 area and in the National Park of Urho Kekkonen. Now it&#8217;s time to put away your bike with narrow tires and ride with a fatbike. It won&#8217;t be long now tht the winter trails open for bikers and pedestrians.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"element-heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Follow the upcoming winter<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>You can follow the changing season through our <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/web-cameras\/\">web-cameras<\/a> in the area. Book your <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/north-lapland-holiday\/\">holiday to North Lapland<\/a> where you have space to breath and relax. You have room to roam and experience true wilderness. It will be an unforgettable holiday!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>Winter is best taken in while surrounded by nature. Winter trails take their place already as we walk on the fresh snow and it gets packed. Kiilop\u00e4\u00e4 which is the highest fell in Saariselk\u00e4 area is easily accessible. You can see lots of animal tracks on the snow and it is truly remarkable how many forest animals move right next to you without being seen. Formations of tracks and snow keep children interested as well and this way topping Kiilop\u00e4\u00e4 can be done with smallest members of your family too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_155913-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_155913-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_155913-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_155913-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_155913-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_155913-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_155913-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_155913-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_155913-1440x1920.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_155913-1600x2133.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_155913-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Snow pearls left after Willow Ptarmigan <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"element-heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Atmospheric accommodation<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>Our region has quite the selection of accommodation and hotels offer multiple ways to stay in addition to more traditional hotel rooms, for example igloos and huts. Panoramic cottages by a lake or a river with your own sauna and fireplace give you a true cabin experience. Sleep under the starry sky on top of a fell or in the middle of wilderness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"element-heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delicious experiences with Lappish cuisine<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/where-to-eat\/\">Restaurants<\/a> in our region have created their menus around northern flavors. Local ingredients with traditions through decades have molded the modern Lappish cuisine. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"element-heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Light phenomena of North Lapland<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/northern-lights\/\">Northern lights<\/a> are a mystic perhaps the most magical light phenomena in the northernmost Lapland. They appear because of our sun but also during the day while travelling towards polar night, many of the daylights art works are visible.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>Horizon starts to flame already at 4 in the afternoon when sun begins to travel behind the fells. Frost and clear weather have made the early winter days feel almost spring like but the scent of waking nature is missing. During sunset the sky appears to be on fire. Different shades of yellow, orange and red turns even gazes of locals towards the horizon. The view is truly mesmerizing. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"regular-block\">\n<p>The famous blue moment enters during dusk for a short while before the moon rises to the sky, first seeming as it would be almost too close and soon already as the white bright light up shining on tree trunks and branches. At a camp fire we share stories from past days, months and years and sometimes even singing echoes through forest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_161626-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_161626-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_161626-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_161626-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_161626-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_161626-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_161626-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_161626-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_161626-1440x1920.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_161626-1600x2133.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/staging.laplandnorth.fi\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_20211024_161626-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\t  <div class=\"base-margin-top-xs base-margin-bottom-xl\">\n    <div class=\"vue__carousel-card section-break-out section-break-out-regular slide-width-half\">\n\t<div class=\"vue-carousel\" data-id=\"35281,21808,33989,20710,31927,23178\" data-company=\"\" data-order=\"random\" data-slide-type=\"card\" data-endpoint=\"features\" data-destination=\"\" data-slide-width=\"half\" data-status=\"\">\n\t\t<div v-if=\"loadingInProgress\" class=\"loading-spinner-relative margin-top-xs\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"loading-spinner\">\n\t\t\t\tSearching\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div :class=\"arrowClass\" v-cloak>\n\t\t\t<slick ref=\"slick\" :options=\"slickOptions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-col\" v-for=\"item in items\" v-if=\"item.image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"element-slide-card element-slide-half\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a :href=\"item.link.url\" class=\"grid-card-image grid-card-advert\" :style=\"{'background-image': 'url(' + item.image.sizes['size-900'] + ')'}\" :target=\"item.link.target\">\n              <span class=\"element-overlay element-overlay-top-to-bottom\">\n                <h3 class=\"element-title\">\n                  {{ decode(item.title) }}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-card-advert-meta\">\n                  <p v-if=\"item.strong_text || item.text\">\n                    <strong v-if=\"item.strong_text\">\n                      {{ item.strong_text }}\n                    <\/strong>\n                    <span v-if=\"item.text\">\n                      {{ item.text }}\n                    <\/span>\n                  <\/p>\n                  <span v-if=\"item.link.title\" class=\"btn btn-invert\">\n                    {{ item.link.title }}\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n    \n        \n    \n        <template v-if=\"item\">\n        <div class=\"image-credit\" v-if=\"item.image.ism_image_copyright\">\n        <button class=\"image-credit--btn\">\n    \n    <div class=\"svg-icon\">\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\">\n\t\t<path d=\"M256 48a208 208 0 1 1 0 416 208 208 0 1 1 0-416zm0 464a256 256 0 1 0 0-512 256 256 0 1 0 0 512zm-56.6-199.4c-31.2-31.2-31.2-81.9 0-113.1s81.9-31.2 113.1 0c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0s9.4-24.6 0-33.9c-50-50-131-50-181 0s-50 131 0 181 131 50 181 0c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6 0-33.9s-24.6-9.4-33.9 0c-31.2 31.2-81.9 31.2-113.1 0z\"\/>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n    \n    <\/button>\n    <div class=\"image-credit--tooltip\" aria-label=\"image credits\">\n    \n    <div class=\"svg-icon\">\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\">\n\t\t<path d=\"M256 48a208 208 0 1 1 0 416 208 208 0 1 1 0-416zm0 464a256 256 0 1 0 0-512 256 256 0 1 0 0 512zm-56.6-199.4c-31.2-31.2-31.2-81.9 0-113.1s81.9-31.2 113.1 0c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0s9.4-24.6 0-33.9c-50-50-131-50-181 0s-50 131 0 181 131 50 181 0c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6 0-33.9s-24.6-9.4-33.9 0c-31.2 31.2-81.9 31.2-113.1 0z\"\/>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n    \n        <span>{{ item.image.ism_image_copyright }}<\/span>\n    \n    \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/template>\n    \n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/slick>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winter came suddenly to North Lapland this year! 8 seasons of northern Lapland mean speedy transitions from season to season. 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