Salla
Ski resort · Lapland, Finland
Salla is a ski resort in Lapland (Finland) with 7.3 km of runs and 7 lifts. You can ski between 251 m and 462 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 211 m. Its longest run is Eturinne (0.8 km) and the steepest, Linkomäki, reaches 56% on its toughest stretch.
See Salla on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 7.3 km
- Lifts
- 7
- Elevation
- 251–462 m
- Vertical drop
- 211 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.1 km
- Blue4.2 km
- Red1.3 km
- Black1.6 km
The steepest runs at Salla
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Linkomäki Black56% · 29°
- Nopeuslaskurinne / EP-rinne Black52% · 27°
- Kilparinne Black50% · 27°
- Eturinne Red39% · 21°
- Pohjoisrinne Blue33% · 18°
The longest runs
- Eturinne Red0.8 km
- Pohjoisrinne Blue0.8 km
- Itärinne Blue0.7 km
- Nopeuslaskurinne / EP-rinne Black0.7 km
- Kilparinne Black0.6 km
Lifts
7 drag lifts.
When to go to Salla
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 305 m (the resort's mean elevation is 356 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Salla
- Suomutunturi41 km · 9.9 km of runs
- Rukatunturi69 km · 25 km of runs
- Pyhä74 km · 13 km of runs
- Pyhätunturi - Luosto83 km · 22 km of runs
- Pikku-Syote136 km · 6.9 km of runs
- Ski Saariselkä193 km · 9.3 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Salla?
- In Lapland, Finland. The nearest resort is Suomutunturi, 41 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Salla have?
- 7.3 km: 0.1 km of green runs, 4.2 km of blue runs, 1.3 km of red runs, 1.6 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Salla?
- You can ski between 251 m and 462 m: a vertical drop of 211 m.
- How many lifts does Salla have?
- 7: 7 drag lifts.
- What is the steepest run at Salla?
- Linkomäki (black), at 56% (29°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Salla?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Salla?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.