Ski Saariselkä
Ski resort · Lapland, Finland
Ski Saariselkä is a ski resort in Lapland (Finland) with 9.3 km of runs and 2 lifts. You can ski between 266 m and 439 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 173 m. Its longest run is Tilhi (1.0 km) and the steepest, Tilhi, reaches 44% on its toughest stretch.
See Ski Saariselkä on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 9.3 km
- Lifts
- 2
- Elevation
- 266–439 m
- Vertical drop
- 173 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.7 km
- Blue3.9 km
- Red1.8 km
- Black2.8 km
The steepest runs at Ski Saariselkä
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Tilhi Black44% · 24°
- Riekko Red41% · 22°
- Lunni Black41% · 22°
- Kuukkeli Red40% · 22°
- Varpunen Black39% · 21°
The longest runs
- Tilhi Black1.0 km
- Huuhkaja Blue1.0 km
- Pulmunen Blue1.0 km
- Riekko Red1.0 km
- Varpunen Black0.9 km
Lifts
1 T-bar lift · 1 chairlift.
When to go to Ski Saariselkä
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 339 m (the resort's mean elevation is 352 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ski Saariselkä?
- In Lapland, Finland. The nearest resort is Levin, 129 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Ski Saariselkä have?
- 9.3 km: 0.7 km of green runs, 3.9 km of blue runs, 1.8 km of red runs, 2.8 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Ski Saariselkä?
- You can ski between 266 m and 439 m: a vertical drop of 173 m.
- How many lifts does Ski Saariselkä have?
- 2: 1 T-bar lift, 1 chairlift.
- What is the steepest run at Ski Saariselkä?
- Tilhi (black), at 44% (24°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Ski Saariselkä?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Ski Saariselkä?
- 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.