Ski tour on the Russian border

Description

Winter bestseller - 100 km in five skiing days. This guided cross-country skiing tour takes you to the beautiful Hossa national park and the remote eastern regions of Finland. You will ski through a vast, pristine wilderness, rarely encountering others along the route. The trail is prepared exclusively for your group, except on the first day, when we ski on regularly maintained tracks. To give you the best experience, the maximum group size is 12 skiers, plus an expert tour leader.  If you are lucky, and conditions are right, you might witness the Northern Lights’ dancing in the night sky to top off your skiing week!   


Tour highlights:
• Pristine wilderness - a real escape to the nature
• Picnics around open fires
• Snow-covered forests and frozen lakes
• Evening saunas
• Hossa national park 

Included

  • 6 nights accommodation in rooms for 2–4 persons with shared facilities (on days 3 and 4 most rooms with private facilities)
  • 6 x breakfast, 4 x outdoor lunch and 1 x lunch, 6 x dinner (on arrival night evening snack on late arrivals), 5 x afternoon coffee/tea with snack
  • English-speaking skiing guide
  • Snowmobile guide who makes the track on days 3-6 (exclusively for this group) and prepares outdoor lunches
  • Luggage transportation between accommodations
  • Single-timed group airport transfers
  • 5 x sauna, 1 x possibility for ice-swimming
  • Bedlinen and bath towels
  • Ski waxes

Know before you go

  • ski clothing
  • leisure time clothing
  • rucksack (15-20 l)
  • thermos flask
  • head lamp / torch
  • ski equipment 

The full packing list will be provided after booking. 

Location:

Supplier: Upitrek Oy