
Set out for a tour by ski to the idyllic countryside of North Karelia.Snow, white forests and frozen lakes; February and March are the best times of the year for skiing in North Karelia. The sun is shining, the snow glistens, the frozen lakes and hills are covered with a thick coat of snow.
Daily skiing tour is between 15 and 30 km and 6 to 8 hours with breaks. You should already be able to ski and have a good condition, you also get fitter every day! We´ll eat sandwiches and chocolate and drink hot tea or berry juice on the breaks. Please bring your own rucksack and thermos flask with you.
It is quiet in the forests. Sometimes you can see hare footprints or even elk footprints crossing our ski track.
In the evening you can have a sauna and cool-off in the snow. You also get to know typical Finnish homemade delicacies and after a good night sleep you are fit to ski again.
Program |
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| 1st day | Arrival at Karelian Guesthouse Puukarin Pysäkki, in Valtimo (about 150 km transfer from airport Kuopio). Dinner and getting to know the fellow-skiers. http://www.nnc.fi/puukarinpysakki/index_eng.html |
| 2nd day | Getting to know the skies, skiing tour around Paalajanvaara in the afternoon, 8 km. Accommodation in Puukarin Pysäkki. |
| 3rd day | Starting the tour by skiing through forests and fields and along lakes, 26 km. We grill sausages by the campfire on our pause. Accommodation in Laitalan Lomat. http://laitalanlomat.com/Fin/index_fin.htm |
| 4th day | The house ski track of Laitalan Lomat, 16 km. Getting to know the reindeers of Laitala! Accommodation in Laitalan Lomat. |
| 5th day | Skiing along variable terrain to Guesthouse Pihlajapuu, 27 km. We make a pause inside in a farmhouse. Our host and hostess in the farmhouse are very nice and genuine Finnish persons. Accommodation from now on is at Pihlajapuu. http://www.aksytammat.fi/uk/rowantree.html |
| 6th day | Skiing tour from Pihlajapuu to Guesthouse Männikkölän Pirtti where we taste the famous Karelian pies of Ritva hostess. After a nice pause we continue our skiing tour to Bomba house. At Bomba we visit the main building with a souvenir shop. Most of the ski track is on the fourth biggest lake of Finland, Lake Pielinen.
19 km. From Bomba house a transfer back to Pihlajapuu. Accommodation at Pihlajapuu. |
| 7th day | We make a short skiing tour to Nälkömäki (12 km). In the evening smoke sauna at Minna's and dinner (glow-fried salmon) at Pihlajapuu. |
| 8th day | This day is your day of voluntary program. You can stay at Pihlajapuu and take a day-off or you can try the snow shoes by yourselves. As well you can book extra program by additional price; husky safari, ice fishing salmon, getting to know Finnhorses etc. Ask for the alternatives! |
| 9th day | Group transfer to aiport. Time to say hei, hei! |