Ruka
Finland · Laponia · Single resort
Ruka is a ski resort in Laponia (Finland). It has 34 km of downhill runs and 21 lifts. The runs go from 205 to 492 m (287 m vertical).
Piste difficulty split
- Easy: 4 km (12%)
- Medium: 15 km (44%)
- Hard: 10 km (29%)
- Expert: 5 km (15%)
Details
- Night skiing: Yes (24 floodlit runs)
- Steepest spot: 53% (28°)
- Mostly facing east (33% of run length). East-facing slopes get morning sun, west-facing ones afternoon sun.
Lifts: 21
Gondola / cable car: 1 · Chairlift: 5 · Drag lift: 3
- Masto Express · Chairlift · 4,000 pers./h · Seats: 8 · 360–479 m
- Vuosseli Express · Chairlift · 3,200 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 315–487 m
- Saarua Express · Chairlift · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 315–436 m
- Saarua III · Chairlift · 1,800 pers./h · Seats: 3 · 315–436 m
- Saarua Ankkuri · 1,400 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 315–433 m
- Pessari · 1,200 pers./h · 286–434 m
- Vuosseli Ankkuri · 1,200 pers./h · 315–381 m
- Kelo · 1,200 pers./h · 365–483 m
- Taikamatto · 1,000 pers./h · 318–327 m
- Village-2-Valley Maisemagondoli · Gondola / cable car · 470 pers./h · Seats: 8 · 318–358 m
On site
- 36 car parks (1 paid · 11 free)
- 24 restaurants & bars by the slopes
- 1 rental shops
- 33 stops
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 49 cm, Snow depth 20 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 53 cm, Snow depth 31 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 48 cm, Snow depth 48 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 37 cm, Snow depth 60 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 41 cm, Snow depth 64 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 46 cm, Snow depth 41 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 260 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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