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Backcountry Skiing Trips

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THE GREAT LAKE

WHEN: from November to April

DURATION: App. 4-5 hours

MEETING: In Kittilä or Levi 


DISTANCE: 4 km

TERRAIN: no elevation gain

LEVEL: Easy


ENVIRONMENT: In nature, 20
 km away from the closest town, lake environment, and some forest, exposed to winds, deep snow, and icy ground, flat terrain, 2 shelters and eco-toilets available on the itinerary

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Good health condition, ability to do some physical exercise
 in a snowy and cold environment 

NOTE: Those skin-based skis don't require you to have a high skill level as they are shorter than normal skis, have wider spatulas and the terrain is flat; they are also called "sliding-snowshoes".

152 euros/participant if 1 booking
131 euros/participant if 2 booking
122 euros/participant if 3+ booking


Price includes: the private mode of the trip (= not mixed with other people/groups), local transportation, the use of the hiking gear (backpacks, skis, hiking poles, sustainable Kupilka dishware, thermos flasks...), a lunch mainly made of organic and/or local food, warm drinks, guiding work in English or French, pictures, permits and taxes 

Price does not include: your round trip home-Lapland-home, your clothing which must be adjusted to a hike in the polar cold (ask advice from the guide, the possibility of rent in town), your liability insurance, your health coverage, alcohol, and souvenirs

Payment: 
Aft
er the program. In cash.
Discounts: For children up to 18 years old, single parents, students, individuals in ministry or clergy. Contact us.
Free of charge: All additional programs related to the specificity of our agency. On request. 


THE EXPERIENCE TO LIVE: That gr
eat lake is one of the most spectacular landscapes or even maybe the most spectacular panorama in the whole of Northern Lapland. You won't regret the one-hour drive to reach that narrow forest road that leads to that beautiful white immensity. Far North atmosphere guaranteed! This is an easy itinerary away from the crowds and the beaten paths around Levi or Ylläs. We will use Finnish backcountry skis for that trip (different from the cross)country skis you see on the pictures; wider spatulas and shorter skis) Half way we take lunch in a picturesque log cabin hidden in the forest near the shores of that lake. 
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MY HIDING PLACE

WHEN: from November to February

DURATION: app. 6-7 hours

MEETING: In Kittilä or Levi or Ylläs or Äkäslompolo

DISTANCE: 14 km

TERRAIN: Less than 100 m elevation gain

LEVEL: From moderate + to demanding


ENVIRONMENT: In the wilderness, 20 km away from the closest town, forest environment, not particularly exposed to winds, deep snow, flat terrain, 2 shelters and eco-toilet available on the itinerary


PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Perfect health condition, ability to ski in a polar cold environment, ability to ski the distance indicated above, not suitable to children (young ones accepted in an Arctic sled, surcharge)

NOTE: Those skin-based skis don't require you to have a high skill level as they are shorter than normal skis, have wider spatulas and the terrain is quite flat; they are also called "sliding-snowshoes".

181 euros/participant if 1 booking
157 euros/participant if 2 booking
146 euros/participant if 3+ booking


Price includes: the private mode of the trip (= not mixed with other people/groups), local transportation, the use of the hiking and skiing gear (backpacks, skis, hiking poles, sustainable Kupilka dishware, thermos flasks...), a lunch mainly made of organic and/or local food, warm drinks, guiding work in English or French, pictures, permits and taxes 

Price does not include: your round trip home-Lapland-home, your clothing which must be adjusted to a hike in the polar cold (ask advice from the guide, the possibility of rent in town), your liability insurance, your health coverage, alcohol and souvenirs

Payment: 
Aft
er the program. In cash.
Discounts: For children up to 18 years old, single parents, students, individuals in ministry, or clergy. Contact us.
Free of charge: All additional programs related to the specificity of our agency. On request. 


A WORD FROM THE GUIDE: This is tiniest, cutest and most hidden wilderness hut that I know in the whole area. It takes a while to get there but nothing compares a skiing trip in the powdery snow through the deep taïga and along the Äkäs Valley 

 
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A FIRE OF DREAMS

WHEN: from November to February

DURATION: app. 6-7 hours

MEETING: In Kittilä or Levi 

DISTANCE: 15 km


TERRAIN: 175 m elevation gain

LEVEL: From moderate + to demanding

ENVIRONMENT: In the wilderness, about 20 km away from the closest town, forest environment, the top of the fell is exposed to winds, deep snow, 1 shelter, and 1 eco-toilet available on the itinerary

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Perfect health condition, ability to ski in a polar cold environment, ability to ski the distance indicated above, not suitable to children (young ones accepted in an Arctic sled, surcharge)

NOTE: Those skin-based skis don't require you to have a high skill level as they are shorter than normal skis, have wider spatulas and the terrain is quite flat; they are also called "sliding-snowshoes".


170 euros/participant if 1 booking
152 euros/participant if 2 booking
143 euros/participant if 3+ booking


Price includes: the private mode of the trip (= not mixed with other people/groups), local transportation, the use of the hiking and skiing gear (backpacks, skis, hiking poles, sustainable Kupilka dishware, thermos flasks...), a lunch mainly made of organic and/or local food, warm drinks, guiding work in English or French, pictures, permits and taxes 

Price does not include: your round trip home-Lapland-home, your clothing which must be adjusted to a hike in the polar cold (ask advice from the guide, the possibility of rent in town), your liability insurance, your health coverage, alcohol and souvenirs

Payment: 
Aft
er the program. In cash.
Discounts: For children up to 18 years old, single parents, students, individuals in ministry, or clergy. Contact us.
Free of charge: All additional programs related to the specificity of our agency. On request. 


THE EXPER
IENCE TO LIVE: The locals have given a lovely name to that hut where Lappitrek wants to take you to: "The Fire of Dreams". Let yours come true with this immersive skiing trip. 
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