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Review of snowboarding and skiing in Yllas Finland.
Yllas Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Finnish ski resort Yllas lies at 255 metres altitude in the Lapland region of the Finnish ?. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 718m Yllas ski area is not snow sure. Over 7 snow cannons ensure artificial Yllas snow making covers 8km of ski trails, which equates to around 10 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Yllas (Finland) is Kittila at a distance of 45km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Yllas ski season runs from October to May.
SNO-man says
Pronounced 'U-las', this is the largest downhill and cross-country ski centre in Finland with the greatest uplift per hour. The resort also boasts the country's greatest vertical, most runs and longest run ( 3km ). Many of the higher slopes are above the tree-line, which is unusual for Finnish skiing. The slopes are 4km from the resort, although you can nearly ski all the way back and in any case there is a free ski bus link. The sun does not rise in winter until late January, when temperatures can be as low as -15ºC although there is adequate daylight, Children get free rental equipment and lift tickets so long as they wear a helmet when skiing.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Yllas Finland
Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 34 runs ?km |
55% |
Advanced Trails
 21 runs ?km |
34% |
Expert Trails
 6 runs 6km |
9% |
Yllas Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Family friendly | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €140 - €164 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Oct 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | May 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Yllas Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 40km |
| total length of Yllas trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 3km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N S E W |
| direction Yllas ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 718m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 255m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 255m |
| centre of Yllas ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 463m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 463m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Yllas
Skiing Yllas you'll enjoy 61 pistes and trails and that means approximately 40km of ski runs. Yllas lifts number 29 with the capacity to uplift 32500 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Finnish ski resort of Yllas is over 3km long.
Yllas Ski Area
Yllas ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 55% intermediate, 34% advanced ski slopes and 9% for expert skiers - the most difficult Yllas piste is the 2.3km World Cup run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Yllas after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Yllas for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Yllas Apres Ski
The apres ski Yllas scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
14 apres ski bars 9 restaurants 0 bowling 3 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 7 saunas 1 hot tubs 1 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Reindeer Safaris, Solarium, Sweden Excursions.
SNO-man says
Besides skiing and boarding, Ylläs offers a wide variety of alternative outdoor and indoor activities. These include snowmobile safaris, reindeer- and husky safaris, snowshoe and kick sleigh excursions as well as Winter Olympics and ice-fishing.
Reindeer safaris are particularly worthwhile and are usually offered as mini safaris over 2km or longer excursions over 6km. Some of these activities are offered in the Lapp Village which opened for the 2004-5 season and offers lappish food, dog sledding, snowmobiling and reindeer safaris.
Indoor sports vary from climbing walls and gyms to mini spas and the Äkäslompolo indoor sports hall (with badminton, basketball and floorball). You can alo take a trip to visit Santa's Secret Home in the woods.
The arts and handicrafts gallery Lumiperhonen (snow butterfly) features a wide range of art works from more than thirty of Lapland's artists and artisans.
Medical facilities, postal services and other needed services are within easy reach either in the villages or in Kolari. There is no ATM in the villages so visitors should have either cash money or bank- or credit card.
Yllas for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Yllas Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Yllas resort - ski Yllas by any other name
The Finnish ski resort of Yllas ski resort is also known as Ylläs Ylläs and has the following common misspellings:
Yllas ski area has ski slopes which face N S E W
The direction which the various Yllas ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Yllas ski resort has ski slopes facing N S E W.
Yllas for snow gets 5 stars out of 5 overall
Yllas reviews, 4 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.