{"id":9220,"date":"2022-01-03T16:09:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T14:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saariselka.com\/?post_type=project&#038;p=9220"},"modified":"2023-01-16T09:18:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T07:18:16","slug":"downhill-skiing","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/saariselka.com\/en\/project\/downhill-skiing\/","title":{"rendered":"Downhill Skiing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Saariselk\u00e4 Ski &amp; Sport Resort<\/h3>\n<p>is a snow-sure downhill skiing resort built on by two fells, Kaunisp\u00e4\u00e4 and Iisakkip\u00e4\u00e4.<\/p>\n<p>The slopes are suitable for skiers on different level.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Renewed beginners&#8217; practice area with rope lift ensuring safe first touches to skiing<\/li>\n<li>Many of the slopes\u2019 profiles have been improved and a new slope has been opened<\/li>\n<li>Additionally, improvements have been made to safety and snowmaking<\/li>\n<li>The longest toboggan run in Finland, all the way from the top of fell Kaunisp\u00e4\u00e4 down to the lifts<\/li>\n<li>WinterPark -tobogganing activity package includes 2 h pass for the chairlift, toboggan rental and the use of snowtubing area, ice stock sport and ice skating. Suitable for the whole family.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are 15 slopes to downhill skiing, chich of seven are illuminated. Longest slope is 1800 m and the elevation is up to 180 m. 6 ski lifts will take you to the top of two fells: Iisakkip\u00e4\u00e4 and Kaunisp\u00e4\u00e4. Lift capacity is 6 500 people \/ hour. One of the lifts is a long chair lift. <a title=\"Ski Saariselk\u00e4 laskettelukeskuksen rinnekartta\" href=\"https:\/\/skisaariselka.com\/slopes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ski Saariselk\u00e4 slope map<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kids under the age of 7 years wearing a helmet are admitted free of charge. When the little children enjoy themselves, the parents will have good time too. Children&#8217;s own slope, professional and reliable ski instructors, Snow Park, sled hill and open fireplace in the nature make the family skiing holiday memorable and exiting.<\/p>\n<h3>Ski Slope rules<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Make sure your equipment is adjusted to your size, weight and ability.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use of a helmet is recommended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. Respect the lift line and prepare to share the lift with fellow skiers<\/strong>. Get off the lift only at designated areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Select the slope and adapt your speed according to your skills<\/strong> and the environment. Always familiarize yourself with special areas in advance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Keep your distance when you pass the skiers below and ahead of you. Pay additional attention to small children.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Stop only at places where you can be easily seen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you need to go uphill, always do it along the edge of the slope.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>6. Do not ski too fast.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pay attention to local slope and snow conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>7. Sledging is only allowed in separately designated areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8. You always ski at your own risk.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Using the slopes under the influence of alcohol\/drugs is prohibited.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10. In the event of accidents, your duty is to assist.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Report any accidents immediately to ski area staff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Always respect the signs at the ski centre and follow the instructions of the staff.<br \/>\nThe staff is authorized to take away the skipass from anyone who ignores the slope rules.<\/p>\n<h3>Ski School Saariselk\u00e4<\/h3>\n<p>Ski School Saariselk\u00e4 provides instruction to both beginners and skiing enthusiasts alike. In addition to alpine skiing, you can learn snowboarding, telemark skiing, snow-kiting and, of course, cross-country skiing and adapted alpine skiing, the time of which must always be arranged in advance.<\/p>\n<p>Ski Shool Saariselk\u00e4&#8217;s ski instructors are competent, enthusiastic and linguistically skilled professionals.<\/p>\n<p>You can get instruction in<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finnish<\/li>\n<li>Swedish<\/li>\n<li>English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The minimum age for participation in the ski school is 5 years, for snowboarding 7 years.<\/p>\n<h4>Ski School Saariselk\u00e4 contact information:<\/h4>\n<p>E-mail: <a title=\"Sent e-mail to Ski School Saariselk\u00e4\" href=\"mailto:skischool@skisaariselka.fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">skischool@saariselka.fi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tel: +358 (0)400 683 968<\/p>\n<h2>Links:<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Ski Saariselk\u00e4 Sport Resort Slope Map\" href=\"https:\/\/skisaariselka.com\/slopes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ski Saariselk\u00e4 slope Map<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Ski Saariselk\u00e4 Sport Resort Ski Pass rates\" href=\"https:\/\/skisaariselka.com\/lift-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lift ticket rates<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Weather forecast of Foreca\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foreca.com\/1246118964\/Saariselka-Inari-Finland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Weather Forecast<\/a>, Foreca<br \/>\n<a title=\"Weather forecast of Finnish meteorologigal Institute\" href=\"https:\/\/en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi\/weather\/inari\/saariselka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Weather Forecast,<\/a> Finnish Meteorologigal Institute<br \/>\n<a title=\"Weather forecast by yr.no\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yr.no\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Weather Forecast<\/a>, yr.no<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/115962790\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Update 01\/2022<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saariselk\u00e4 Ski &amp; Sport Resort is a snow-sure downhill skiing resort built on by two fells, Kaunisp\u00e4\u00e4 and Iisakkip\u00e4\u00e4. The slopes are suitable for skiers on different level. Renewed beginners&#8217; practice area with rope lift ensuring safe first touches to skiing Many of the slopes\u2019 profiles have been improved and a new slope has been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9173,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"project_category":[101],"project_tag":[130],"class_list":["post-9220","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_category-activity-enthusiasts","project_tag-winter-hobby"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saariselka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/9220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saariselka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saariselka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saariselka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saariselka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9220"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/saariselka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/9220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14127,"href":"https:\/\/saariselka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/9220\/revisions\/14127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saariselka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saariselka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saariselka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_category?post=9220"},{"taxonomy":"project_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saariselka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_tag?post=9220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}