Lapland fell ski trek
4.89(58)Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, FinlandWinter
Six days skiing hut to hut across the fells of Pallas-Yllästunturi, Finland's most beautiful national park, under pink polar light.
- Ski the classic Hetta to Pallas trail
- Nights in wilderness huts with saunas
- Pink polar light and the chance of auroras
- Backcountry skis and pulks included
About the trip
In March the sun returns to Lapland and the fells glow pink for hours at a time. It is the best month to ski across them, on snow that has settled into a firm, fast crust.
We follow the Hetta to Pallas trail, around 55 kilometres over three days, with our bags pulled behind us on light sledges called pulks. Nights are spent in wilderness huts with wood stoves and a sauna, and the forest is completely quiet.
You should be comfortable on cross-country skis on gentle slopes. Liisa runs a skills session on the first day for anyone who wants to brush up.
What's included
- Two nights in a lodge, three nights in wilderness huts
- All meals
- Backcountry skis, boots and pulks
- Warm down jackets and mitts to borrow
- Transfers from Kittilä airport
- Liisa as your guide
Your guide
Liisa Korhonen
Lead guide, Finnish Lakeland and Lapland
Liisa splits her year between canoe routes in the Lakeland and snowshoe trails in Lapland. She is a wilderness first-aid instructor and believes no day outdoors is complete without a sauna and a cold lake.
Meet LiisaDay by day
5 km skiing
Arrive at the lodge by the lake and a skills session on the snow.
16 km, 350 m up
Onto the fells and the first climb, then the hut at Pyhäkero.
18 km, 300 m up
Across the open fell tops to a hut with a lakeside sauna.
20 km, 400 m up
Past Sioskuru to Pallastunturi and a warm lodge.
12 km, 400 m up and down
A day ski without pulks to the top of Taivaskero.
Breakfast and the transfer to Kittilä.
