Ylläs: Backcountry Skiing, Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park｜Finland

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Begin your day by meeting your guide at one of our meeting points. After a short drive to the starting point, your backcountry skiing experience begins. You will be equipped with backcountry skis and poles, and your guide will introduce the basic technique so you feel comfortable from the start. The pace is adapted to the group, making it suitable for beginners and allowing everyone to find their rhythm.

From the first moments on skis, you start to glide through the winter landscape of Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park. We follow gentle terrain through forests and open terrain, moving with an easy, natural rhythm across the snow. Along the way, your guide helps you refine your technique and adapt to the terrain, making the experience both enjoyable and progressive. Fresh tracks in the snow often show how alive the wilderness is, even in winter.

Halfway through the tour, we stop at a traditional forest kota, a warm wooden shelter in the middle of nature. We light a fire, grill local sausages, and enjoy hot drinks. It’s a relaxed moment to rest, warm up, and experience Lapland in an authentic way.

We then continue through open landscapes and forest trails with wide views over the surrounding fells and frozen wilderness. This is often when guests start to feel more confident on the skis, finding their rhythm and enjoying the natural flow of movement. The route then leads back to the starting point through quiet forest paths, with smooth skiing and complete silence around you.

By the end of the tour, you won’t just have discovered a new activity, but experienced the essence of Lapland: silence, space, and a deep connection to nature.