Ski Resort Ruka - Finland! One of The Most Modern Ski Resorts in The World! (HD)
Rukatunturi (Finnish: Ruka) is a 490 meters (1,610 ft) high fell and a ski resort in Kuusamo, Finland. Apart from downhill skiing, there is over 500 km of cross-country skiing tracks. Also, snowmobiles can be rented to enjoy some of the area’s 600 km of snowmobile routes (of which 100 km are safari organizers’ private routes). Ruka is also the southern end of the Karhunkierros hiking trail. The total of trails in the Ruka and Kuusamo area is 160 km of hiking trails, 605 km of biking routes, 350 km of classified paddling routes (including class 1–4 whitewater paddling), and 100 km of boating routes.
In winter 1954, the first slope, now called “Eturinne“ (“Front Slope“), was opened. The current number of slopes is 29, operated with 20 ski lifts (one high-speed detachable chair with the bubble). There’s effective snowmaking by almost 90 snowguns and 5 groomers on all runs.
Ruka has turned into a diverse tourist center whose year-round usage is growing. In winter ther