Ruka

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Location

Kuusamo
Finland
66° 10' 1.8084" N, 29° 8' 12.3036" E
FI
General info: 

Almost 250 skiing days a year - from October to June! Ruka's 29 slopes provide something for everyone. They range from gentle slopes for beginners to taunting gradients for professional skiers. The slopes are located in different parts of a combination of four Arctic fells providing sheltered skiing every day.

BASE: 954ft
SUMMIT: 1614ft
VERTICAL DROP: 659ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 20
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 8
Surface: 15

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