Finland
1 / 5Pallas ski resort is in Lapland (Finland, Northern Finland), with 12 km of pistes. Elevation: 440 - 758 m. Rating: 2.6 out of 5.
Trail information
Pallas stands in Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park in Finnish Lapland, with just two lifts. Its season is unusual: it opens only in mid-February and runs to mid-May - nobody comes in the dark of winter, while in spring the sun is up almost round the clock. An atmospheric monitoring station works nearby, and by its measurements the air at Pallas counts among the cleanest on the planet. Around it lie cross-country trails and touring routes across the treeless fells.
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- 2T-bars and platters
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What visitors say about the resort
The praise goes to a deliberate refusal to industrialise: the snow is natural, there are no snow guns, the slopes are barely touched by machinery, and even the lifts were built without heavy equipment so as not to scar the fells. The resort sits inside Pallas-Yllastunturi National Park, so cross-country trails and hiking start at the door. Reviews mention the quiet, the family atmosphere and one of the cheapest day passes in Lapland.
Its modesty is also what draws criticism. The ski area is tiny and served by old drag lifts, the first of them running since the late sixties, so strong skiers have little to work with. The absence of snowmaking cuts both ways: in a lean winter there is nothing to fall back on. Reviews are thin on the ground, and specialist rankings place Pallas below average.
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