A truly wonderful, back to nature adventure that enables you to experience the beauty and the silence of the Lappish wilderness by snowshoe.
We begin our trip with a visit to the Kellokas Visitor Centre where the excellent exhibition tells the story of the area over the years gone by. From Kellokas, set off on snowshoes that allow you to trek across the deep, pure, untouched snow without sinking.
Our expedition takes us into the heart of the old Lappish forests and up to scenic viewpoints. We stop en route to heat coffee the traditional way, over the fireplace.
Overnight is spent in a basic but cosy wilderness hut heated by a wood burning stove. During the evening, we’ll heat up the sauna and enjoy a delicious meal by candlelight and the glow of the fire.
In the morning, after breakfast, we’ll continue once again by snowshoe heading towards the ski centre of Ylläsjärvi. Weather permitting, we’ll take the gondola lift to the top of Ylläs Fell where we’ll enjoy a spot of lunch before making our snowshoe descent back down to Äkäslompolo village.

Participants should bring and carry their own overnight backpack with, towel, toiletries and change of clothes. Overnight is spent in a wilderness hut without electricity and water. Sleeping bag is provided by Destination Lapland.

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For those with some cross-country ski experience wishing to try a new method of skiing and discover more of the fascinating Lappish forests, our overnight Forest Ski tour could be perfect choice. Forest skis are longer and wider than the normal cross-country skis and enable the skier to ski across pure, untouched snow making their own tracks as they go.
Leaving the prepared trails behind, we ski deeper into the beautiful snow clad forests. We’ll stop en route to have a lunch and to heat coffee the traditional way over the fi replace. Overnight is spent in a simple but charming wilderness cabin heated from the warmth of a wood burning stove. During the evening, we’ll heat up the sauna for a spot of Finnish relaxation and dinner is eaten and enjoyed by candlelight and the glow of the fire.
In the morning, after breakfast we eagerly set off again for another day of exhilarating forest skiing as our expedition continues taking us back to Äkäslompolo village.

Participants should bring and carry their own overnight backpack, towel, toiletries and change of clothes. Sleeping bag is provided by Destination Lapland. Overnight is spent in a wilderness hut without electricity and water. Participants should ideally have some experience of cross-country skiing.

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