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Metsälaskualue, Treeride area at Rukatunturi

Advanced · 2920 m long with 120 m of vertical, averaging 5° and — at its steepest, facing NE.

—steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
2920 mlength
120 mvertical
446 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Metsälaskualue, Treeride area is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Metsälaskualue, Treeride area

Lifts that reach the top: Saarua III (skiing novice terrain to get there); Pessari (skiing novice terrain to get there); Vuosseli Ankkuri, Vuosseli T-bar (skiing novice terrain to get there); Vuosseli Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Saarua Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Saarua Ankkuri, Saarua T-bar (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Vuosseli Ankkuri, Vuosseli T-bar
  2. Ski Metsälaskualue, Treeride area (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Pessari jyrkkä, Pessari steep, Vuosselin sininen, Vuosseli blue, Ruka Park Pieni Linja, Ruka Park Small Line, Reitti Saaruaan, Route to Saarua. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Saarua III (1 min), Saarua Express (1 min), Saarua Ankkuri, Saarua T-bar (1 min).

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Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.