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Saarua at Rukatunturi

Intermediate · 1258 m long with 121 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 20° at its steepest, facing NE.

20°steepest 50 m

11°average pitch

1258 mlength

121 mvertical

436 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Saarua

Lifts that reach the top: Saarua III (skiing novice terrain to get there); Saarua Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); Pessari (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Saarua Express
Ski Saarua (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Pessari jyrkkä, Pessari steep, unnamed intermediate trail, unnamed easy trail, Reitti Saaruaan, Route to Saarua. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Saarua Ankkuri, Saarua T-bar (1 min), Saarua III (1 min), Saarua Express (1 min).

See Saarua on the 3D map All runs at Rukatunturi

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.