Lapland Ski Area Skiing to 23.30 on NYE
Lapland Ski Area Skiing to 23.30 on NYE
Published : 31-Dec-2023 02:24
Finland's largest ski area, Levi, says its lifts will keep running to 11.30pm tonight, New Year's Eve, for anyone wishing to ski or ride in the New Year.
The resort plans to start its party, including a big fireworks display, when the lifts stop running.
New Year's Day has added significance for Levi as it will see the sun fully emerge above the horizon again at 12.19 for a few minutes after staying below it for a three-week period of polar night which began in early December.
Levi has one of the longest ski seasons in the world for a non-glacier ski area. It opened for its 23-24 season almost three months ago at the start of October and will complete its seven-month season in early May.
Through midwinter all skiing is under floodlights, but by the end of the season its close to 24 hour daylight.
It's season began using over 100,000 cubic metres of snow saved from last winter, but there was fresh natural snowfall on top within days.
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