Yllas in 2 weeks

Hi all,

I'm off to Yllas in Finland in 2 weeks to ski. Just wondered if anyone else on here is going? The forum seems a little bit shy of 'Scandy Skiers' like me!

Dan - how was your holiday in Yllas? How was the snow and would the resort suit timid skiers? Am looking at Yllas for end March as a possibility.

Hi Acarr,

Sorry I've only just seen your question. Yllas would really suit timid skiers. That's what I would classify myself. I can get down pretty much anything but find the runs in Finland suit me. The only downside is the runs are pretty short and there a quite a few T-bars. Yllas does have a Gondola to take you to the top of the mountain though at least. Some of the other runs are linked with t-Bars though.

Thanks Dan. Glad you had a good time.

We learned to ski in Yllas and then went back for our next 2 trips. It's ideal for beginners and timid skiers due to the very quiet, well groomed slopes and beautiful conditions. Because it is quite gentle fell skiing, we found we progressed very quickly and were soon able to ski everything in the area. We had lessons there and the ski instructors were great. We'd love to go back even though we've got a few more years skiing under our belts now, I still don't think you could beat the clear blue skies, perfect snow and empty pistes. We met people when we were there who'd skied all over Europe and the US but returned to Finland. It does have a certain charm! :)