Levi, Finland

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Levi summary

Levi is just 15 km north of Kittila which has charter flights from the UK making it an easy alternative to the Alps. The mountains are not very high here, but Levi has a northern location that almost guarantees snow right down to the bottom of the mountain. The trade off for this is the cold and the dark. Some will love this at Levi, some won't but it is different! Don't despair, the sun does give off some light from mid-January that allows you to ski without floodlights from 10 am until 2 pm but most of the slopes are illuminated anyway. The Scanners are great boarders and have pumped a lot of cash into the development of new talent. Their terrain parks are some of the best in Europe and put many of the big Alpine resorts to shame! While up at Levi why not try some x-country skiing, or perhaps a reindeer sleigh ride! Off the slopes the town is purpose built but full of rustic charm. Prices are pretty high for most goods.

Resorts close to Levi include: Yllas (43 km), Luosto (106 km), Saariselka (124 km), Gällivare (201 km), Kiruna (205 km),

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	Trails (Pistes): 45	Halfpipes: 2
	Summit: 531 m	Toplift: m
	Beg: 50% Int: 50% Adv: 10%	Terrain Parks: 1
	Vertical Drop: 325 m	X-Country: 230 km
	Lifts: 26 surface lifts	Snowmaking: 28%
	Gondolas / Cable Cars: 19	Slopeside accom.: Y
	Restaurants: 29	Acres of ski: 252
	Bars: -	Nearest Airport: Kittila
	Nearest Train: Kolari	Info phone: +35816643466 \| Levi Resort Info Website

Visitor Reviews of Levi

Donna and Rob from UNITED KINGDOM writes:

We have just returned from a week in Levi and we have had the absolute best snowboarding holiday to date. We normally go snowboarding with friends but other commitments meant that we went on our own. We stayed at Levi Star Appartments which are part of the Hotel Sirkantahti and the appartment was absolutely superb. Plenty of storage (although, if we had had 4 people in there, it would have been cozy), dishwasher, washing machine (so no dirty washing to do when we got home :-)), drying room and the all important sauna. A sauna works wonders after a long day on the slopes. And with the floodlighting, the days could be very long indeed, if you wanted them to be. The pistes were well maintained, loads of powder to sample, no queues at any of the lifts and the slopes were nice and quiet so we could practice and play about without the worry of having to 'dodge' loads of others. Levi was a lovely village with 2 great supermarkets which was more than sufficient. Everywhere was within a few minutes walk.
We had a complimentary snowmobile excursion (courtesy of our tour operator) on the first evening which was fab and we did a husky dog sled excursion which we booked through our tour operator for ease but if we were to do it again, we would probably book through the Tourist Info or one of the other booking agencies in Levi which were cheaper. The Finnish people are very polite, speak perfect English and are just the most wonderful hosts - maybe it's just a more relaxed place but even the skiers are polite !!! I got dragged along a flat by a skier who I thought had just cut me up when, in fact, he just stuck out his pole for me to grab and he dragged me along to save me having to scoot along on my board - I take it all back, skiers are just ace (or maybe just the ones in Levi anyway !!!)

Overall, a fantastic holiday. We have made our friends very envious and we are starting saving right now for a return in 2009 - can't wait :-))

2008-02-18

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