Lappland

In recent years, there has been a growing feeling that winters with a late start and little precipitation are becoming more and more normal. Landscapes covered in deep snow have increasingly become fond memories rather than an annual treat. So people are longingly looking for destinations with guaranteed snow, even away from the artificial snow slopes. With a wintry climate from October to April with temperatures as low as -30°C and plenty of snowfall, Finnish Lapland is the place to be.

In mid-May, a group of hungry freeriders made their way to Lapland in the far north to enjoy the last powder days of the 2010 season 200 km above the Arctic Circle. That was the plan, but instead they experienced the heaviest snowmelt for many years in Riksgränsen. But even this couldn't stop them from climbing Nordalsfjäll, heliskiing in the midnight sun and, of course, exploring the off-piste area of Riksgränsenfjället!