Fell Skiing in Sarek National Park 2026
Join us for a 10-day fell skiing hike
Join us on a downhill skiing hike in northern Sweden to the Sarek wilderness area.
The purpose is to offer you downhill skiing experiences in the middle of wonderful nature, to teach you how to hike in the fells, to use downhill skiing for 2 – 3 days of telemark and fitness for 30 – 40 hours over the course of a couple of weeks. The purpose of the ski trip I organize is not to go far or to pull big loads, but to offer the opportunity to come along and experience something new and learn new skills.
Sarek is a completely unique wilderness area. I went downhill skiing in Sarek for two weeks in 2005, after which I have mainly downhill skied in Kilpisjärvi, Pallas and Soutaja, several times. Now I thought of offering a downhill skiing hike in Sarek, where the best weather and skiing conditions are in April-May. Sometimes you can ski there also in June, but then you have to be prepared to carry skis.
I expect you to have basic camping skills and know how to take care of yourself well during summer camping and basic things during winter camping (skiing, setting up a tent, preparing food, sleeping). It sounds easy, but in arctic conditions, experience brings skill and speed. Quick morning activities in the winter wilderness easily take 2 to 3 hours. My guidance offers above all safety and learning new skills outside the street lights in the arctic wilderness.
The ski hike is paced in such a way that after about two days of skiing we count the day’s telemark or alternatively you can stay at the tent base to rest, cook food and take photos as a memory. If you had to choose which kind of vacation can recharge your batteries the fastest, downhill skiing in Sarek and Kilpisjärvi is equivalent to a couple of months of vacation. When you are isolated for a while in the middle of the wilderness, and completely free in nature, you get a new perspective on everyday life. Fresh air and exercise are good and it’s refreshing to go back to work.
If this sounds like you, sign up.
Fell skiing day program
05.00 – 06.00 Waking up in the middle of the beautiful wilderness, breakfast and dismantling the base
08.00 Skiing with ahkis, 2 – 4 games (a game is 50 minutes of skiing, followed by a 10-minute break)
12.00 Lunch break, sunbathing
13.00 Skiing with the kids, 2 – 4 games
16.00 Setting up the tent base
18.00 Dinner, spending the evening together
20.00 Zzz…
The program of the fell skiing trek
The previous week
Preparations and equipment inspections in Finland
1 week
Monday
Drive via Oulu to Haaparanta (8 hours from Helsinki)
Accommodation in Haparanta
Rental of flats from Northern Finland / Northern Sweden
Tuesday
06.00 Drive to Kiruna (4 hours from Haaparan)
11.00 Joint meeting, instructions, inspection of equipment
14.00 Departure for the ski hike
Skiing day 2 hours, testing the packs
16.00 Staying next to the cars, adjusting the equipment
Wednesday
Ski day 4 – 8 h
Thursday
Telemark/Rest day
Friday
Ski day 4 – 8 h
Saturday
Ski day 4 – 8 h
Sunday
Rest day /Telemark day
2nd week
Monday
Ski day 4 – 8 h
Tuesday
Ski day 4 – 8 h
Wednesday
May Day in Sarek, the best way
Telemark/Rest day
Thursday
Ski day 4 h
12.00 Sauna, meals, equipment maintenance, closing ceremony and accommodation
Friday
Driving to Finland (6 hours from Kiruna)
Accommodation in Oulu
Saturday
Drive home
Maintenance
Sunday
Rest
Participation requirements and registration
Entry requirements
- Finnish
- Basic health
- 18 years of age
- Good condition, running 10 km/h
- Skiing skills
- Summer camping experience 10 nights
- Winter camping experience 5 nights
Equipment
- Downhill skis (with steel edges) or cross-country skis and suitable skins
- Rods with big catfish
- Warm overalls
- Winter sleeping bag (-20…-40 C)
- Warm thick down jacket (not lightweight)
- Mountain or good tunnel tent / 2 people
- Sled /2 persons
- Warm clothes
- Headlamps (3 pcs)
- Camping stoves, purified petrol / gases (150 – 200 g/person/day), camping food (3000 – 4000 kcal/person/day)
- There will be a more detailed list of equipment after 10 people have registered
Number of participants
10 to 20 people
Registration
Price €490/person/10 days
Other expenses
- Equipment
- Apartment rental (rented together)
- Car journeys and trailer costs
- Accommodation for 3 nights
- Camping food and camping stove fuel