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Ruka resort profile
Finland · 291–492 m
Altitude291-492 m
Vertical drop201 m
Slopes19.1 km
Lifts22
Ruka ski area
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Ruka is part of this ski area.
Terrain and lift totals on this page refer to the complete ski area rather than only the resort centre.
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Vertical drop291 - 492 metersDescent201 meters
Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Ruka.
This profile covers the Ruka ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 19.1 km of slopes, 291-492 m altitude, 22 lifts. Beginner terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 48%.
Ski areaAltitude range291–492 m97% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix19.1 km slopes97% confidenceSki areaLift network22 lifts97% confidence
Compact ski areaBeginner focusDense lift network
Ski-area scale
19.1 km. A compact network is practical for short stays and straightforward navigation.
Terrain character
The mix leans toward beginner terrain while retaining useful variety. The largest share is about 48%.
Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.
Lower-elevation sensitivityLimited vertical rangeDense lift accessHigh published capacity
Altitude resilience
Snow reliability is likely to depend more strongly on aspect, weather cycles and snowmaking than on extreme altitude.
Lift infrastructure
About 0.9 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network. Published hourly capacity is 30,720 persons, about 1396 persons/hour per lift and 1608 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 10.3 km, averaging about 0.5 km of lift line per lift.
Ski slopes
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Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Ruka.
The slope mix leans toward beginner skiers, while still offering variety. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.
Beginner terrain focusSlopes16 ski slopesTotal19.1 kmBlue9.1 km48%Red7 km37%Black3 km15%
Ski lifts
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Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Ruka.
The ski area has 22 lifts. T-bar / platter is the largest listed category at 9. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 27% of the published lift-type breakdown. The network provides about 0.9 slope km per lift.
Surface-lift emphasisDense terrain accessHigh published capacityChairlift 5Gondola 1Moving carpet 6Rope tow / baby lift 1T-bar / platter 9
Ski pass
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Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.
The adult day pass has a higher cost per published slope kilometre; location, infrastructure and convenience may be more important than terrain scale alone.
Higher terrain costTicket Price Price/km Daycard adult €48 €2.51/km Daycard child €30.50 €1.60/km
I chose Ruka because it seemed to have snow late on in the season and it wasn't too large for first timers. It was fab - all of us managed to learn to ski or at least stand up and get to the bottom ..
Address
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AddressRuka Info Rukatunturintie 9 / Kumpare 93830 Rukatunturi FinlandPlaceRuka Finland Finland
Contact
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Websiteruka.fi
Mountain intelligence
Why this resort matters now
Family progression base. Strong weather support with low current risk; 2°C upper mountain, 3 mm /48h precipitation.
Evidence confidence66%
Current setup95/100
Weather100/100
Risk0/100
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