Season Opened

Season Opened

Originally uploaded by suskela

The season opening at Ruka was truly great! The excellent winter weather continued for the whole weekend and slopes stayed on excellent shape and absolutely no quoues on any lifts. Naturally the lack of people on lifts lines had a smallish flip side in the form of quite quiet after ski…

Anyhow, we did our best to contribute for the business of as many restaurants as we could. Short summary below:
- Bistro was as always cousy atmosphere and good gulash soup. After ski at Davy Crocket was empty despite of the happy hour.
- Colorado was the best of the new places. Nice bar with sofas and tasty burritos on dining room.
- Piste offered decent burger in a clean environment; serves the purpose but nothing spectacular
- Rukahovi offered lame reindeer dish; try to avoid eating there
- Riipinen was fabulous. Tasty and tender reindeer file with fresh and friendly service. Recommended when you are on area; remember to book a table next to fireplace.

New skis and boots were also excellent. Either my skills have seriously improved over the summer or the new gear makes riding easier. I seriously suspect the latter…

This was a good start for the season. Now planning of the next gig can continue with higher motivation.

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Sami Uskela
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