Outdoor sports Skiing is still possible on less than ten artillery trails in the Helsinki metropolitan area, the natural trails are in inconsolable condition

Warm and rainy weather disciplines many trails. The situation will not improve until the weather cools down again and more snow arrives.

14.1. 19:16

Are you skiing or not? The metropolitan area outdoor exercise map looking does not look good. The ski slopes glow red like blood vessels.

“Most of the trails are closed,” says the team manager responsible for Helsinki’s trails Mircos Kienanen.

Many city dwellers have found the skis on their feet to be in poor condition. A journalist known as an active skier Unto Hämäläinen According to him, skiing conditions changed abruptly in Helsinki.

“I skied [perjantaina] during the day around Malmi Airport. Until yesterday evening, the route was in great condition, but the evening and night rain and the morning cold had done their job. The route was like an ice rink, ”he says.

“The hills were awkward and there were a lot of branches. Awkward, not enjoyable skiing. I think there is a whole picture of nature trails in the metropolitan area. The artillery snow tracks don’t seem to be a mox. “

Thus seems to really be.

You can go skiing if you have the trouble, ie pack your ski equipment in a car or go on an adventure with the equipment for public transport: there are less than ten artillery slopes in the Helsinki metropolitan area where the ski slips despite the challenging weather conditions.

There are snow-covered trails at least in Espoo, Oitta, Puolarmaari and Leppävaara, Helsinki, Paloheinä and Mustavuori, and Vantaa Hakunila and Petiko.

In Hakunila and Oitta, for example, a tour of about five kilometers is possible, in Paloheinä less than three kilometers.

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“In the afternoon, the trail no longer slipped except the train rail.”

City of Vantaa Marketing Manager Laura Invenius assures that Hakunila will be kept in good condition in all weathers, as the Finnish Cup skiing competition will be held there next week.

As for Petiko, he does not promise a track career.

“The grooves go into bad shape quickly when the weather gets warm. We are at the mercy of the weather, more snow is needed. ”

It would take the skills of a fortune teller to be able to say when the situation will improve and the tracks will be in good condition, says Mircos Kienanen.

“The trails can’t be run when there’s a plus and there’s so little snow. If melting stops and dry weather gets in, a ten-cent layer of snow would be enough. ”

In Paloheinä, the ski slipped on Thursday. Picture: Harri Hollo

Situation is still not hopeless, says Latubongari from Espoo Harri Hollo. Vice versa.

“No worries for skiers. The artillery trails can withstand rain. It is definitely worth going down the track. ”

Hollo knows what he’s talking about: he skis every day and toured all the trails in the metropolitan area last year. In recent days, Hollo has been skiing on artificial slopes in Helsinki and Espoo.

“Today [perjantaina] I was in Oittaa, I came to him half an hour ago. It is in top condition. The snow is about half a meter, and it doesn’t leave. ”

However, consumption is intense because there are so few trails to ski.

“In the afternoon, the track was no longer slipping like a train track. There had to be second skis on the fire yesterday when the bottom was scraping clay or hay. ”

Hollo hasn’t needed triads yet. They need to be dug out of stock when the situation is really hopeless.

“They can go anywhere.”