U.S. Cross-Country Skier Jessie Diggins Kicks Off 2024-25 World Cup Season With Victory in 20KM Race in Ruka, Finland Jessie Diggins delivered an exciting victory in the women’s 20 kilometer (12.4 miles) mass start freestyle cross-country race at the opening weekend of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup. The three-time Olympic medalist edged Sweden’s Jonna Sundling by three-tenths of a second in an electrifying final sprint. Norway’s Heidi Weng completed the podium in third on Sunday, December 1 at Ruka, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 2, 2024 0 Comments
Ruka Ski Resort, Finland, Announces Construction of a Mountain-Top Sauna Restaurant Ruka Ski Resort, Finland, has announced the construction of a scenic sauna restaurant at the top of Saarua, with giant windows that open directly to Valtavaara and Konttainen. Between baths, you can relax in the shelter of the covered terrace in the warm pool and lounge – enjoying the scenery and the fireplace. The development of the Ruka ski center […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 21, 2023 0 Comments
Successful FIS Freestyle Moguls Season Opening with Double Podium for U.S. Women The 2023/24 Moguls FIS Freestyle World Cup season kicked off on Saturday, December 2, 2023, in Ruka, Finland. Australia’s Jakara Anthony and Japan’s Ikuma Hiroshima won the women’s and men’s single moguls races, securing early-season leads with the yellow leaders’ bibs. Anthony’s key rivals France’s Perrine Laffont and Japan’s Anri Kawamura were absent. Laffont announced in a press release last […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 5, 2023 0 Comments
Finland’s First 8-Person Chair to Open at Ruka Ski Resort This December Ruka Ski Resort in Finland will be opening its first 8-chair on the new Masto’s ski area. The Leitner chair “Masto III” will have a capacity of 4,000 people per hour and will travel at a speed of 6 m/s, making it Finland’s fastest chairlift. The trip to the top of the Masto ski area will only take 2 minutes. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 1, 2023 1 Comment
Ruka Ski Resort in Finland is Now Accepting Applications For a New CEO Ruka Ski Resort in Northern Finland has just announced a once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity on their Facebook Page: CEO of the Resort. For the first time in the resort’s history, the upper management team of The Rukakeskus Group (part of the Aho Group, owned by the Aho siblings) is opening up the CEO position to candidates who are outside of the […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | October 6, 2022 5 Comments
Less Than 100 Days Until Non-Glacier Skiing Returns to the Northern Hemisphere Ruka Ski Resort announced a few days ago that it plans to open for the 2021-22 winter Ski and Ride season in less than 100 days. The resort, located in Finland, plans to open for the season on October 8th, 2021. This is significant as the resort does not exist on a glacier. Given that Ruka isn’t on a glacier, […] Industry News Nic Stathos | July 2, 2021 0 Comments
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