- 3/19/2025
A brisk wind, otherwise a beautiful sunny day. The wind and sun have also smoothed the ice surface to a good condition. Today the ice surface may soften in the afternoon as the sun shines all day.
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- 3/17/2025
The plough will leave for the ice at 10 am to open the route. The whole route Oravi-Linnansaari-Järvisydän is open today and will remain open now that the wind has calmed down. In Oravi the equipment rental and café is open from 9-17.
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- 3/16/2025
It is still windy but not as strong as yesterday and the wind direction has changed. There was a lot of flurries during the night. The plow truck left from Oravi at 9.30 am and is plowing the route Oravi-Linnansaari-Seaway. The Oravi rental shop and café is open from 9 am to 4 pm.
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3/15/2025Sunny weather but a strong wind. The whole route Oravi-Linnansaari-Järvisydän is open and skateable. There is also a ski trail from Oravi to Linnansaari. The Linnansaare café is not open, the Oravi village shop and café is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a soup lunch is available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The ski trail in Oravi is also in good condition and there is an elk skiing competition today. The race starts at about 11 am and the results will be served at Ruukinranta, with the prize-giving at about 12.30 pm.
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- 3/14/2025
The route from Orav to Linnansaari will be ploughed and planed in the morning. We will report later if the route will also be ploughed from Linnansaari onwards. Equipment rental, shop and café are open from 9 am to 5 pm.
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- 3/13/2025
In the morning, the skating route will be ploughed for the entire way Oravi-Linnansaari-Järvisydän. The route is in skateable condition, the whole skating route was planed down yesterday afternoon. If necessary, the route will be ploughed again during the day. The traditional cross-country ski track on the ice between Oravi-Linnansaari will also be made in the morning. Oravi's equipment rental is open from 9-17, a soup lunch available from 11-15.
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- 3/12/2025
The route master will go to check the condition of the skating route in the morning, we will update the information about it here as soon as possible. EDIT. AT 11.30 the skating route has been ploughed from Oravi to Linnansaari, the rest of the trail will be opened during the day. The surface ice is uneven on some parts on the route, so when skating use caution. The traditional forest cross-country ski track in Oravi (3,5km) and the ski track on the ice from Oravi to Linnansaari (5km/suunta) will be opened during the afternoon. Oravi's equipment rental is open between 9-17.
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- 3/11/2025
There is fairly lot of snow on the skating route, so today is a skiing day. We will report again when the skating route is plowed and in good condition for skating/kick sledging. You can ski or walk on the marked snowmobile trail to Linnansaari (there is no traditional skiing track on the ice).
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- 3/10/2025
Today it will start snowing in the afternoon and by the end of the week its is getting colder. Today it is possible to go on the skating route before the snowfall starts. The route will not be ploughed in the afternoon during the snowfall.
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- 3/9/2025
Last night there was a bit of frost and at least in the morning it's good to be on the ice with a kicksled. Since all the snow has melted, you can basically kick anywhere on the ice, but for safety reasons follow the marked route, ie the edge of the skating trail or the marked snowmobile route. Last week's weather has melted the ice in the streams so it is important to stay on the route if you are not familiar with the underwater. The equipment rental shop in Orav will be open on Sunday from 10am to 3pm for more detailed instructions. Next week we are expecting more frost and even snow showers.
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