{"id":1197,"date":"2013-02-17T22:19:11","date_gmt":"2013-02-17T20:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=1197"},"modified":"2013-02-23T15:44:17","modified_gmt":"2013-02-23T13:44:17","slug":"on-the-sammalvaara-skiing-trail-to-the-postitupajarvi-lean-to-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gerald-zojer.com\/blog\/on-the-sammalvaara-skiing-trail-to-the-postitupajarvi-lean-to-shelter\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Sammalvaara Skiing Trail to the Postitupaj\u00e4rvi Lean-To Shelter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lean-to shelter at Postitupaj\u00e4rvi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A nice skiing track in the Hetta region is the Sammalvaaran latu (Sammalvaara skiing trail), which is a bit West of the main tracks from Hetta to Pyh\u00e4kero and Sioskuru, and which has two lean-to shelters along the trail: the Rautuj\u00e4rvi laavu, and the Postitupaj\u00e4rvi laavu. The latter one was the target for this short skiing trip, which we choose for having our lunch that day.<\/p>\n

The Sammalvaara skiing trail is one of the last tracks in the Hetta area, that get maintained, and makes a nice 30 km long loop. The western part of it, which also reaches the two mentioned lean-to shelters, is rather easy to ski without any strong ascending slopes. When we used it, it was unfortunately in a bad condition, after obviously some snowmobiles ruined it. However, this didn’t keep us from having a good time in this wonderful nature, spiced with nice views towards the Pyh\u00e4kero fell. So we were able to enjoy our semi-delicous makkara at the frozen lake Postitupaj\u00e4rvi<\/em>.<\/p>\n