The opening of Ensilumenlatu will be celebrated on Saturday, October 24.10.

Imatra's Ukonniemi first snow slope opens for skiers on Friday, October 23.10. The opening of the track will be celebrated on Saturday, October 24.10. from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The program of the opening day includes skiing competitions for children aged 6–10, as well as testing gunpowder and eco-weapons on a shooting ski bench.

Imatra's athletes' ski equipment flea market is open all morning, and Saimaa Sport's ski equipment specialist gives you tips on ski care and equipment selection. The program of the opening can be found in its entirety from this link.

Opening Saturday 24.10. access to the track is free. Tickets for the other days can be purchased in advance online, at the sports hall and at Saimaa Sport, which operates in connection with the Ukonniemi arena, where the customer service of the first snow slope also operates. Saturday 24.10. tickets are also available from Imatra Spa and Holiday Club Saimaa.

- You can get a season pass until Sunday 25.10 October. up to the offer price of 70 euros. In the future, the price of the season pass is 80 euros, head of welfare services Arja Kujala says.

Hoping for a little frost

Initially, the track will be three kilometers long, and it will be extended to the familiar five kilometer length from previous years if the weather gets colder.

In terms of track maintenance, the best weather in the coming weeks would be a little frost.

- Rainfall is more difficult, because then the surface of the track freezes easily and maintenance is difficult. One challenge is also the leaves falling on the track. That problem has been tried to be prevented by removing deciduous trees along the track, sports center master Jani Niittynen Imatran Kiinteistö- ja Luepalvelu Oy from Kipa states.

The renewed route of the Ensilume track meets the FIS competition standards of the International Ski Federation. The first international cross-country skiing competition will be held on the first snow slope from October 30.10 to November 1.11. The competition opens the Finnish cross-country skiing season.

The international skiing and tourism seminar is looking for new ways of cooperation for ski tourism

In connection with the opening of Ensilumenlatu, an international skiing and tourism seminar will be organized in Imatra on Friday, October 23.10.

The seminar is conducted online. Participants have signed up for the seminar from a wide range of Southeast Finland and Russia.

- The purpose is to speed up the ski tourism opportunities and business around tourism in South Karelia, South Savo, Kymenlaakso and St. Petersburg, and to increase the cooperation of different actors, the regional director of South Savo Liikunta ry Mari Makkonen says.

The seminar is organized by the Vector Sport project of the Etelä-Savo sports association together with Imatra Base Camp.

For more information:

First snow storage in general
Ensilumenlatu's website (link) 
Head of welfare services Arja Kujala, 020 617 2227, arja.kujalaimatra.fi (arja[dot]kujala[at]imatra[dot]fi)

For the maintenance of the track
Gym area manager Jani Niittynen, Kipa, 040 677 9137, Jani. Niittynenimatrankipa.fi (jani[dot]niittynen[at]imatrankipa[dot]fi)

From the skiing and tourism seminar
The website of the South Savo sports association (link)
Regional director Mari Makkonen, Etelä-Savo sports association, mari.makkonenesliikunta.fi (mari[dot]makkonen[at]esliikunta[dot]fi)

Modified on 16.10. at 15.31:XNUMX: Added a link to the program of the opening ceremony.