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1. Ylläs Ski Resort, Finland—The Sauna Gondola This one almost sounds like a joke (it's not). Ylläs Ski Resort, Finland, has its own sauna gondola. The gondola looks like most other gondolas, except ...

As global warming is threatening ski holidays, some resorts are reviving an ancient trick: saving snow over the summer. At the ski resort of Ruka, Finland, the snow normally starts to melt in ...

In mid-August, Marko Mustonen, commercial director of Levi ski resort in northern Finland, logs on to a live webcam view of an elongated heap of snow snaking down a hillside.

The next day, we decamped toward Finland’s premiere ski resort and adventure capital of Levi. We broke up the 2.5-hour drive with a stop at Arctic Sauna World in Muonio’s Jeris Lakeside Resort.

This article appears in the 2025 Photo Annual print issue of POWDER Magazine. The magazine is still available on newsstands near you, and can be shipped directly to your front door.. Rock and Roll ...

1. Ylläs Ski Resort, Finland—The Sauna Gondola . This one almost sounds like a joke (it's not). Ylläs Ski Resort, Finland, ...