Central Finland · Finland · ski area
Luoteis-Himos ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Luoteis-Himos is a ski area in Central Finland, Finland with 7.7 km of mapped downhill runs and 7 lifts, between 83 m and 221 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 7.7 km
- Lifts
- 7
- Top elevation
- 221 m
- Vertical drop
- 138 m
- Nearest airport
- JYV · 60 km
Slopes by difficulty
18 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 4 T-bars
- 1 Button lifts
- 1 Chairlifts
- 1 Magic carpets
Luoteis-Himos is a ski area in Central Finland, Finland. Its 18 mapped downhill runs add up to 7.7 km, which ranks it #14 of 114 ski areas in Finland and gives it 2.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 427 m long.
Slopes at Luoteis-Himos
About 15% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 63% intermediate and 23% advanced or expert, which makes Luoteis-Himos a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 7 lifts: 4 t-bars, 1 button lift, 1 chairlift, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 83 m up to 221 m, a vertical drop of 138 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Luoteis-Himos
The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), about 60 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 18 min by car; Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) is 105 km away. Nearby ski areas include Hiihtokeskus Himosvuori (6.4 km), Riihivuori Resort (5.1 km), Purnu (2.2 km) and Sappee (2.7 km), which together add 18 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Luoteis-Himos
- 1 JYV60 kmstraight line
- 2 TMP105 kmstraight line
- 3 HEL176 kmstraight line
- 4 LPP177 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Luoteis-Himos
- 1 kmHiihtokeskus Himosvuori6.4 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 229 m
- 31 kmRiihivuori Resort5.1 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 197 m
- 34 kmPurnu2.2 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 206 m
- 70 kmSappee2.7 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 207 m
- 83 kmÄänemäki3 lifts · up to 187 m
- 89 kmPaavonrinteet2.0 km of slopes · up to 194 m
- 90 kmPukkivuoriSmall ski area
- 90 kmPukkivuoriSmall ski area
- 90 kmPukkivuoriSmall ski area
- 90 kmPukkivuori1 lift · up to 157 m
- 90 kmPukkivuoriSmall ski area
- 98 kmMessilän Lumikeskus, Messilä Skicenter5.8 km of slopes · 9 lifts · up to 195 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.