Levin hiihtokeskus, Levi Ski Resort
Arctic fell skiing under polar night skies — and a reindeer for the winners.
Difficulty mix
On the mountain
- Night skiing — 11 floodlit runs
- 4.8 km cross-country trails
Bonvo Score breakdown
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Skiing Levi, told properly
Levi is skiing above the Arctic Circle, on a rounded Lapland fell where the trees thin to snow-ghosted stumps and, in midwinter, the sun barely climbs over the horizon. Finland's largest ski resort makes a virtue of the dark: the polar-night weeks of December and January are skied almost entirely under floodlights, in a blue Arctic twilight the Finns call kaamos — and when the sky is clear, the northern lights take over the show.
Every November the alpine World Cup season opens its slalom program here on Levi Black, the fell's steepest face — and by tradition each winner is awarded a reindeer calf, which stays in Lapland bearing the name its champion chooses. The rest of the mountain is gentler: broad, forgiving pistes wrapping the fell in every direction, a gondola to the summit, and one of Europe's best-organized family ski schools.
Beyond the slopes, Levi is full Lapland: husky and reindeer safaris, snowmobile trails threading the wilderness, smoke saunas, and igloo hotels for watching the aurora from bed.
Signature runs
Levi Black
The World Cup slalom slope — short, steep and immaculate, with the champions' reindeer names on the wall of fame.
Front slopes under lights
Floodlit laps in the blue kaamos twilight — the definitive Levi experience.
North side fell cruisers
Long, quiet blues around the back of the fell, with views over endless Lapland forest.
Local tips
- Visit late February–April for daylight plus deep-winter snow; December is magical but nearly sunless.
- Aurora forecasts are an app away — on strong nights, ride the gondola area's evening hours or book a fell-top dinner.
- Try the World Cup slope early morning when it's freshly injected and groomed — it's open to the public most of the season.
- Dress like a local: it can hit -25 °C in January. Rental shops sell full thermal overalls for a reason.
Good to know
- Levi's World Cup slalom winners each receive a reindeer calf — Mikaela Shiffrin has earned a small herd.
- The resort sits above the Arctic Circle, where midwinter brings weeks of polar night and, often, the aurora borealis.
- Levi is Finland's largest ski resort and hosts the country's only alpine World Cup races.
Slope-by-slope analysis
Every run measured from elevation-aware map geometry: true length, vertical drop, average gradient and a 0–10 slope score that rewards long, sustained descents.
| Run | Difficulty | Length | Vertical | Avg grade | Slope score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 8.3 | Easy | 1.4 km | 195 m | 13.5% | 2.8 |
| Sammu | Easy | 1.4 km | 148 m | 10.5% | 2.4 |
| Sammu | Easy | 1.3 km | 146 m | 11.3% | 2.3 |
| Run W.2 | Intermediate | 1.3 km | 215 m | 17% | 3.0 |
| Run 6.2 | Intermediate | 1.3 km | 245 m | 19.6% | 3.2 |
| Run 8.5 | Easy | 1.2 km | 104 m | 8.3% | 1.9 |
| Run G.1 | Easy | 1.2 km | 90 m | 7.7% | 1.8 |
| Run 8.2 | Easy | 1.2 km | 147 m | 12.7% | 2.3 |
| Run 5.3 | Intermediate | 1.1 km | 216 m | 19.5% | 3.0 |
| Run W.3 | Intermediate | 1.1 km | 216 m | 19.5% | 3.0 |
| Run 5.1 | Intermediate | 1.1 km | 153 m | 14.4% | 2.4 |
| Run 9.2 | Advanced | 943 m | 122 m | 12.9% | 2.1 |
| Run 8.4 | Easy | 936 m | 129 m | 13.8% | 2.2 |
| Run 9.1 | Easy | 936 m | 122 m | 13% | 2.1 |
| Run 7.1 | Easy | 920 m | 104 m | 11.3% | 1.9 |
| Run 8.1 | Easy | 882 m | 75 m | 8.5% | 1.6 |
| Run ICE.2 | Intermediate | 875 m | 97 m | 11.1% | 1.8 |
| Run 6.4 | Intermediate | 815 m | 148 m | 18.2% | 2.4 |
| Run 5.4 | Intermediate | 686 m | 104 m | 15.2% | 2.0 |
| Run 14.1 | Intermediate | 685 m | 109 m | 15.9% | 2.0 |
| Run 6.1 | Intermediate | 677 m | 120 m | 17.7% | 2.2 |
| Run 14.3 | Easy | 664 m | 56 m | 8.4% | 1.3 |
| Run 6.3 | Advanced | 627 m | 117 m | 18.7% | 2.2 |
| Run 14.2 | Intermediate | 626 m | 95 m | 15.2% | 1.9 |
| Run 13.3 | Advanced | 593 m | 79 m | 13.3% | 1.7 |
| Run 7.2 | Intermediate | 535 m | 90 m | 16.8% | 1.9 |
| Run 13.1 | Advanced | 509 m | 45 m | 8.8% | 1.2 |
| Run 12.3 | Easy | 507 m | 61 m | 12% | 1.4 |
| Run 6.1 | Intermediate | 501 m | 92 m | 18.4% | 2.0 |
| Run 13.4 | Intermediate | 495 m | 54 m | 10.9% | 1.3 |
| Run W.1 | Intermediate | 482 m | 52 m | 10.8% | 1.3 |
| Run 13.2 | Intermediate | 482 m | 52 m | 10.8% | 1.3 |
| Run 5.4 | Intermediate | 457 m | 68 m | 14.9% | 1.6 |
| Run 12.2 | Easy | 455 m | 60 m | 13.2% | 1.5 |
| Run 8.4 | Easy | 435 m | 37 m | 8.5% | 1.1 |
| Run 7.3 | Intermediate | 433 m | 66 m | 15.2% | 1.6 |
| Run 7.3 | Easy | 417 m | 51 m | 12.2% | 1.3 |
| Run 7.5 | Intermediate | 398 m | 44 m | 11% | 1.2 |
| Run ICE.1 | Intermediate | 377 m | 12 m | 3.2% | 0.6 |
| Levi Black SL, G2 | Advanced | 302 m | 48 m | 15.9% | 1.5 |
+ 79 more mapped runs and connectors — all of them in the free 3D map in the Bonvo Ski app.
Lift network
24 mapped lifts, moving up to 27,065 skiers per hour.
| Lift | Type | Capacity/h | Ride time | Length | Vertical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levi South tuolihissi(bubble)(heated) | Chairlift | 3,000 | 6 min | 1.7 km | 208 m |
| Levi West tuolihissi(bubble)(heated) | Chairlift | 3,000 | 4 min | 1.1 km | 214 m |
| GE Glacier Express | Chairlift | 3,000 | 3 min | 869 m | 96 m |
| N - Levi North | Chairlift | 2,800 | — | 619 m | 84 m |
| G - Gondoli(bubble) | Gondola | 2,000 | 5 min | 1.4 km | 245 m |
| 8 - Etelärinne | T-bar | 1,440 | — | 1.7 km | 214 m |
| 13 - Vesirikka-autto | T-bar | 1,429 | — | 608 m | 93 m |
| 10 - Tieva | T-bar | 1,393 | — | 572 m | 94 m |
| Jäkälälaki | T-bar | 1,311 | — | 1.1 km | 216 m |
| 7 - Utsuvaara | Rope tow | 1,297 | — | 850 m | 129 m |
| Tunneli | T-bar | 1,250 | — | 695 m | 121 m |
| Taalo | T-bar | 1,192 | — | 1.3 km | 256 m |
| 12 - Lammaskuru | T-bar | 1,000 | — | 511 m | 59 m |
| 9 - Aurinko | T-bar | 841 | — | 933 m | 129 m |
| Leevilandian sompahissi 1 | Platter lift | 801 | — | 449 m | 53 m |
| 4 - Rakka | T-bar | 711 | — | 543 m | 59 m |
| E - Levi Express(bubble) | Gondola | 600 | — | 412 m | 51 m |
| 7B - Sammu | Drag lift | — | — | 1.3 km | 149 m |
| L - Utsun sompahissi | Platter lift | — | — | 258 m | 11 m |
| L - Lastenmaan 1 | Platter lift | — | — | 166 m | 19 m |
| L - Lastenmaan 1 | Platter lift | — | — | 163 m | 24 m |
| Eturinteiden sompa | Platter lift | — | — | 279 m | 28 m |
| Leevilandian mattohissi 1 | Magic carpet | — | — | 47 m | — |
| Leevilandian mattohissi 2 | Magic carpet | — | — | 120 m | 4 m |
Levin hiihtokeskus, Levi Ski Resort — quick answers
How many ski runs does Levin hiihtokeskus, Levi Ski Resort have?
Levin hiihtokeskus, Levi Ski Resort has 119 mapped downhill runs totalling about 45.8 km of pistes, with the longest single run measuring 1.6 km.
What is the vertical drop at Levin hiihtokeskus, Levi Ski Resort?
The mapped skiable terrain spans 310 m of vertical, from 203 m at the base to 513 m at the top.
How many lifts does Levin hiihtokeskus, Levi Ski Resort have?
Levin hiihtokeskus, Levi Ski Resort operates 24 mapped lifts moving up to 27,065 skiers per hour.
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