Here’s what you need to know before your lesson – please read below.
Please make sure, that you at the right time at the right meeting place, with correct type of lift ticket (according to your skill level) and ski / snowboard equipment. You also need to consider the time required to move from the rental shop to the meeting place.
Our ski school has different meeting places. If you booked group lesson, please find the right group meeting point below:
The meeting place sign is at the end of the courtyard between Rosa & Rudolf Family Park and the Valley rental house on the side of the Bistro terrace.
Private lessons for beginners always start at the Family Park meeting place.
Notice that snowboard taster course start at Family Park meeting place.
The meeting place sign is near the lower station of the Vuosseli 6-person chair lift and at the slope side of the Vuosseli rental house.
Notice that cross-country taster and Freestyle courses start at Vuosseli meeting place.
The sign for the meeting place is on the corner of the Piste rental house / restaurant, on the side of slopes and the gondola lift-line.
Notice that this meeting place is not for the online bookings.
The sign for the meeting place is beside of the terrace of the SKI BISTRO slope restaurant and in front of the lower station of the Mini-Ruka slope area (East Ruka).
Notice that English group courses start at Bistro meeting place.
For a private lesson or course, you also need a lift ticket - depending on your skill level, either a Rosa & Rudolf Family Park ticket (14€/person) or a normal lift ticket. The first beginner lesson is always held at Family Park and the Family Park area ticket is enough. If you have booked several lessons, you can talk to the instructor after the first lesson and ask about the lift ticket need for the following days.
For a freestyle lesson, you'll always need normal lift ticket.
If you’re staying at Ruka Village side, you can also buy Family Park and Gondola lift combination ticket for 1 day. Children under 5-years-old will access Familypark area and Gondola lift for free.
Children under the age of 6 with a helmet on get a free lift ticket with a parent with a lift ticket (excluding the Family Park + Gondola ticket). The free Rosa & Rudolf lift ticket must be picked up from our ticket office, and the adult must present a valid Ruka lift ticket.
Before attending the ski school class or private lesson, the student must also have equipment ready. If you do not have your own equipment, you can rent them from Ruka rental companies. You can make a rental in advance through the online store. Please allow enough time for equipment rental before the start of the lesson, especially during the high season. We recommend pre-booking equipment on high season.
IF YOU ARE A FIRST TIMER and you chose level 0 when you made a booking, you can also use ski school introductory offer for a first-timer lesson (level 0, no previous experience in the sport):
3-hour equipment rental set (incl. helmet): Under 12 years: 15 € and from 12 years: 25 €.
The offer is only available for rentals made on site at Piste / Valley / Vuosseli rental shops. Fill the information first to the iPads (it will give you the normal price). When you move on to the rental desk, show the staff your confirmation email (where they can see the chosen level for the lesson). They will change the price to the computer.
Offer is not bookable in the online store. Please arrive at the rental shop at least 45 min. before the start of the lesson. On high-season at least 1 hour before. Also, note the time needed to get to the meeting point.
On freestyle lessons, helmet is mandatory!