On Friday (6 February), the universities in Vaasa (there are several in a city of 67,000 people believe it or not!) took their international students to öjberget, a small ski area in Sundom, a village outside of Vaasa. It was the perfect day to be outside since it was the first sunny day I've seen in Finland!
A lot of people remarked that it was not an impressive ski area, but a tutor told me that it is probably the smallest one in Finland! The activities available were sledding (here they call it sledging), cross country skiing, downhill skiing (if you wanted to hike to the top--the lift wasn't working), and sitting by the fire roasting sausages. It was so good to see the blue sky again--so far everything had just been shades of white!
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| The little ski hill and blue sky! |
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| The sleds |
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| Let's go ski! |
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| International students |
After trying it, I can definitely appreciate why so many people in Finland cross-country ski. It will be more fun when my skills improve, but it is a great way to take in a beautiful winter landscape and get some exercise! The sun made it such a perfect day. It even felt warm :)
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