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Salla

Finland · Part of Finland

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As of 04:12 EEST on 12 October 2026, Salla scores 21/100 (Challenging) for piste on PeakWave.

Snow cover is very low for this time of season at Salla. Check the resort's website for current lift operations.
Piste · Today’s score · Challenging
21/100
New 48h
0 cm
Temp
-11° to -1°
Wind
4 km/h
Cover
Ribbon only

Ski of the day: Carving ski. Cold and firm today. The groomers will be hard-packed and fast, perfect for laying down clean turns.

Limited terrain: 10 % open (0.7 km). Score reduced by 12 %.

Why limited terrain lowers the score

Quality on open runs was 24. Limited choice lowers the headline to 21, by at most a quarter. How good the open runs are is rated separately and does not change.

How sure we are
Partly checked· Likely 20 to 25

Some evidence backs this score, such as resort reports from the last few days, lift status, a station within 30 km or a recent satellite pass.

Ice risk

Go elsewhere: Levi, Kittila is 37 today. Open Levi, Kittila

Elsewhere in Finland today

Salla is ranked 2 of 3 in Finland for piste today.

  1. 1Levi, Kittila37
  2. 3Ruka, Kuusamo2
See every Finland resort today
✓ No PeakWave hazards flagged

The stored score has no detailed factor breakdown. This will be shown after a refresh supplies the evidence. Forecast confidence: partial.

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Snow surface and elevation

Snow-depth evidence: partial. Surface descriptions below are modelled.

Base · 252 m
Icy · -4°C
Mid · 370 m
Icy · -5°C
Summit · 460 m
Icy · -6°C

Today's forecast

Local time 4:37am

No sustained good daylight window remains today.

9am
🌤️
18
Miserable
-10°C
↗ 1 km/h
55.4km visibility
10am
🌤️
21
Challenging
-9°C
↘ 1 km/h
64.6km visibility
11am
🌤️
21
Challenging
-7°C
↓ 3 km/h
76.5km visibility
12pm
🌤️
21
Challenging
-4°C
↓ 3 km/h
72.9km visibility
1pm
🌤️
22
Challenging
-2°C
↓ 3 km/h
80.3km visibility
2pm
🌤️
22
Challenging
-1°C
↙ 4 km/h
82.2km visibility
3pm
🌤️
22
Challenging
-1°C
← 4 km/h
60.0km visibility
4pm
🌤️
22
Challenging
-1°C
↙ 3 km/h
60.9km visibility

Next 7 days

Forecast via Open-Meteo
Today
12 Oct
🌤️
21
Likely 20 to 25
Partly checked
-1°-11°
No new snow
4 km/h wind
Tomorrow
13 Oct
☀️
23
Likely 22 to 25
Partly checked
-1°-9°
No new snow
10 km/h wind
Wed
14 Oct
☁️
21
Likely 20 to 22
Partly checked
0°-4°
0.2 cm
16 km/h wind
Thu
15 Oct
☁️
22
Likely 22 to 22
Partly checked
4°0°
No new snow
26 km/h wind
Fri
16 Oct
🌧️
16
Likely 15 to 17
Partly checked
4°3°
No new snow
22 km/h wind
Sat
17 Oct
☀️
29
Likely 27 to 33
Estimated from weather models
3°-4°
No new snow
17 km/h wind
Sun
18 Oct
🌤️
36
Likely 36 to 36
Estimated from weather models
0°-5°
No new snow
12 km/h wind
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Frequently asked questions

How often is this page updated?

Each location is refreshed every three hours. The 7-day forecast, luck factor and packing notes are computed from the same stored update.

What is the luck factor?

A score comparing how good piste is likely to be this week at Salla with the version-matched historical observations available for mid-October.

Where does the data come from?

Open-Meteo weather for every resort, including temperature and humidity through the atmosphere, sun on each slope and wind. Official run reports, snow stations, satellite snow cover and skier check-ins correct the snow model where they exist, and runs and lifts come from OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap. The Piste board lists every source and licence under How the score works.

Does a high score mean the piste is good right now?

It means the snow and weather add up to good skiing for an experienced skier on the terrain that is open. Limited open terrain already lowers the score, a closed resort or run shows Closed instead of a number, and the likely range shows how sure we are. Check the resort's own report and webcams before committing.

When is the best time for Piste at Salla?

The typical piste season at Salla runs from 15 October to 15 May. Within that window, the best days are the ones PeakWave's 7-day forecast scores highest; scores are refreshed every three hours.

Data sources

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Weather and terrain

Snow station data

Satellite snow cover, where used