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Let me start from the beginning so to speak. Date of arrival 03/01/2008.
We arrive at the airport, I'm in jeans, a snowboard jacket and krasovki, I look and think how the weather is there on the plane... I take a backpack and go out. The first thought when leaving the street: why am I here and why am I not in Cuba? Forgive me, what a trunk, I came from a country where it's cold to a country where it's even colder. The degree was -28C, well, not summer or autumn at all. Well, okay, I pulled the cap to my chest and let's look for a tour representative, found it right away, waited, met the things, the driver helped stuff them into the bus, sat down and drove off. I have not seen such winter beauty that flashes before my eyes for a long time! More about beauty.
We arrived at the hotel, everything is as in the pictures, the lift is at the door, the lobby is excellent, with a fireplace, the staff (employees) are friendly, helpful and smiling.

I received the keys, they are a card and popped through the whole hotel into the room, it was only later that I realized that I had to go closer through another door, it would be, well, that’s not the point
The room, well, the room as a room is nothing special, clean, warm and outside the window there are cross-country ski lifts. She scattered her things, pulled on snowboard pants for every firefighter and rushed off to get acquainted with the outside world, shops, cafes and restaurants. Within a radius of 50 meters I found everything that could come to mind, and the aforementioned and a bus stop, and souvenirs, bowling, etc. , etc. , and most importantly, an ATM. Everything is nearby, everything works, everything is in English and even sometimes in Russian.
Although I took equipment with me, I still went to see what was for rent, all of a sudden... everything is there and in very good condition, I didn’t look at the prices, but I didn’t need it, I immediately bought a ski pass, something about 120 euros for 8 days.
I was glad again for the beauty and for the shops, I found a skating rink, which is also a parking lot for cars, for all 8 days I saw only 1 skater, and then not for long.
I returned to the hotel, and let's buy excursions, took them to a farm with dogs and deer, to Santa, to the zoo, and that's all... I liked everything! She sat on Santa's knees, rode the dogs, fed the deer from her hands, saw polar bears and also fed the elk. Super!
On the second day, I wake up on an alarm clock, look out the window and understand that it is night! 8 am and outside the window is not easy dark but completely dark! I crawl out of bed and go to breakfast, it’s already in full swing, I’m not picky, and I don’t eat in the morning, so yogurt with dried fruits and coffee went great while I was looking for coffee proper, I managed to consider what to eat, what, and by the reaction of others everything seems to be delicious.

I crawled up the mountains, the mountains are not big, but they are very suitable for calm skiing. Yes, and what beauty is around, Christmas trees, more Christmas trees, more Christmas trees, well, for the sake of variety, more Christmas trees! The slopes are well-groomed, snow groomers drive, rescuers are also on the ground, and they ride in booths on top and on snowmobiles, so if something happens, you won’t have to wait long. Digression on the topic of rescuers: I saw a lot of unpleasant cases, who fell and broke their arm, a hundred noses on the ice, who didn’t get off the lift correctly, and so on and so forth, and so the rescuers always reacted very quickly, one man even on a sleepyhead down the mountain lowered. So it's all right with that in the Hand.
On the slopes: there are many roads for beginners and intermediates, there is a pipe, but for the pros, Ruka probably cannot be recommended. In general, it seemed to me that this place is for those who want to enjoy not so much the speed of descent as the process, moreover, slowly and with arrangement. The surroundings are very beautiful and very calm.
We smoothly move on to vacationers, what can I say, a lot of Russians, Finns and Englishmen, although the latter are very shy and usually hide. Russians behave more calmly than, say, in Austria or France, but this is probably the nature of this place that influences it. Although the amount of alcohol purchased suggests that he drinks Russian in Africa.
I witnessed a funny scene: I was going up a mountain, I was standing, I was looking at the slope, the sun, I was gathering my thoughts and suddenly a man with skis in his hands came up to my right (rather crawled), and one with his nose to the top of the other with his nose into the snow. This peasant stops, looks at the same mountain as me, and says, moreover, to himself: On... do I need this? Turns around and heads towards the restaurant.
And the dry conclusion from all that has been said is this:
If you are a novice or improving katushechnik, if you are tired of listening to screams, screams, etc. at work and want peace and quiet, then Ruka is for you! I really liked it!! ! Special thanks to Tourland.