Lapland and cross country skiing on the frozen lakes.

Aug. 24, 2011 - PRLog -- If you visit Lapland in the summer, it may surprise you how warm it actually is, the birds sing and the smell or freshly cut grass floats around the village in Yllas Lapland. The weather is remarkably warm which is a stark contrast to the long bitterly cold winter that lasts for over 200 days.

The autumn is very much in force in Lapland at the moment, the days are growing shorter and the cold nights brings with it, the cold frosts. The mist rises from the lakes in the early morning and returns in the evening.

As the temperatures begin to drop the snow will arrive and although the snows will not stick for a couple of weeks, when they do, the snow in Lapland is quite considerable. The lakes will not freeze magically and take a couple of months before they are safe to ski, fish and walk on. The lakes will freeze completely, normally by January and cross country skiing and ice fishing will then take place. The snowmobiles will also zoom over the frozen lakes as a short cut to many different places.

The ice fishing is a very popular activity and the thought of catching a fish in the depths of a frozen lake is sometimes a dream but it does actually work. Although there are many times that fish are not caught, very often ice fishing is very successful. The fish caught are then cooked on an open fire and you can enjoy them for supper. The local’s years ago relied heavily on ice fishing as a source of income and would wait by the holes in the ice for hours before being rewarded by a catch.

The cross country ski tracks are formed by the many cross country skiers who venture out onto the lakes; there are many tracks all the way around the lakes and tracks that lead to longer tracks. The cross country skiing is a popular sport not just for the holidaymakers but for the locals also who can be seen regularly with their children most mornings and evenings. There are also cross country ski tracks further up in the village where you can cross country ski under the stars on Christmas Eve.

Lapland offers something for the holidaymaker in both the summer and winter months and it really is a beautiful place to take a holiday. The summer offers a warm family friendly place where children will love exploring and the winter offers a family place where the magic will take your breath away.

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