My yearly snowmobile trip around eastern Lapland.

[Ike]

I´ll be going next friday on our yearly trip. Every year we ride few hundred kilometers around north-east Lapland. This year we are going to Savukoski.

There are four in our group this year. There were supposed to be more, but since my brother is getting his leg operated...

Anyway, I´ll post pics and videos here when I´m back.

Here is our route (so far planned ):

http://i1.tinypic.com/ru413k.jpg

We leave from Savukoski (no1.) and ride to Tulppio (no2.) where we are going to spend the night. From there we are going to ride to Naruska (no3.) for the second night. We have rented cottages for each night. Trails should be in good condition and lots of snow. Trails are marked as black dot lines.

Link to the map in bigger scale http://varaamo.villipohjola.com/intresdocs/kuvat/urakartat/kartta_5.pdf

Like I said, pics will follow.

Ike

[Kaizoon]

Ser verkligen fram emot bilderna ;)
Really looking forward to see some pictures ;)

[Ike]

Hi!

I´m back! We did 514 km´s in 3 days. Wonderful weather and great riding. Some pics for you...

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc5nx2.jpg

Our group

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc5oxs.jpg

JaHuuuu!!!!!!

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc5r8h.jpg

Cottage at Vaarinkehuma.

Ike

[Ike]

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc5s1f.jpg

I´m stuck...

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc6cmf.jpg

On top of Sorsatunturi.

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc6d09.jpg

JaHuu2 !!!!

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc6dmw.jpg

MMax 700 stuck

Ike

[Ike]

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc6fs4.jpg

I´m packing my sleepingbag... LOL

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc6ghw.jpg

Bbrrrmmmm!

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc6gx0.jpg

My cousin stuck.

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc6he0.jpg

On our way to Sorsatunturi, Nice trail.

Ike

[Ike]

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc6jwy.jpg

On top of Routsukainen.

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc6kg7.jpg

Trail side break.

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc6m35.jpg

Scenery from Sorsatunturi.

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc6mhe.jpg

More scenery...

Ike

[Ike]

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc6n9z.jpg

And more...

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc6p2d.jpg

We have quite nice amount of snow!

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc6pt1.jpg

Believe or not, this is a official snowmobile trail! No sled tracks at all! Just powder = fun!

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc6s5u.jpg

Dried reindeer meat.

Ike

[Ike]

http://i1.tinypic.com/sc6vqg.jpg

514 km´s.

I´ll post more soon as I get the photos from my friends. Enjoy theese and feel free to comment and ask if you like.

Ike

[Roadrunner]

Ike,
As always, awesome pictures!! Sounds like everything went good for you. Glad to see the pictures you took.
Doug

[racer7x]

I say road trip to Finland !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Next year the VMAX4 meet will be near Ike.

[BUBS SRX]

What wonderful country you have to ride,Nice pictures and I second the ROAD TRIP

[Ike]

Jep! That road trip would be cool!!! LOL:4fzfk2:

Everything went quite nice. My friend cracked frame from the ´01 MountainMax though...

I´ll post more pics when I´m at my homecomputer (now at work).

Ike

[Ike]

http://i1.tinypic.com/sdny2h.jpg

Cracked frame from the MMax 700

http://i1.tinypic.com/sdnzhd.jpg

Warming up the sleds after a cold night (-22c)

http://i1.tinypic.com/sdnzpx.jpg

Friends in-laws cottage

http://i1.tinypic.com/sdo03t.jpg

Sorsatunturi fjell

Ike

[Ike]

http://i1.tinypic.com/sdo0hg.jpg

Trail signs - km´s to next crossing

http://i1.tinypic.com/sdo0tx.jpg

More scenery

http://i1.tinypic.com/sdo10p.jpg

Old frontier guard base - now used as a motel / gas station for snowmobilers etc.

Ike

PS. more pics to come soon.

[jeff242424]

VERY NICE Ike, looks like you all had a great time.


Rick

[Ike]

View My Video (http://video.tinypic.com/player.php?v=se13ef)

Here is me carving. It does not always go like in the movies...:Flush:

Ike

[vmax4rules]

Awesome pics Ike, man you guy's still have a ton of:snow:

[racerrob]

IKE: VERY VERY NICE :4fzfk2:

Sure is cool to have you send these pics. Never thought about the country & scenery you would have.

As stated earlier in this post: ROAD TRIP!!!:party:

Got room for some crazy Americans & a bunch of Vmax4's???:3speechle

Thanks a bunch for the pics. Great to see this part of the world.:rockon:

Heres to your good trip!!:drink1:

Rob

[Ike]

Thanks for the comments!

Ike

[Ike]

http://i2.tinypic.com/smf41k.jpg

Sausages at fire

http://i2.tinypic.com/smf5ow.jpg

Reindeer

http://i2.tinypic.com/smf62p.jpg

My sled with tankbag, handlebarbag and windshieldbag. + sausages / mustard...

Ike

[Ike]

http://i2.tinypic.com/smfsx0.jpg

My trailer and my cousins Toyota. Sure seems small when compared to american pick-ups!

http://i2.tinypic.com/smfthk.jpg

Filling up before the start.

Ike

[BUBS SRX]

Looks like you guys have your own PINE STUMP junction(cookin brats pic)

[Ike]

http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a45/Ikejaakola/Kelkkareissu%202006/

There are some of theese pics in bigger form, if you want to download them.

Ike

[hontri]

Sweeeeet pics there Ike!! Love the pics of all the cool powder. I could almost taste those dogs cooking over the fire!! Well done:rockon:

[Ike]

I finally got some more pics from my friend. Here are few of those.

Ike

[Ike]

http://i6.tinypic.com/1215phk.jpg

http://i6.tinypic.com/1215rf4.jpg

http://i5.tinypic.com/1215s7m.jpg

http://i5.tinypic.com/1215vs8.jpg

Ike

[Ike]

And some more...

http://i5.tinypic.com/1215ys7.jpg

http://i6.tinypic.com/12160pv.jpg

http://i5.tinypic.com/1216179.jpg

http://i6.tinypic.com/12163jq.jpg

http://i6.tinypic.com/12168hf.jpg

Ike

[Maha]

Nice, sunny, trees, no drifts,,,,,Nice. About how much gas you use? Did you carry extra? The stock skis work ok in the powder? A nice trip to remember.

[Ike]

Nice, sunny, trees, no drifts,,,,,Nice. About how much gas you use? Did you carry extra? The stock skis work ok in the powder? A nice trip to remember.

My sled used from 19 l/100km to 33 l/100km.... When going trough the deep stuff, I hoovers everything.

My friends carried extra fuel, since I don´t have rear rack (yet).

Stock ski´s suck on powder. They push and sink without any warnings!

Ike

[INLINE4]

WOW..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!