Good Hills for Sledding in Espoo

guyver1000 · Post by **guyver1000** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:07 pm

Hi,
Any good hills that anyone takes there kids to that any can recommended? Around Espoo Center would be nice or close driving distance.

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Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 5:46 pm

There is one between the Steiner school and the lukio in Olari. It gets crowded but there's quite a bit of room there. I think you can park on Ylismäentie. Or at the school.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=google+ma ... 27595&z=15

And isn't there one in Kauniainen? (IIRC there is a mini ski slope somewhere there)

otyikondo · Post by **otyikondo** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 12:07 am

penelope wrote:There is one between the Steiner school and the lukio in Olari. It gets crowded but there's quite a bit of room there. I think you can park on Ylismäentie. Or at the school.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=google+ma ... 27595&z=15

And isn't there one in Kauniainen? (IIRC there is a mini ski slope somewhere there)

The ski-slope may be mini. but it is pretty steep. Red, I'd say, and narrow enough to make it quite tricky for a beginner skier. So it might be a tad speedy for very little kids. Besides, the chances are they'll have it marked out with poles so the kids can slalom down it. The Olari one is OK. Or was. Long time ago now.

Go to Paloheinä instead. And there's quite a good one in Martinlaakso - down the far (west) end of Martinlaaksontie. Raappavuori/Raappavuoret.

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 1:10 am

Or you can get to Malminkartano, theres jätemäki. Just for sledding between Leppävaara and Tali theres the old landfill too (south of vermo)

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 8:08 pm

Yes, Malmikartano was voted best sledding slope in HEV a couple of years ago in Helsingin Sanomat.

But for smaller kids I think Olari is fine

MagicJ · Post by **MagicJ** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 7:04 am

Any recommendations for hills for under 5s around Kehä I somewhere between malminkartano and myllypuro preferably.

Flossy1978 · Post by **Flossy1978** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:27 pm

Go back up and read what the other posters have written.

They talk about the exact place you want.

MagicJ · Post by **MagicJ** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:59 am

I was hoping for something a bit further east, also one with a handy cafe for a post-sled natter.

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