It seems strange to my thermal layers I unpacked in Lapland earlier this month.
Although bizarre twist of nature (or climate change?) while the temperatures were hittingminus C 23-"Point more cold in Britain", 30 miles from my house in the Highlands of Scotland, was that only less 2 place in the Arctic circle.
What I forgot to pack was a flashlight, which, in retrospect, would have been useful on arrival at Levi, Finland, because I quickly realized that I was going to see the light of day for a week, just a slightly lighter grey sky for three or four hours around midday.
This is not a problem in Finnish Lapland (although it must be studied before Nasa it establishes a lunar base), because the tracks are lit brightly and excellent indoor facilities are much better than in the youngest resorts in the Alps.
In the case of hotel vast Levitunturi complex (358 00 16 646301; hotellilevitunturi.fi), where I stay, these facilities include a bowling, children's play room well equipped, large, a nightclub and his new piece of resistance - a comprehensive 17-pool spa complex with lighting and sound effects. And it's free for customers to use, which most British Columbia Colombia.
Indeed, despite the lack of daylight, double-digit lower temperatures and rather limited downhill sports winter opportunities of Lapland, remains a great seller tour operator British Inghams (020-8780 6680; inghams.co.uk). And we're invited particularly welcome because it appears that crazy huskies and the British head into darkness midday to Santa.
For those of us here for snow sports, however, December offers much, if somewhat surreal, ski during the week in darkness. The slopes were empty my visit, because almost all puzzled yet excited British families were off the coast of attempting to travel sleds, snowmobile and taster reindeer safari. Another good news included the fact that the ski "day" is longer than elsewhere, with lifts running from 9 am to 7 pm. And the snow that fell ever so slight, preventing any hope to see the Aurora remained soft, powdery at low temperatures.
Also, those much-feared high Scandinavian prices failed to materialize. Dining room and lift tickets are cheaper here than in the Alps. Even beer €5 (£ 4.25) once seemingly expensive has long been allocate by resorts in southern Europe.
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