[SOOPA] Weekend in Kallioselkä hut (+sauna) la 24. - su 25.3.

[Antti Pekkala]

Hello

SOOPA will have a trip to Kallioselkä hut in weekend 24.-25.3.
We will leave in Saturday morning and return Sunday evening.
Kallioselkä is situated near Oulu Muhos border area. It has
a feel of old times and there is also a sauna. See picture here:
http://82.128.154.34/tervawebdata/gm/wl/newsp/terva/pic/111222/kallioselka.jpg

In hut there are six beds and there is space for 6-8 sleepers on a floor.
Now it is a season of skiing so we need to be prepared there may be
other people also. That why we will also take a large tent for 12 people 
and extra tents.

We will have three groups for different skiing levels so trip is 
convenient for everyone! Maybe you don't like skiing and just would like 
to feel the old times by camping in the hut and having sauna. Or you like 
to ski in wilderness with backcountry skis (and maybe test your equipment 
for an eastern hike). Or maybe you are very keen on skiing and like to 
test your limits with normal skis or skating skis. Three groups are:

1. Group: Easygoing
Group will go by car as near as possible to the hut. Rest 2km from the car 
to the hut group will go by foot by following hard ski track. They can 
also use skis. Group will use ahkios to transport tents to the hut.
In waiting others groups to arrive group will raise up tents and have 
sauna. For this group total walking/skiing is Sat+Sun 2km+2km.

2. Group: Wilderness
Group will go by car or bus to proper starting place and ski with 
backcountry skis to Kallioselkä. There will be no track.
Return is in Sunday maybe in same route to the same plachow group will 
decide. In this group you may test your stamina and equipment for eastern 
hike. For this group total skiing is Sat+Sun about 10km+10km.

3. Group: Skiers
Group will go by traing to Muhos and ski from there by track to 
Kallioselkä. There will be wide ski track so you can ski either with 
normal skis or with skating skis. Return in Sunday will be from
Kallioselkä to Sankivaara and by bus to home. Or from Sankivaara
by skiing to Saarela and take bus from there. For this gropu total skiing 
is Sat+Sun 24km+16km, or to Saarela +8km extra. The ski track 
Muhos-Kallioselkä-Sankivaara can be seen in page 2. of Tervareitistö 
brochure:
http://www.ouka.fi/liikunta/pdf/Tervareitisto.pdf

Equipment
You will need clothing according the weather and sauna equipment.
You can rent backcountry skis and boots from SOOPA.
Food and details of trip is agreed in planning meeting.

If you like to take part of this trip then answer these three doodles:

Groups and transport:
http://www.doodle.com/xpdyc9e9grwb3izn

Sleeping:
http://www.doodle.com/feb2n45fvbqc4pt6

Planning meeting:
http://www.doodle.com/47rnqkf8bchhsd3h

Group 1. please notice that if the wheater in weekend is warm and 
temperature is over 0C it is not possible to guarantee that plan.
The road to Kallioselkä and ski track may have softened too much and it is 
not possible to go Kallioselkä by that way. In that case members of group 
1. may consider taking part in group 2.

Fee for a trip is decided after we see how many participaters we have and 
how we are going to tranport people and stuff to Kallioselkä.

Every participater must be member of SOOPA for year 2012, see:
http://www.student.oulu.fi/~rysoopa/english/english.html


Antti
044-3442386