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Hi

I'm getting really nervous there won't be any snow as all the weather reports and webcams that I've looked at don't show me what I want!!! A group of us fly from Gatwick to Ivalo on the 3rd December 2012....can anybody who's been around this time previously please respond. :-)

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I'm afraid other's past experiences are of no relief for you. One can't change the weather by will you know ;-) As it has been discussed in many threads here we have been several degrees above averages this fall.

All we can do is keep checking the forecasts... Luckily they seem to promise us colder temperatures so don't loose your hope yet...

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I spoke to a guy in Ivalo yesterday. He said it's starting to feel very, very wintery and they are expecting snow early next week.

Fingers crossed.

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heres a link to a great set of webcams

http://alk.tiehallinto.fi/alk/kelikamerat/kelikamerat_5.html

just hoover over the pix on the map and it will show you whats going on all over lapland so you can start to track the snow once it starts to fall

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Hi Dizzyblonde,

Yeah, I'm in the same boat, heading out to Ivalo on the 4th December and checking forecasts all the time, but to be honest it will be very very unlikely that no snow will fall.

As some previous posts have mentioned it has been very mild for this time of year, as it has in the UK, but temperatures are set to drop by quite a bit Sunday and the following week.

Most forecasts I've checked have snow fall for Sunday or Monday, and I'm sure in the next few weeks there will be plenty more (fingers crossed), so try not to worry to much! :)

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It appears we are all worrying about that weekend! I too am now fixated with the saariselka weather forecasts, webcams, 5 day forecast, 10 day forecast......I'm sure (hope) all will come good! Go to go, have a webcam to update.

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I am just the same, we are going on 21st december for 5 nights and even though we are 6 weeks away I am looking a few times a day. BUT we also went last year on the 1st December and towards the end of november I was getting very worried as there appeared to be nothing. However when we arrived on the 1st december there was plenty of snow. As one of my first choice rep friends said to me, it started snowing at the beginning of december last year and then it never stopped and not to worry. I hope in some way this might help??

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We are also flying out on the 21st December for 5 nights to Akaslompolo and I am also worried and checking the weather forecasts on a daily basis.

Do we need to worry yet? Or does this often happen?

Will have to do a snow dance!

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Definitely does not happen often. The last 5 years we have been there, there has been heavy snow on the ground already by this stage.

We fly out on the 18th Dec, and I am confident there will be snow, but as mentioned everywhere, it is the warmest in Finland for 50 years, so not impossible for no snow.

Fingers crossed eh...and maybe a few toes :-)

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I see snow!!!!!!!!

Arsy, France
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not in saariselka but around yllas/levi there is !!!

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