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Safety & First Aid

Safety at Ylläs Bike Park is a team effort. Know the guidelines, ride within your limits, and know what to do if something goes wrong.

First aid when lifts are open: +358 40 753 3338

Safety is built on shared responsibility

Mountain biking is an exhilarating sport and on busy days there can be many riders of different skill levels sharing the same trails. Common guidelines keep everyone safe — just like the rules of the road. Choose your trail and speed according to your ability, give other riders plenty of clearance, and stop only where you are easily visible.

All riders must wear a helmet. Additional protective gear — gloves, knee pads, a back protector and eye protection — is strongly recommended, especially on more challenging trails. Staff have the right and obligation to remove lift tickets from anyone who does not comply with the rules or endangers others.

A rider descending a trail at Ylläs Bike Park.
Wide landscape view across the Ylläs fells.

Ylläs Bike Patrol monitors and guides

Ylläs Bike Patrol is your dedicated trail safety team on the mountain. In their distinctive outfits, they are a familiar and reassuring presence on the trails. They check trail conditions every day, maintain signage, barriers and impact protection — everything that ensures the safest possible conditions for every rider on every day.

Bike Patrol members are happy to guide and advise anyone who needs help, and they will step in if they see behaviour that puts other riders at risk. If you are unsure about a trail or a feature, do not hesitate to ask the Patrol — they know the mountain.

Trail First Aid

Ylläs Bike Park covers a wide area, so being prepared matters. First aid on the trails is handled by trained professionals. If an accident happens, report it to staff immediately and do not leave an injured rider alone. Every rider has an obligation to help in case of an accident.

In all serious emergencies, call the general emergency number.

Emergency number

112

First Aid

+358 40 753 3338

When lifts are open

Frequently asked questions

Check out our FAQs to learn everything about visiting Ylläs Bike Park before your visit.

Ylläs Bike Park

Iso-Ylläksentie 44

95980 Ylläsjärvi

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First Aid

+358 40 753 3338

(When lifts are open)

Customer Service (Mon–Fri 10–16)

+358 (0)16 510 3500south@yllasskiresort.fi

Ylläs Bike Park is open daily 11am–6pm during the summer season. The season starts on 13 June and runs through 27 September 2026. Follow our website and social channels for updates on exceptions and current information.

For brand-new riders we recommend starting with the trails from the Vekkuli carpet lift. When your bike feels familiar and you feel confident, you can move on to trails reached by the chairlift, such as Ylläs Flow. Flow is wide and beginner-friendly. Riding at an easy pace, you can manage with everyday cycling skills and a bit of an adventurous spirit.

The most common reasons for closing the Gondola are strong wind, storms, or thunderstorms. The Gondola is never closed for cost-saving reasons. The crew operating the Gondola are on duty all day, even if the lift does not run for a single minute.

Courses last two to three hours depending on the course. For example, the Get to know the bike park course lasts two hours, and the Ylläs Pro X course three hours.