Ideas / Offsites & incentives / Lapland
A night in the snow
After the gala, the team sleeps in a snow hotel or heated wilderness tents. Breakfast by a fire, and a story everyone tells for a year.
How it runs
- EveningYour gala dinner in a lodge or hotel, as planned.
- 23:00A short walk to the snow hotel. Sleeping-bag briefing, a last warm drink.
- NightSnow rooms, expedition sleeping bags, silence.
- 07:30Breakfast by a fire, then sauna.
- 09:00Back to the hotel for showers and the next session.
What to know
- Snow hotels are rebuilt every winter and open roughly from mid-December to the end of March.
- Inside, a snow room stays a few degrees below zero whatever the weather. The sleeping bags do the work.
- Every guest also has a warm room booked. Leaving at 3am is allowed, and nobody judges.
Good for
Incentive groups and teams who like a dare.
Not for
Anyone who needs a guaranteed full night's sleep before a big presentation.
Questions planners ask
Is it cold sleeping in a snow hotel?
The snow room is below zero, but the expedition sleeping bags are rated well below that. Most people sleep better than they expect. The cold part is getting out.
Do guests need a backup room?
Yes, always. We book a warm room for everyone, so the snow night is a choice, not a test.
Can the whole group sleep in the snow?
Snow hotels have limited rooms. Larger groups split between the snow hotel and glass igloos or heated tents nearby.
Thinking of doing this?
Borrow the idea, it's yours. If you'd like a hand, or just a second opinion on whether it suits your group, write to me. I produce ideas like this one at Sorry, No Polar Bears, a Helsinki studio I co-run.
Also strangely doable
