High up in the mountains of Krasnodar Krai the cable car to the ski slopes of Rosa Khutor are running wide open. The resort resumed operation with the first guests of the season arriving via cableways “Olympia”, “Forest”, “Conversation”, and “Chalet”.
The Winter season of the resort sees three new cars startup, they are:”The Dryad” and “Tundra”, and the chairlift “Edelweiss” aon the southern slope. The resort will offer an additional 17 kilometers of new ski slopes, and the total ski area will exceed 94 kilometers this year. So the launch of the new lifts will significantly reduce the queue and make the guests wait times significantly less.
December 24, the resort will host the traditional holiday, the Day of Rosa Khutor dedicated to the beginning of the ski season. The holiday offers fun for the whole family entertainment for adults and children, various competitions and quizzes, a Christmas lottery, Rosa Khutor Quest and the election of the Mayor of the resort.
This fabulous resort developed for the Sochi 2014 Olympics has made the European ski map widen. Located 40 minutes from the international airport in Sochi, it offers wonderful pistes with various levels of difficulty, length and vertical drop. The unique characteristics of the snow, brought on by the combination of seaside air and clear river water, makes it more lush than in other climates. Rosa Khutor also boasts one of the largest artificial snow systems in Europe. In addition, it offers high-speed gondola lifts, a constantly expanding network of trails and an advanced safety system. The ski season at Rosa Khutor lasts up to 140 days a year as well.
Rosa Khutor is the only resort in Russia hosting both summer and winter mountain sports in convenient and safe conditions. Readers are encouraged to contact the resort via the link provided, to view this PDF, or to call direct: +7 (862) 2-430-430 for more information on the 2016/2017 season.