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BoogelWoogel 2021 Aims to Set Digital Swimsuit Downhill Record

2021-04-02 by Phil Butler

boogelwoogel

Skiers and snowboarders worldwide will congregate online for this year’s modified version of the famous BoogelWoogel downhill ski event.

Tags: BoogelWoogel, Nikita Girin, Rosa Khutor, Russia events, ski festivals, ski resorts, Ski Russia, ski Sochi, skiing, snow rolling, snowboarding, Sochi

World’s Coolest Ski Event Cranks Up: BoogelWoogel 2018 Registration Begins

2018-03-01 by Phil Butler

BoogelWoogel 2018

BoogelWoogel-2018 will be bigger, better and “crankier” than ever before. The Alpine Carnival that takes place at Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort from March 28 to April 1 has a reputation for building on past successes, so this year’s event will surely out-do all previous carnivals.

Tags: 2018 skiing, alpine skiing, BoogelWoogel, Guinness, Guinness World Record, Laura Pergolizzi, Rosa Khutor, Russia events, ski events, Ski Russia, snowboarding, Sochi, Sochi ski events

BoogelWoogel 2017: World’s Biggest-Nuttiest Ski Event

2017-02-13 by Phil Butler

BoogelWoogel 2017

Coming to Sochi ski resort Rosa Kutor March 30th to April 2nd, the second annual Russian alpine ski insanity BoogelWoogel welcomes 20,000 or more swimsuit-clad ski nuts.

Tags: BoogelWoogel, Our Russia, Rosa Khutor, Rosa Khutor ski resort, Sochi, Sochi skiing

A Calm Winter Exile in Sochi

2017-02-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Black Sea and Sochi

In search of a place of beneficial exile of late, my sight turned to Sochi. Though I had never been there before, the idea of visiting has been lodged in my head for quite some time.

Tags: Anna Novikova, Black Sea, Russian resorts, seaside resorts, Sochi, Sochi resorts

A “Bucket List” Suggestion in Lazarevskoye Russia

2017-01-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Dolphinarium "Morskaya Zvezda"

What if you could vacation at a world renown resort on the Black Sea and stay at a the most aptly named hotel on Earth? Hotel “Dolphin” in the village of Lazarevskoye, is just a few miles North of world famous Sochi, the site of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. The location is not what makes “Dolphin” so famous or interesting, the fact guests get to swim with the playful mammals is.

Tags: Dolphinarium, dolphins, Lazarevskoye, Lazarevskoye Fortress, Morskaya Zvezda, Sochi

Imeretinsky Resort Sees Record Breaking Visits in 2016

2016-12-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Sochi resort “Imeretinsky” was visited by more than 700 000 guests since the beginning of 2016, a record number even including during the Sochi Olympics. From 1 January “Imereti” outdid itself, welcoming more visitors than when the resort served as part of the Olympic village in 2014.

Tags: Black Sea, Imeretinsky, Imeretinsky Resort, Krasnodar, Sochi

Rosa Khutor Winter Season Starts

2016-12-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Rosa Khutor ski lifts via Skiing in Caucasus

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”.

Tags: Alpine Russia, Alpine skiiing, Krasnodar Krai, Rosa Khutor, Russia skiing, skiiing, snowboarding, Sochi

Sochi’s Alpine Festival BoogelWoogel Tops Guinness Record [Video]

2016-04-10 by Phil Butler

BoogelWoogel

The BoogelWoogel Festival held at Rosa Khotur ski resort outside Sochi, Russian Federation set a new Guinness Book World Record April 9th. More than 1000 skiers clad in bathing suits descended the slopes there, shattering an old record set in Siberia.

Tags: BoogelWoogel, BoogelWoogel Festival, Guinness Book, Nina Zotina, Rosa Khotur, skiing, Sochi

Sochi Resorts All But Completely Booked

2016-04-08 by Phil Butler

Aerial view of Sochi (Our Russia)

The Mayor of Sochi told reporters this week, 2016 promises the resort near full occupancy. At a session of the public coucil, Anatoly Pakhomov said the resort town will see upwards of 96% occupancy in 2016.

Tags: Formula 1, Krasnodar, Russia resorts, Sochi, Sochi Summer

Tour Companies Rule Sochi Tourism

2016-02-01 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Alpine skiing in Krasnaya Polyana

The head of Russia’s tourism agency, Oleg Safonov told reporters of increased sales volume for Sochi vacations were up over the previous year, and that overall occupancy spiked to 80%. Sochi was visited by some 6 million grouists last year. Mr. Safonov said the demand for Sochi rooms went up largely because of the Formula 1, and other premier events.

Tags: Krasnaya Polyana, Oleg Safonov, Russia, Sochi

Sochi Welcomes Formula 1 Fans and Drivers

2014-10-09 by Phil Butler

Sochi Autodrom

According to news from Basel Aero, Sochi International Airport is already welcoming passengers for the upcoming Russian Formula 1 Gran Prix there. Sochi International Airport is expecting passengers to arrive and depart in between 30 countries on board over 730 flights.

Tags: Alitalia, Basel Aero, Grand Prix racing, Nico Rosberg, Russia events, Russia grand prix, Russia racing, Sochi, Sochi Autordrom, Sochi events

Visit Slovenia – Hot Destination Fresh Off Olympic Pride

2014-03-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The recent Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia witnessed Slovenia taking their share of Olympic medals home. So prevalent was the Slovenia presences, Slovenians officially renamed Sochi, Slochi. A so-called “Slovenian fairy tale” there ended in the official #hashtag of #Sloshi was even adopted.

Tags: #Sloshi, Maribor, skiing, slovenia, Slovenia travel, Sochi, Spring

Attending Sochi Winter Olympics? How Dangerous Are We Talking?

2014-01-27 by Phil Butler

Sochi Alder International Airport last weekend - Courtesy Nina Zotina

Only 11 days left till the XXII Olympic Winter Games begin in Sochi, Russia, and travelers must be concerned over security. But just how concerned should they be?

Tags: Olympic Winter Games, Russia, Russia olympics, Russia travel, Sochi, Sochi Olympics, terror alert, terrorism, Vladmir Putin, Volgograd, XXII Olympic Winter Games

Sochi Olympic Travel Report: Get Your Red Hot Tickets

2014-01-24 by Phil Butler

Sochi Countdown Clock

News that tickets sales for the upcoming Sochi Olympics are largely unsold is pointedly not true. With the cheapest “sold out” resale seats to the Ferbruary 6th gala going at a premium above $1200 now, nothing could be further from the truth.

Tags: Olympic tickets, Sochi, Sochi 2014, Sochi countdown, Sochi Games, Sochi propaganda, Sochi reporting, Sochi tickets, Sochi travel, Vladimir Putin, Western Press

Russia’s Krasnodar Krai Region Gets Family Ski Resorts Too

2013-06-04 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Lagonaki resort

According to a recent report via Otdyh.Na Kubani.ru, the first skiing village of a larger complex of resorts will come to the Lago-Naki area of the Azish in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai region. The ski area, capable of entertaining 5,000 enthusiasts, will eventually offer more than 35 ski tracks and black tracks for downhill experts.

Tags: Caucasus, Krasnodar Krai, Lago-Naki, North Caucasus, Russia skiing, ski resorts, skiing, Sochi

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