The Elbrus, Teberda, Dombai regions are famous for their excellent slopes for skiing. Clean mountain air, pristine snow cover and an abundance of sun make rest here healthy and fulfilling. And even those who do not yet know how to ski come here to enjoy the incomparable beauty of these places.
Numerous tourist routes have been laid for skiers: "Dombay ski", "Teberdinsky ski", "Elbrus ski" and many others. Traveling along them, you will get acquainted with the Teberda State Reserve, where ginseng grows, and stately bison walk through the mountain forests.
On the routes in the Elbrus region, you will be hospitably met by modern tourist hotels. For example, the Azau hotel is located in a picturesque meadow in the very upper reaches of the Baksan gorge. There is a rental point for tourist inventory and equipment.
The Baksan Gorge is unusually beautiful. Elbrus, a two-headed giant, is very close. Its steep slopes start right from the hotel. A little higher - the building of the cable car station. In comfortable trailers, you can climb the lava terrace of Elbrus to the Stary Krugozor station (3000 meters above sea level). This is the first step of the cable car to Elbrus. The next step takes tourists straight to the zone of eternal snows to the stations "Mir" and "Shelter of eleven". From here, a beautiful panorama of the surrounding mountains opens.
In the same picturesque places, there are other tourist centers and hotels of the Elbrus, Kabardino-Balkar regional, Stavropol regional councils for tourism and excursions.
Traveling on ski routes is not only skiing from the mountains. This is also numerous excursions to museums, acquaintance with sights, past and future of this resort area of our country
Winter routes in the Caucasus are open from January to April.
Route "Through the high Carpathians"
Many tourists are attracted by the Carpathians - their peculiar nature, mild climate, historical and cultural monuments, excellent tourist centers and hotels, interesting routes. In winter and early spring, skiers come to Yaremche, Vorokhta, Yasinya to lay snow tracks on the meadows ..
will give great pleasure to lovers of alpine skiing, Its duration is 14 days. Beginning at a tourist center in the village of Yasinya, Transcarpathian region. Tourists practice their skiing equipment, make excursions around the village, as well as two radial exits to the Dragobrat and Kozmeshchik shelters, where they spend the night in sleeping bags, prepare their own food, and go skiing.
The ski route "Po Hutsulytsin" lasts 15 days. It begins in one of the picturesque places of the Carpathian region - the city of Yaremche, among the high and steep mountains, on the banks of the Prut River. The two-storey buildings of the Hutsulshchina tourist center were built in the best traditions of folk architecture. Here tourists are preparing for the main skiing trip, will be able to explore Yaremche, go on an excursion to the city of Rakhiv. On the ninth day, they will go on a five-day campaign to the places of battles of the partisan unit of twice Hero of the Soviet Union S.A.Kovpak, visit Hutsul villages, get acquainted with the life and life of the local population. During the hike, travelers spend the night in lumberjack shelters and hostels.
The bus journey along the route "Snow Carpathians" also starts in Yaremche. Those interested can participate in skiing trips. From Yaremche, the way to the village of Kobyletskaya Polyana to the Trembita tourist center, where everything disposes to rest. Further, the path lies in the city of Khust, and then in Mukachevo - the second largest city in the Transcarpathian region. Travelers will get acquainted with the sights of the city, visit the Palanok castle, the Sinyak resort. The route ends in Uzhgorod.
Travel lovers in winter will be of undoubted interest in such routes as "Transcarpathia - Lviv", "On Verkhovyna", "Along the Tisa and Teresva", "Along the Western Carpathians", "To Synevyrskoe Lake" and many others. They have been receiving tourists since January to March. The rest will take 12 to 20 days.
Of course, not only in the Caucasus and the Carpathians, you can have a good rest in winter and early spring on skis.
Those who get into the mountains for the first time need to avoid excessive loads at first in order to allow the body to acclimatize in unusual conditions. The bright sun in the mountains should also be treated with caution so as not to burn your face and prevent snow blindness. Take sunglasses with you and apply sunscreen on exposed skin.
For a successful trip, choose the right equipment. Shoes should not constrict your feet and allow moisture to pass through. Be sure to stock up on waterproof gloves, and in windy weather, wear a windproof jacket made of nylon, nylon or other dense materials.
V. Gorbov
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