Crimea is beautiful not only for summer holidays.Here you can travel in winter for winter sports and a pleasant pastime. The Crimea is famous for its magnificent ski slopes, comfortable hotels, hospitality of local residents and beautiful natural attractions.
Ski resorts of Crimea: photo, brief description
Peninsula Crimea is famous for its beautiful resortsfor summer holidays, especially the southern coast in connection with its mild subtropical climate. Almost all year round these areas are visited by a lot of holidaymakers. And yet, due to unique natural conditions, Crimea is associated not only with the sea, the heat and summer, there are also magnificent winter resorts.
There is, of course, the difference between winter Crimean holidays from the Caucasus and Transcarpathian. There are no such difficult ski slopes, and mostly they are designed for lovers and beginners. But also it is remarkable!
Advantages of these routes before the Caucasus andothers are that they are safe. And the relative political stability in these places also plays an important role. And also the proximity of the sea, small between the sights of distance and the opportunity in winter to perfectly fit into the semi-empty Yalta and Alushta health resorts.
Every year an increasing number of touristsattract great ski resorts. Crimea has suitable natural conditions for skiing mountain and snowboarding. Especially known here are the 2 largest resorts:
• "Angarsk Pass", located near the massif with the name "Chatyr-Dag", which has a height of 1530 m.
• Ai-Petri Plateau, located over the large Yalta (1 km 200 m).
Arrangement and conditions of trails
Ski resorts (Crimea) have well-equipped tracks and the most modern equipment.
Most of them extend at altitudes of about 1 km. The depth of the snow cover allows you to ride lovers of all types of winter sports: traditional mountain skiing, freeride, snowboarding.
The glory of the creation of the resort "Ai-Petri" belongs tohomonymous club. Members of this team invested a lot of energy and resources in the creation and arrangement of modern routes. In this resort for today there are 9 bugles, delivering athletes to the launch sites. Their speed is 2000 people per hour.
There are tracks of different markings for complexity, the length of which exceeds 200 meters. And they are accessible and safe, even for beginners.
Angara Pass is also a favorite place for recreation both for visitors and for local residents. There are 3 queues running on this pass, and there are no problems with queues.
The heights of the slopes have a difference of 750 meters.And here athletes with any level of training can feel confident. There are also more complex slopes, which assume an excellent possession of the technique of skiing. Also there are rocks with a 60-degree slope, and ski runs laid in a surprisingly beautiful beech forest.
Mountain-skiing resort in Crimea ("Ai-Petri")
The resort can be reached either from Yalta by any motor transport, or by cable car, stretching from Miskhor.
On site there are places for heating, cafe, hireaccessories for descent, hotels with comfortable and cozy rooms. "Ai-Petri" has 2 routes with different complexity, one of which is intended mainly for beginners. It should also be noted that it is very beautiful and picturesque.
The other track has certain rock ledges.In addition to descents, you can participate in various competitions and competitions. You can also visit the sauna and sauna. Here we offer skating and sleigh rides, tires for dump trucks, quad bikes.
The winter season begins in late December with a steady snow cover. You can skate until the very end of April. "Ai-Petri" is the snowiest point in the Crimea.
"Angarsk Pass"
Ski resort in the Crimea "Angarsk Pass" - this is another great place for tourists to relax.
It is located on the Chatyr-Dag massif nearSimferopol and only 12 km from Alushta. On its slopes to the services of tourists 2 lifts of 3 yokes on each of them. You can ride here on snowboards, skis, sleighs and snowballs. All tracks are adapted for this. There are several rental points where you can buy any inventory.
There are also hotels (both inexpensive and fashionable) with good living conditions, Finnish saunas and Russian baths, ice rinks, etc.
Climatic conditions
Ski resorts are always ready to welcome guests. Crimea is a plexus of snow-white snow, golden sandy beaches, a wonderful comfortable climate, the sea and endless fun.
Snow in the mountains from December to April.Quite often the temperature on the South coast at the very bottom is kept at 10-15 ° C, and on the tops - a real winter fairy tale with sparkling white and fluffy snow and clear clear mountain air.
The thickness of snow during the ski season reaches onemeter, covered with tincture, able to withstand the weight of a person. But there is a Crimean weather and unpredictable, therefore it is necessary to specify more often meteorological reports before the trip to mountains.
Other entertainments
These are the best ski resorts.The Crimea and its mountains are a unique place for a romantic holiday, also because they have a lot of amazing caves. In this regard, these places are attractive for walking.
Здесь предоставляются отличные возможности to get acquainted with local natural and historical sights. In addition to amazing landscapes, you can visit museums in these places. The compactness of the peninsula and relatively small distances between all cities is a big plus of the Crimea.
Excursions to the Alimov Beam estate (near Bakhchisarai), to several cave cities, wineries are very interesting and fascinating. Beautiful and the city, especially Theodosius and Sudak.
Tempting ski resorts of Crimea.Reviews about the rest in them are the most positive and enthusiastic. Incredibly picturesque views of the sea and mountains remain forever in the memory of travelers and tourists who have visited here.
