8 Russia's best destinations for ski holidays

New Year's holidays do not have to take place in laziness and idleness - we are at least sure of this. What could be more boring than a hundred times to revise the boring movies, the company osolovevshih food and alcoholic friends? It will be much more fun to go to a ski slope. Moreover, you do not even have to spend a lot of money: in our country there are some really good ski resorts, which are able to leave itself only the best impressions.

Rosa Khutor

Address: Krasnodar, Sochi, Adler district, the village of Esto-Sadok.

Route: Transit buses run from the Sochi airport directly to your destination.

Trails: 34 descent, maximum length - 4 km.

Descents "Rosa Khutor" always been in demand by the public: the track is relatively easy, the service average. Due to the last Olympics in the resort price tag soared - from Moscow, about the same money, it would be better to fly to Finland.

Mountain Air

Address: Sakhalin region, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Mount Bolshevik

Route: Transit buses run from the airport directly to your destination.

Trails: 10 slopes, the total length of which is slightly greater than 15 kilometers.

Here get the real romance - or those who live directly in the Sakhalin region. The resort is remarkable for its own paragliding club: you can jump to the very top of the mountain to inspect all the tracks from the bird's-eye view.

Dombay

Address: Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Dombay Village, Mount Moussa-Achitara

The route from Mineralnye Vody to Dombai have to take a taxi

Runs: 12 runs, total length - 20 km.

On Dombai gather amateurs and professionals from across the country. This is one of the few places in Russia where you can try heli-skiing. Development of the resort like the riders of any level: it is convenient, comfortable, and relatively inexpensively.

Sheregesh

Address: Tashtagol District, Kemerovo region, Sheregesh Village, Mount Muztagh and Green.

The route from Novosibirsk to Sheregesh shuttle bus, which will have to spend about eight hours.

Runs: 10 runs, the maximum length of the descent - 4 kilometers.

In addition to a pretty interesting track, Sheregesh can please professional snow park by Quiksilver. Here we should not expect some sverhudobstva, but you can take a ride in their pleasure.

Big Wood

Address: Murmansk, Kirovsk, mountain Ajkuajvenchorr.

Route: to Kirovsk is most convenient to reach from the airport Apatity - constantly shuttle bus.

Routes: 13 runs, the maximum length of the shutter 1, 5 km.

It is worth to go for beginners: simple and trails are not very long. Under this resort and imprisoned, there are even special slopes for newbie riders.

Ohta Park

Address: Leningrad region, Vsevolozhsk district, village Syargi. Route: it is most convenient to the residents of St. Petersburg - a minibus to the park go straight to the metro station "Devyatkino"

Downhill: 5 slopes, the maximum shutter length -350 meters.

It is, after all, the park - Swiss fans infinitely long descents probably will not like it here. But "Ohta-park" boasts a specially designed platform from Burton: jump here come from all over the city.

Abzakovo

Address: Republic of Bashkortostan, Beloretsk district, village Novoabzakovo

Route: the train "Moscow-Magnitogorsk" Novo-Abzakovo station

Trails 13 runs, the average length of the shutter 1, 2 kilometer

Almost the only base of the country, where there are professional slalom runs. The resort will please party lovers of pleasures: the choice of tourists are offered tickets to the zoo and aqua.

Elbrus

Address: Kabardino-Balkaria, Elbrus area, village Terskol

The route from Mineralnye Vody to Terskol village shuttle bus

Trails 11 runs, the average length of the shutter -2 kilometer

Cheget and Elbrus - the perfect choice for riders of all levels. Cheget slopes are characterized by high complexity, but Elbrus happy long, quick and easy slopes. Our advice - go to ride it here.