02/12 – 10/12/2011: Sheregesh Altai Freerideopen
Price: 1,450 EUR
Sheregesh is an old, traditional Russian ski area. Already in the Soviet times lifts where installed in those mountains. It was the microclimate, with its huge annual amounts of snow that made this place famous. Today Sheregesh is next to Soch as one of the most well known ski areas in Russia. In the Winter that lasts here from October until May, 3 – 4 meters of snow are normal. Over the last years more and more new lifts have been installed. Now they have 3 brand new 8 man gondolas and about 8 partly highspeed chairlifts. These modern lifts will make it possible to have a lot of great skiing in the Siberian powder. The season starts already at the end of October, so by the time we get there in December, 2 -3 meters of snow can be expected. Due to the microclimate and its huge snowfalls, don´t expect to see too much of the sun. Most days will be rather snowy. Since most of the runs are around tree level or below, visibility will not be such an issue. The lift will take us up from 600 meters to 1290 meters. If we want to go higher we can either skin up or pay a few rubles to be towed up by a Skidoo. The peak is called Mustag and offers a great variety of very nice offpiste runs.
If you want to ride nice Siberian powder already in the early season this trip will be a great choice for you.
Travelling details
On Friday 02.12.2011 we will fly out of Central Europe towards Moscow. In the early morning of the 3.12.1011 we will fly another 3 hours towards the east to the city of Novokuznetzk. From here we reach Sheregesh in about 2 hours drive in a minivan. From Sunday to Friday we will explore the great moutains all around Sheregesh. Our Hotel Kederova has a good standard and is situated directly at the bottom of the lifts. On the following Saturday morning we need to leave Sheregesh to catch the plane back to Moscow, where we land at the same time as we leave Novokuznetzk, due to the time change. We will be in Moscow early enough to catch most of the planes back to all major Central European cities.
Requirements
- Fast and safe skiing in all snow conditions
- Hikes on skins up to 1 hour are possible
Our package includes the following
- 8 overnights based on double rooms incl. breakfast and dinner
- 7 days of guiding by Flory
- transfers
- safety equipment shovel, LVS, probe for hire ( please let us know at least 10 days in advance of the trip )
- travel cancellation insurance + travel protection pack
- insolvency insurance §651 k BGB
Our package does not include
- Flight from Central Europe to Novokuznetzk ( from 390 EUR)
- Visa for Russia about 80 up to 125 EUR
- Lift tickets about 25 EUR / day
Important travel information
Due to the application of a visa to Russia a late booking might cause the costs of an express visa. Also the flights should be booked at least 6 weeks before the trip takes place in order to get a good flight offer.
