Ski paradise - winter Dombai
North Caucasus - Karachay-Cherkess Republic - village and all-season resortdombai.
Dombay is a popular Russian ski resort and a unique Teberda Nature Reserve, which attracts tourists from all over the world.
Dombay has repeatedly hosted World Cups in freestyle, all-Russian competitions in slalom, giant slalom, speed skating, snowboarding.
In Dombai, prestigious competitions in paragliding and mountaineering are held.
How to get there
By train you can reach cities.Mineral Waters. zalchik. cherkessk. InnocentAnd already from them by taxi, bus, rented car - to the resort.
The nearest airports are in Mineral waters, Nalchik, Vladikavkaz. krasnodar.
Where to stay
Dombai can please any tourist - more than a hundred hotels, hotels, boarding houses, guest houses are open at the resort.
The traveler may choose
- spacious apartments with kitchen and washing machine;
- an economical room at the camp or a room in the apartment;
- Luxury suite with views of the mountain peaks;
- A comfortable cottage or house for a large and friendly company.
ski season
The ski season lasts from late November - early December to April - early May. Velvet season is the period from February to March, when the sun warms up to + 10 ... + 15 C, and you can sunbathe and skate at the same time.
In winter, the weather is very comfortable, the average air temperature is 5 ° C, a lot of snow falls (up to 2 m on average).
The southern slope of the Moussa-Achitar ridge is a mass skating zone with trails of different difficulty levels. Green and blue are suitable for beginners, red and black - experienced riders and extremes will like. The slope is served by old and new cable cars.
The northern slope of the Moussa-Achitar Ridge is a route for pros in freeride and unforgettable heli-ski.
Apre-ski or "after skiing"
Dombai will please fans of winter sports with a rich program after skating. Guests of the resort can relax in the bath, sauna, swim in the pool and relax on SPA treatments.
Between 4 and 5 queues there is a Polyana of parties (or "Dombay Vegas"), At the service of travelers - restaurants, bars, discos in nightclubs, rest in karaoke.
In the fresh air - adrenaline paragliding and horseback riding in the mountains are available. Of the public and favorite winter joys - snowmobiles, sledging, skating.
Attractions of Dombai
Moussa Achitar
Translated from Balkar, the name of the ridge means “the lament of Moussa”.
Along the ridge there are routes of different complexity categories for hiking tourists and climbers.
Dombai Polyana
From the Dombai glade there is a magnificent view of the panorama of the peaks of the Main Caucasian Range: the beautiful Belalakaya is a symbol of Dombai, the Juguturlut array, the consu-shaped Ine Peak.
Amanauz Gorge
“Aman Auz” in translation from Karachay language means “evil mouth”. On the way through the gorge you can go to Sofrudzhinsky waterfall - the largest in the reserve.
Mount Erzog
The picturesque mountain peak (3683 m) was immortalized by Yuri Vizbor in the Dombai Waltz: “We are accompanied by the proud handsome Erzog...”
Alibek Glacier
It is believed that he did not see the real Dombay, who did not go to the glacier Alibek. A unique glacier because of its location - it descended below the other glaciers of the Caucasus to the border of forests.
Jamagat Gorge
In the gorge there are legendary sources of healing narzan water (its composition includes magnesium, potassium, calcium-sodium compounds and iron).
Text: Pauline M.
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