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 Medeo Skating Rink by nepalgoods
During winter Medeo is open for public every day, in summer only on two days a week. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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River-Kazakhstan by Groverdean
The Charyn River is quite long so the rafting opportunities are excellent! Leave a Comment
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The Chimbulak Plateau is located about 25 km from Almaty. It is about 2500m high and offers lifts to about 3500m. It is surrounded by beautiful mountains. There are hotels and restaurants. You can rent skiis and snowboards and use a sauna and an indoor swimmingpool. In summer hiking is possible with fantastic views on 5000m high mountains of Alatau. Leave a Comment
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 by Bubr
Equipment rental is rather expensive. Better to bring yours, of course. Leave a Comment Theme: Skiing/SnowboardingDirections: From Medeo sport centre you may walk up the dam stairs or ride some 5 km to the Chimbulak resort.Website: www.chimbulak.kz
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 Inside the yurta by SirRichardLeave a Comment Theme: Skiing/Snowboarding
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i think it would be big fun ice skating on Medeo-world famous skating rink located 1700 m above sea level, but of course it's not working when it's warm, but you can still breath fresh air and enjoy beautiful landscapes, also at summer time you can see many just married couples coming there to take pictures; horse riding is also possible and of course skiing in Chimbulak ski resort, sometimes even Vladimir Putin is skiing there. Theme: Skiing/SnowboardingDirections: 15km from Almaty
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 Medeo mountains by marinabmv
It is the best place for fun and rest. Leave a Comment Theme: Skiing/Snowboarding
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Snow cover at Chimbulak varies greatly from one season to the next. During the 2007/2008 winter there was quite a lot of snow, while there was hardly any at all for parts of the season before that. The problem is that while it is more than cold enough for snow it is often quite dry in this part of Kazakhstan and therefore the snow cover is usually a lot shallower than you would expect.
Snow canons were installed for the 2007/2008 season and this will undoubtedly help in the coming seasons.
Due to the dry climate there is usually some good powder in the off-piste areas, however, these areas are not huge.
If you are staying a long time in Kazakhstan and want to do some skiing then consider going to one of the resorts around Ust-Kamenogorsk, close to the Altai mountains. Snow cover is usually much better there and the season is also much longer than at Chimbulak.
You can rent skiiss and other equipment at Chimbulak and at most other ski resorts in Kazakhstan, however, it is not particualry cheap and the quality is often so-so. Theme: Skiing/SnowboardingAddress: Chimbulak, Medeo, Almaty
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 Moutains around Almata by Klod5
The heights of Almaty, represent the starting point many treks in the chain of mountains of Zailiyskiy Alatau and Kungey Alatau (to achieve preference between June and September). Leave a Comment Theme: Climbing
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 by Vea
You can rent equipment on the mountain or bring yours. Leave a Comment Theme: Extreme Sports
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