Red glade is a snow pearlBlack Sea region of the Caucasus. By popularity with him can not be compared to any of the ski resorts in Russia. Tourists from all corners of the world go here to ski, because there is nowhere such a natural splendor: clear lakes with cold water, mountain peaks, eternally covered with snow, gray age-old glaciers, lush forests, the rapid running of mountain rivers never stops here.
Here the mountain-marine unique climate,It is suitable for skiing on snow slopes on alpine skiing or snowboarding. The valley is surrounded by a beautiful view of the mountain peaks and ridges: the Main Caucasian Range, Achishkho, Aibga (it has 5 peaks), their height is about 3 thousand meters. Admire the beauty of the high-mountainous landscape offers tourists year-round resort of Sochi Krasnaya Polyana. Cable car - this is the key to the prosperity of any resort, because it delivers tourists to the slopes.
On the northern slope of Aibga behind the Esto-Zadok settlementthere is a main complex of lifts, it leads to perfectly equipped and well-groomed ski slopes of any level of complexity and extent. The scheme of the ropeways of Krasnaya Polyana is presented in the photo above.
Tourists are hospitably received by specialized complexes: Alpika-Service, Rosa Khutor, Gornaya Karusel, and Laura (Gazprom).
Each cable car (Krasnaya Polyana) is a complex with its own features and infrastructure, pricing policy.
This complex is the most popular, and thatthere are reasons. A successful location, natural landscape trails, prompted by nature itself, as well as a freestyle center, a snowboard park. A special microclimate allows you to extend the time of skiing until May. The opening of "Rosa Khutora" was held in 2010. It is a modern and high-tech cable car that meets the latest standards of downhill skiing. Krasnaya Polyana in this zone has a developed infrastructure.Several international hotels of European service level open here. There is a covered parking and parking, restaurants and cafes, there are shops, shops with ski equipment rental, children's club.
This complex is an old-timer, it is built by the verythe first and is located just below the "Rosa Khutor" along the Mzymta riverbed, but on the same slope. Cableway (Krasnaya Polyana) "Alpika-Service" leads above all lifts in Russia: its range of heights is 1698 meters. On the height (2238 m) there is a playground with a wonderful view of the Caucasus Mountains, the range of sight is about 100 kilometers.
Mountain tourist center "Gazprom" in the peopleaffectionately called "Laura" - by the name of a small river flowing nearby. It is not only a ski organization, there are two best upscale hotels, a network of cafes and restaurants, spa salons and a cinema, an extensive infrastructure and plenty of parking spaces. The cableways of this organization not only gained fame of the most advanced means of transport, but also serve as a fascinating attraction, allowing you to admire from the bird's eye view the opening views of the high mountain ranges. Today, the ski runs of 14 cable cars are serviced, their total length is more than 20 kilometers. Differ by type: rope, open chair, closed gondola.
The novelty of the complex is the road "3S" - thisthe longest in the world of the highway, moves on three ropes. Each of the 50 cabins will accommodate 30 people. Considered the most dangerous conditions for the operation of the structure, there are no analogues in Europe. Raise and lower the tourists center from the Psekhako Ridge during the excursion program. The lower station "Alpika-Service" - 550 m, the upper - "Shelter No. 2" - 1646 meters. This resort is especially recommended for beginners because of suitable comfortable conditions. But even advanced athletes will want to ride on black tracks, if there is enough snow.
This complex is located on the side of the northern slope of Mount Aibga, it includes modern ski slopes and chairlift and gondola lifts.
For 10 years this complex accepts touristsfrom all corners of the globe in winter and summer. In 2014 during the Winter Olympics "Mountain Carousel" was the only place for skiing, open to everyone who wants to go to the resort Krasnaya Polyana. The cable car in the summer is also attractive for tourists, because at the height of the bird's flight a wonderful view of the Caucasian ridge opens, there, high in the sky, you can enjoy the clean and fresh air of the mountains.
The complex is equipped with three landing "steps",located at a certain height from each other. There are tourist sites where you can have a nice lunch in cafes and restaurants, look at the kinds that open from observation points, and the rest, necessary for an unforgettable stay.
Fans of outdoor activities who have visitedski resort of Krasnaya Polyana, they say that the cable car itself makes a strong impression, and here also the wonderful views of the mountains that open up to the view. They look amazing, but scary to be so high from the ground and suspended from the abyss, although the cabins are closed, but the spirit captures. One flight can take more than twenty minutes, although the speed of the lift is considerable. Rolling skiers and ordinary tourists a lot. The cableway is one of the strongest impressions received during the rest in Sochi. On safety it is not necessary and to think, all technics new and modern.
