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Karachaevo- Cherkessia: a Caucasian ski paradise

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This ski lift can handle 1,800 people an hour
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This ski lift can handle 1,800 people an hour
Not-yet-constructed gondolas will take skiers up to the very top – 3,300 meters

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Not-yet-constructed gondolas will take skiers up to the very top – 3,300 meters
From the summit you have a panoramic view of the valley and the Zelenchuk River

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From the summit you have a panoramic view of the valley and the Zelenchuk River
On the summit is a fortress once inhabited by a girl named Adyukh

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On the summit is a fortress once inhabited by a girl named Adyukh
Flags: Russia, Republic of Karachai-Cherkessia, Republic of Adygei, and the hotel’s own flag

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Flags: Russia, Republic of Karachai-Cherkessia, Republic of Adygei, and the hotel’s own flag
An exhibition at a museum of local lore and history

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An exhibition at a museum of local lore and history
Local villages sell mountain tea – a mix of their dried herbs and berries

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Local villages sell mountain tea – a mix of their dried herbs and berries
Anyone who wishes to may buy warm clothes and jam made from pine cones

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Anyone who wishes to may buy warm clothes and jam made from pine cones
Lovers of rugs will also not go home empty handed

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Lovers of rugs will also not go home empty handed
Local residents know how to attract tourists: they sell fur sweaters and cloaks

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Local residents know how to attract tourists: they sell fur sweaters and cloaks
Local residents know how to attract tourists: they sell fur sweaters and cloaks

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Local residents know how to attract tourists: they sell fur sweaters and cloaks
From left to right: Chairman of the Board of the Sinara Group Dmitry Pumpyansky, Presidential Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District Alexander Khloponin, President of Resorts of the North Caucasus (KSK) Alexei Nevsky

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From left to right: Chairman of the Board of the Sinara Group Dmitry Pumpyansky, Presidential Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District Alexander Khloponin, President of Resorts of the North Caucasus (KSK) Alexei Nevsky
The first chair lift at Arkhyz will take skiers up to an altitude of 1,770 meters

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The first chair lift at Arkhyz will take skiers up to an altitude of 1,770 meters
The high altitude placement, guarantees snow and the relatively extensive network of slopes make the Dombai ski resort very popular with the locals.

Andrey Shapran

The high altitude placement, guarantees snow and the relatively extensive network of slopes make the Dombai ski resort very popular with the locals.
The high altitude placement, guarantees snow and the relatively extensive network of slopes make the Dombai ski resort very popular with the locals.

Andrey Shapran

The high altitude placement, guarantees snow and the relatively extensive network of slopes make the Dombai ski resort very popular with the locals.
The high altitude placement, guarantees snow and the relatively extensive network of slopes make the Dombai ski resort very popular with the locals.

Andrey Shapran

The high altitude placement, guarantees snow and the relatively extensive network of slopes make the Dombai ski resort very popular with the locals.
The high altitude placement, guarantees snow and the relatively extensive network of slopes make the Dombai ski resort very popular with the locals.

Andrey Shapran

The high altitude placement, guarantees snow and the relatively extensive network of slopes make the Dombai ski resort very popular with the locals.
The high altitude placement, guarantees snow and the relatively extensive network of slopes make the Dombai ski resort very popular with the locals.

Andrey Shapran

The high altitude placement, guarantees snow and the relatively extensive network of slopes make the Dombai ski resort very popular with the locals.
The high altitude placement, guarantees snow and the relatively extensive network of slopes make the Dombai ski resort very popular with the locals.

Andrey Shapran

The high altitude placement, guarantees snow and the relatively extensive network of slopes make the Dombai ski resort very popular with the locals.
The high altitude placement, guarantees snow and the relatively extensive network of slopes make the Dombai ski resort very popular with the locals.

Andrey Shapran

The high altitude placement, guarantees snow and the relatively extensive network of slopes make the Dombai ski resort very popular with the locals.
There is always lots of snow.

Andrey Shapran

There is always lots of snow.
It is one of the best places for snowboarding in the world.

Andrey Shapran

It is one of the best places for snowboarding in the world.
Dombai is one of the oldest and most popular ski resorts at the Northern Caucasus.

Andrey Shapran

Dombai is one of the oldest and most popular ski resorts at the Northern Caucasus.
March 21, 2012

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