Skiers and snowboarders alike should add Shymbulak to their list of slopes to tackle. This ski resort is the largest in Central Asia, located in the Medeu Valley of the Zailiysky Alatau Mountains near Almaty.
The 99-acre resort boasts 12 km (7.5 miles) of ski runs at an elevation of 2,200 m (7,200 feet) above sea level. The lifts will take you from the resort up another 1,000 m (3,000 feet) so you can challenge yourself on slopes with a vertical drop of 920 m. During the winter months, there’s a perfect snow base of almost 2 m (70 inches).
If you’re just a beginner skier or snowboarder without your own equipment, that’s okay too. You can take lessons and rent your skis and poles at the school. Even during the ski season, the temperatures hover just below freezing. Perfect conditions for a ski vacation. Stay at the resort hotel so you can make use of the snow day after day and hit the runs early.
There are many attractions contained within Shymbulak.
A few of these are:
Wondering how can you reach Shymbulak, well you can either take a train, bus, taxi or even self-drive whatever is convenient for you.
If you take a train it takes 9 hours 16 minutes and will cost you 32,702.4 KZT to 39,627.6 KZT.
If you take a taxi it takes 4 hours 49 minutes and will cost you 51,939.1 KZT to 161,588 KZT
A drive from Astana to Shymbulak takes 19 hours 41 minutes.
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Monday: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thursday: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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