Introduction

zagros ski touring : there are two main mountain ranges in Iran : Alborz in the north of country and Zagros , a huge mountain range consists of hundreds 4000 meters peaks from north west to south east of Iran plateau , the easiest access area of Zagros is located in south west of Isfahan , Zardkuh massif near Chelgerd with many nice slopes for ski mountaineering.

Every winter it snows heavily. Because of that, most of the peaks remain snowy during the year, turning this place into a ski touring paradise!

 

Best routes for Zagros ski touring:

 

The Zardkouh massif is a group of more than 4000 meters peaks that highest one is Kolunchin(4221m)

In the following, we introduce some of the best routes for Zagros ski mountaineering :

Mohammad Abad peak

Summit Elevation : 3350 m

Start point : Mohammad Abad village (2400m)

Distance from Chelgerd: 20 min (10km)

Ski touring ↑  : 950m , 5 hours

Skiing ↓  : 950 , about 2 hours

Niakan Peak

Summit Elevation : 3500m

Start point : Niakan village(2400m)

Distance from Chelgerd: 20 min (15km)

Ski touring ↑  1100m , 6 hours

Skiing ↓  : 1100m , about 3 hours

Gilas peak

Summit Elevation : 3280m

Start point : Shariari spring(2200m)

Distance from Chelgerd: 45 min (38km)

Ski touring ↑  1080m , 6 hours

Skiing ↓  : 1080 , about 3 hours

Shah Mansouri peak

Summit Elevation : 3650m

Start point : Shah Mansouri pass 2580m

Distance from Chelgerd: 1 Hour (43km)

Ski touring ↑  1070m , 6 hours

Skiing ↓  : 1070 , about 3 hours

Samsami peak

Summit Elevation : 3500m

Start point : Samsami village (2150m)

Distance from Chelgerd: 1.5 Hour (63km)

Ski touring ↑  1350m , 7 hours

Skiing ↓  : 1350 , about 3 hours

 

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