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Iran ski resort

by | 17 Dec 2022 | Articles, Skiing

SIX TOP IRAN SKI RESORT

Iran ski slopes

Introduction

In this article, we intend to provide you with useful information about skiing in Iran and Iran ski resorts .

Iran is a vast land with diverse weather conditions for example in the central and southeastern parts of Iran, there are dry and hot deserts, the Caspian sea is humid and temperate, and large parts of it are also mountainous.
Alborz and Zagros are two big mountain range in Iran plateau.

These mountain ranges include hundreds of peaks above 4,000 meters that are covered with snow on many days of the year, so this makes excellent conditions for those who are interested in skiing.
Iran ski slopes host a large number of skiing enthusiasts who come from different cities to have fun in these areas every year.

In the future, join Persiatrek to introduce you Iran ski resorts.

The length of Iran’s ski slopes is about 87 km and these slopes are equipped with 66 ski lifts.

Top ski resorts of Iran

In the list of the best ski resorts in Iran , Dizin ski resort Iran is on top with 2.9 out of 5 stars.

Dizin is also the largest ski resort in Iran that offer up to 18 kilometres of slopes (Dizin).

Here you can see top 6 Iran ski resorts (Evaluated based on Size, slope offering, ski lifts):

1- Dizin

Iran ski resort

Dizin ski resort is located in the Tehran Province ,the most important Tehran ski resort and this ski area is the biggest one in Iran . There are 18 km of slopes available for skiing and snowboarding and this ski area has 18 lifts transport the guests. The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 2,530 and 3,506 m.

Evaluation: 2.9 out of 5 stars

Ski lift : totally 18

  • Circulating ropeway/gondola lift : 5
  • Chairlift : 4
  • T-bar lift/platter/button lift  : 9

General season : late November – late May

Elevation difference : 976m (2530m-3506m)

Slopes difficulty : easy :5000m , intermediate : 9000m , hard : 4000m

Price : 25 USD

Operating time : 8:30-16:30

contact :

  • Dizin Parking Lot ,Shemshak ,Teheran ,Iran
  • Tel.: +98 / 912 / 8183454
  • Fax: +98 / 21 / 84211951
  • Email: info@dizinskiresort.com
2-Darbandsar

Iran ski

Darbandsar ski resort is located in the Tehran Province . There are 11 km of slopes available for skiing and snowboarding and this ski area is equipped by 6 lifts transport the guests. The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 2,650 and 3,510 m.

Evaluation: 2.8 out of 5 stars

Ski lift : totally 6

  • Circulating ropeway/gondola lift : 1
  • Chairlift : 3
  • T-bar lift/platter/button lift  : 2

General season : mid December – early May

Elevation difference : 860m (2650m-3510m)

Slopes difficulty : easy :6000m , intermediate : 5000m , hard : 0m

Price : 25 USD

Operating time : 8:30-21:00

contact :

  • Darbandsar ski resort ,Shemshak ,Teheran ,Iran
  • Tel.: +98 / 9391204040
  • Fax: +98 / 21 / 7518600
  • Email: info@darbandsarski.ir
3-Shirbad

Iran ski

Shirbad is the biggest ski resort in Razavi Khorasan Province (Iran). There are  about 1.1 km of slopes available for skiing and snowboarding also one lift transports skiers. The Shirbad ski area is situated between the elevations of 3,000 and 3,200 m.

Evaluation: 2.2 out of 5 stars

Ski lift : T-bar lift/platter/button lift (1)

General season : mid December to late May

Elevation difference : 200m (3000m-3200m)

Slopes difficulty : easy :600m , intermediate : 300m , hard : 200m

Price : 10 USD

Operating time : 8:30-16:00

contact :

Khorasan Razavi ,Mashhad , Iran
Tel.: +98 / 511 / 6656330
Fax: +98 / 511 / 6656330
Email: info@skishirbad.com

4- sahand

iran ski

Sahand ski resort  is one of the sights of East Azarbaijan province( Iran).There are 3 km of slopes available for skiing and snowboarding . this ski area is equipped by 4 lifts  to transport the  skiers .

The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 2,915 and 3,295 m.

Sahand ski resort is in 40 km south-east of Tabriz city , on the north side of Sahand mountains . This ski area  has a ski school . There are two 1200 m surface lifts for intermediate users and two 100 m surface lifts for beginners .

Evaluation: 2.2 out of 5 stars

Ski lift : totally 4

  • Rope tow/baby lift : 2
  • T-bar lift/platter/button lift  : 2

General season : mid December – early May

Elevation difference : 380m (2915m-3295m)

Slopes difficulty : easy :1000m , intermediate : 2000m , hard : 0m

Price : 10 USD

Operating time : 8:30-16:00

contact :

  • Sahand ski resort ,Tabriz , East Azarbaijan,Iran
  • Tel.: +98 / 41/34416895
5-Tochal

Iran ski resort

Tochal ski resort is located in the Tehran Province (Iran) and is the highest ski resort in Iran . There are 6 km of slopes available for skiing and snowboarding and this ski area is equipped by 3 lifts transport the skiers .

The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 1,910 and 3,850 m

Evaluation: 2.2 out of 5 stars

Ski lift : totally 3

  • Circulating ropeway/gondola lift : 1
  • Chairlift : 2

General season : late November – late May

Elevation difference : 1940m (1910m-3850m)

Slopes difficulty : easy :6000m , intermediate : 0m , hard : 0m

Price : 10 USD

Operating time : 8:30-15:30

contact :

  • Teheran ,Iran
  • Tel.: +98 / 21 / 22404001
  • Fax: +98 / 21 / 22435933
  • Email: info@tochal.org
6-Shemshak

Iran ski

Shemshak ski resort  is located in Tehran Province (Iran). There are 15 km of slopes available for skiing and snowboarding and also it is equipped by  5 lifts to transport the skiers .

The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 2,550 and 3,050 m.

Evaluation: 2.2 out of 5 stars

Ski lift : totally 5

  • Circulating ropeway/gondola lift : 3
  • Chairlift : 2

General season : mid December – early April

Elevation difference : 500m (2550m-3050m)

Slopes difficulty : easy :6000m , intermediate : 6000m , hard : 3000m

Price : 15 USD

Operating time : 8:30-21:00

contact :

  • Teheran ,Iran
  • Tel.: +98 / 21 / 26526912
  • Email:info@skicomplex.ir

Meet our ski packages in Iran 

IRAN SKI PACKAGES

https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resorts/iran/

 

Iran ski resort

by | 3 Nov 2022 | Alborz, Articles, Mountaineering, Skiing, touchal

Getting to know Iran ski resort

Iran ski resort :  Skiing is one of the most attractive winter sports. The good feeling of freedom on the snow cannot be described easily. In this article, we introduce 21 Iran’s ski slopes. Knowing these tracks will give you more options to use in winter. Get along with persiatrek .

Iran's ski slopes

1. Dizin Ski Resort – the largest Iran ski resort

Dezin ski resort is the most equipped and largest Iran ski resort . This track is located on the slopes of Sichal mountain and Dizin area, which can be accessed through the Chalus road. Dizin has 23 slopes, 4 cable cars, 2 ski lifts, several ski lifts, hotels and several restaurants. The highest altitude of Dizin ski slope is 3,600 meters and its ski route is 7.5 kilometers.

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zagros ski touring , spectacular experience in Iran

by | 23 Jan 2019 | Articles, Skiing, zagros

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.

zagros ski tour

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:

 

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

 

If you need more information for Zagros ski tour contact us

 

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seven best spots for ski touring in Iran

by | 12 Jan 2019 | alamkuh, Damavand, Mountaineering, sabalan, Skiing, touchal, zagros

Ski touring in Iran? Where we do it?

mount damavand

Thirty percent of Iran plateau is mountainous area that consist of more than one thousand 4000m peaks , in winter most of them are covered with snow then there is a high potential for ski touring in Iran . Zagros (From North-West to South-West) and Alborz (North) are two huge mountain ranges in Iran that you can find many good area for ski mountaineering.

 

For organizing ski touring in Iran contact us.

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Lasem & Damavand ski mountaineering

by | 6 Mar 2018 | Damavand, Gallery, Mountaineering, Skiing

Mount Damavand ski tour

Lasem and Damavand ski mountaineering was  our first skiing tour in 2018

damavand ski tour

First day:

Beginning of March 2018 our trip started in mount Golezard in Polur . Me and Shams from Franc climbed up to 3000 meters We settled the night at a local home in Reyneh village .

Second day

second day me with Shams and his girlfriend and two young mountaineer from Czech Repoblic drive to Lasem valley and since the road was closed we did a nice trekking about 8 km on the road to Lasem and we climbed up to 2900 meters and because of strong wind on the ridge we returned by ski to village , we drive to Reyneh to Masoud guest house.

Third day

Third Day , Shams and his girlfriend and Ashkan leaved Reyneh to Lasem and me with two Czech mountaineer drive to Damavand south face. in this day we started trekking from 2400 meters in the beginning of dirt road of mosque . and after 8 hours trekking we reached to Bargah3 and settled on Hut.

Fourth day : rest and acclimatization
Fifth day 

 

In this day we started our final attempt on Mount Damavand . the normal route for summer is a ridge in right side oh Hut but in winter we ascend on a glacier on north of Hut , left side of summer route.

 

Damavand ski

You can find our skiing package for skiing in Damavand and Lasem here:
Damavand-Lasem skiing (8days)