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 โ : 950m , 5 hours
Skiing โ : 950 , about 2 hours
Niakan Peak
Summit Elevation : 3500m
Start point : Niakan village(2400m)
Distance from Chelgerd: 20 min (15km)
Ski touring โ 1100m , 6 hours
Skiing โ : 1100m , about 3 hours
Gilas peak
Summit Elevation : 3280m
Start point : Shariari spring(2200m)
Distance from Chelgerd: 45 min (38km)
Ski touring โ 1080m , 6 hours
Skiing โ : 1080 , about 3 hours
Shah Mansouri peak
Summit Elevation : 3650m
Start point : Shah Mansouri pass 2580m
Distance from Chelgerd: 1 Hour (43km)
Ski touring โ 1070m , 6 hours
Skiing โ : 1070 , about 3 hours
Samsami peak
Summit Elevation : 3500m
Start point : Samsami village (2150m)
Distance from Chelgerd: 1.5 Hour (63km)
Ski touring โ 1350m , 7 hours
Skiing โ : 1350 , about 3 hours
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Culture attractions of Zagros ski tour:
The nomadic lifestyle is still present in these mountains. You can find goats and sheep , as well as families (including Bakhtiari groups) that accompany them. In winter they all descend to the lower valleys.
The best time for ski touring in Zagros
The best time for zagros ski touring is from February to April . if you want to do ski touring zagros the best way is to flight to Isfahan then by 3 hours driving you can reach to Chelgerd , there are some nice hotels and also local house that you can adopt for inhabitant. there are also a ski resort in Chelgerd.
Bakhtiari groups live in Zagros mountains since thousand years ago and these people are very friendly people and one of the highlights of this are is these nice people.