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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 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.

zagros ski touring

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.

zagros ski tour

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.

you can find here one of our tours for skiing in zagros and also we can organize any skiing tour in this area and customize for you.
meet our ski tour package on Zagros here:
Zagros ski tour
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