Pavel Vorobev, an IFMGA-certified mountain guide, wants you to explore with him the ancient walnut wood of Kyrgyzstan, in this 7-day ski touring experience.
Not specified
Tian Shan
7 Days
Jan, Feb
Fit
Intermediate
Ski touring in Central Asia is getting more and more popular. I would like to offer you this 7-day skiing program in the unique walnut forest of Arslanbob, in Southwest Kyrgyzstan.
The mountains of Kyrgyzstan are known as “the Alps of Central Asia” because of the mountainous terrain that covers 90% of the country. Two famous mountain ranges run through it, the Tien Shan and Pamir Mountains, making it a great spot for ski touring.
We will be based at Arslanbob, a village located in the Jalal-Abad Region. Its woodland is the largest walnut grove on Earth, and reaches a height of 2,000 metres above sea level. It’s situated on south-facing slopes of the Fergana Range (part of the Tien Shan mountains).
This region offers a huge untouched area with great snow conditions and unforgettable landscapes. Every day you’ll ascend for around 1000 meters from the village to enjoy incredible descents on powdery slopes and through amazing wild natural woods.
Kyrgyzstan is one of the ex Soviet republics. It is bordered by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and China. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek, which has an International Airport. We can meet there or at Osh.
Our accommodation will be a pretty simple but really charming guest house. There, you will enjoy the Kyrgyz cuisine, hospitality and culture.
So, if you want to ski outside the lines in Central Asia, far away from the crowds, please contact me. I am sure that you will love this ski touring experience in Kyrgyzstan!
And if you are up for an even more extreme adventure in Kyrgyzstan, take a look at my Karakol heliski 8-day trip.
Arriving and meeting in Osh airport (better morning flight), breakfast, transfer to Arslanbob village (about 3,5 hours). Check-in guest house, lunch, safety instructions and avalanche beacon training. Short ski-tour trip is possible
8AM Breakfast 9AM-5PM Ski-touring 6PM Come back to guest house. Dinner, sauna, rest.
8AM Breakfast 9AM – 2PM Ski-touring. 3PM Come back to guest house. Dinner. Sauna. Check-out and transfer (at midnight) to aiport.
Flight home by morning flight.
Based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, I’m an IFMGA-certified guide and the technical director of the Kyrgyz Mountain Guide Association (KMGA). I'm also a certified mountain guide and mountaineering instructor, and a “Snow Leopard” — having summited all five peaks over 7000m in the former Soviet Union. I’ve received extensive training in Switzerland and I’m a certified rescuer (carrying out rescues up to 6800m).
Ski touring and mountaineering are my two biggest passions and I love sharing these activities with my clients. I specialize in high altitude and technical ascents, heliskiing, backcountry camps and avalanche courses.
I’ve stood on the summit of a 7-thousander more than 20 times — including Lenin, Korjenevskaya, Communism (Somoni), Pobeda and Mustagh-Ata, among others. I’ve also participated in ski mountaineering expeditions to Lenin Peak and Mustagh-Ata and several 4-thousanders around the world.
I’ve also been organizing my own avalanche courses since 2009 and was in charge of translating materials on the Russian risk reduction method Nivocheck. I speak English and Russian.
Teodora Jugrin
5.00
Nov 19, 2021
I had a very good experience booking the hike through Explore-Share. Communication with the team was prompt and clear and the booking process was seamless. The trip itself was also just perfect. Uroš was a fantastic guide, highly skilled and talented. The hike felt safe at all times, even on more exposed routes, thanks to him. He was always up to date on the weather forecast and planned the days around it, checked the conditions on the route ahead of me, if needed, discussed and adapted the routes to my level and always made sure I was safe and comfortable. I highly recommend him, as well as Explore-Share.
SG
5.00
Oct 25, 2021
Explore Share is a really usefull website that has a great overview of reviewed guides for a (in our case) hiking/climbing trip. During the booking I got assigned an assistent for Explore Share that helped solve questions that I might have. Great customer service, and I will come back again.
Dan Laufer
5.00
Oct 17, 2021
Explore-share was easy to use and the staff and guide w ere very responsive. The trip descriptions were accurate and the pricing reasonable. I would definitely recommend the site for people looking to do guided hiking.
Mac
5.00
Oct 13, 2021
Excellent!! Great guide and service. I had a very good experience. Id do it again.
Amanda Gardner
4.00
Sep 14, 2021
Guide was very experienced and very patient with us. We learned a lot and he tried to fit in all the knowledge he could in one day, super awesome. A little tough going back and forth to get the trip set up hard to tell if the site is sketchy until you see reviews but all worked out. Ended up with an awesome day with an awesome guide. Overall pretty satisfied and thankful!
Meret Schädler
5.00
Sep 14, 2021
The whole experience was great! The customer service of explore-share was really good. I always got an answer very quick. I would absolutely recommend to use explore-share if you are looking for a great guide in a foreign country. 5 stars!
john mcevoy
4.00
Sep 10, 2021
What a trip, fantastic guide who picked me up and dropped me off. Would use again.
Catherine Derroitte
5.00
Aug 25, 2021
It's the 2nd time we have been booking with Explore-Share. The booking was super easy and both Explore-Share and the guide were fast in their responses. We did rafting as a family with 3 kids for the first time in Slovenia. The guide (José) was super nice. He was doing everything he could to make everyone at ease with rafting (he gave clear explanations), have a great team spirit (we were joined by 2 other girls) and have a good time. We had lots of fun and the nature there is so beautiful. Thank you Explore-share and Soca splash for the great afternoon! I would recommend this activity to anyone without a doubt. My kids immediately told me they want to do rafting again soon !"
Aditya Kumar Jha
5.00
Aug 2, 2021
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Ibolya Kovacs
5.00
Jul 5, 2021
I am very pleased to have booked with this group. All of my mails have been answered in no-time, I felt really safe on the rock and the atmosfere of the whole group helped a lot not to mind about stressing. Will be back for more!
Group of 1 | USD 722 Each |
Group of 2 | USD 619 Each |
Group of 3 | USD 516 Each |
Group of 4 | USD 413 Each |
Want a different number of travellers?
- Guiding fee
- Transportation start and back
Included: Transfer Osh airport - Arslanbob and Arslanbob - Osh airport
Not included: Accomodation and meals
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