Enjoy 1 to 3 days of great backcountry skiing in Ak Tash, a ski resort located in a beautiful valley near Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, along with Andrey, a KMGA mountain guide.
Not specified
Tian Shan
1 Day
Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec
Occasional
Intermediate
Join me for 1 to 3 days of backcountry skiing in Ak Tash, a small ski resort 40 km southeast of Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan.
Ak Tash is located in the Oruu-Sai gorge, in a beautiful untouched valley with waterfalls, springs, mountain rivers and juniper forests. It's definitely a great location and the best base in the area for a fantastic ski adventure.
The Oruu-Sai gorge also boasts the Oruu-Sai ski resort and there are also other ski bases close to the area, like Kolgookar, Kashka-Suu, and Edelweiss.
There are 2 lifts in the Ak Tash resort and there is no snow cat, but we are able to enjoy great descents on fresh snow here, thanks to its northern exposure and a height of 2100 meters.
The Ak Tash slopes are suitable for the intermediate or advanced skier. There are many exciting possibilities for experienced off-piste riders and the access to the terrain is convenient and safe. The juniper thickets deserve a special mention.
Besides, the ski base hotel offers decent accommodation at affordable prices. In only a few days, you can enjoy a great backcountry experience and explore the surrounding valleys.
So what are you waiting for? Request your booking and join me on this backcountry ski tour in Ak Tash in Kyrgyzstan! I also guide an 8-day ski tour in the Terskey mountains. Check it out!
- Guiding fee
Accommodation Ak Tash has room for 28 people: 2 simple rooms, 4 junior suites, 2 suites and 1 ‘lyux’. The hotel offers shower, toilet, hot water, sauna, restaurant and also karaoke.
The hotel also organises excursions on horseback in case you are traveling with non-skiers. |
More info It is possible to rent backcountry ski equipment in Bishkek |
I was born in what is now Bishkek, the Capital City of Kyrgyz Republic (used to be Frunze, the Capital of Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic) and live there ever since.
I started guiding professionally in 2004. I guide groups and individuals in technical and high altitude climbing, ski-tours, backcountry skiing, rock-climbing, ice climbing. I can also provide training facilities and organize trekking programs.
My main priorities in guiding are client safety and expedition success and therefore, my professional motto is “Never climb with strangers”.
In 2011, I finished my training with the Kyrgyz Mountain Guide School. The school is supported by Mammut and the Swiss and British Mountain Guide Associations and follows the IFMGA standards. Upon completion of the course and passing necessary tests I was qualified as a Mountain Guide. I am also qualified in mountain rescue and first aid by Mountaineering Instructor School in Kyrgyzstan (2012) and a member of the Kyrgyz Mountain Guide Association (KMGA) since the Autumn of 2009 where I serve as an instructor and examiner for the National Mountain Guide courses.
In my 13 years of guiding, I have worked all over Tien-Shan and Pamir in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and China and East Sayan and Lake Baikal areas in Russia. I have arranged several ski tour and backcountry skiing programs in the Ala Archa national park, Suusamyr valley, Kyrghyz Ala Too, Chong Kemin gorge, Kumtor glacier, and Terskey Ala Too.
In 2009-2016 I worked as a high altitude guide at the Lenin Peak (7134 m), Khan Tengri Peak (7010 m), Pobeda Peak (7439 m), and Muztag Ata Peak (7546 m). As a mountaineering expert, I also have participated in 6 expeditions.
Presently I have over 100 ascents of different difficulty. The most significant of them are: Pobeda peak (7439 m) 1 ascent; Lenin peak (7134 m) 13 ascents; Muztag Ata (7546 m) 1 ascent; Khan Tengri (7010 m) 1 ascent; Korona peak 1st tower ED2 Smirnov route, winter conditions; Free Korea peak ED1 George Lowe route, winter conditions; Bachachekey peak 4 routes ED1 Kusmenko, Shwab, Polik, Ilyshenko; Ak-Too peak TD route, first ascent, winter conditions; Tarasova(Slovenia) TD route, winter conditions; Simagina peak TD+ route, winter conditions.
My sport climbing level: 7a-7b on sight, 7c-8a red point.
Please get in touch with me if you are interested to come and discover the mountains of my region.
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