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Iran ski touring, 8 days in Dizin and Shemshak resorts, Alborz
Join Amin on this amazing 8-day ski touring in Iran in the beautiful ski resorts of Dizin and Shemshak and spend your days skiing on powder snow in the spectacular Alborz range.
Highlights
Spend your days skiing on two of the most popular ski-resorts in Iran.
Go on ski-tours on a terrain as high as 4000 m.
Ski on the spectacular region of Alborz mountains on powder snow.
Description
Join me for a week of off-piste skiing in the spectacular resorts of Dizin and Shemshak in Iran. You’ll spend your days ski touring on powder snow in the gorgeous Alborz Range on an altitude as high as up to 4000m and have an incredible time!
The tour will take you to two of the most popular ski resorts in the country. We’ll indulge in a daily activity of up to 8 hours every day so some avalanche knowledge would definitely come in handy. We’ll typically be working in groups and all you’ll need is a good level of fitness to join me.
The trip will begin by picking you up from the airport and then transferring you to the beautiful off-piste ski resort of Dizin. You’ll spend the next couple of days enjoying off-piste skiing in the resort and also go for ski-touring in the neighboring area. It would definitely be a very enjoyable experience.
Next, we’ll transfer you to Shemshak and you’ll go for ski tours in this beautiful region. The next few days will be spent visiting the high peaks of Alborz including Peak Abak (3550m), Golezard (3350m) and Mount Damavand ( up to 4200m) and it will be truly incredible skiing at such an altitude.
You’ll get ample time to ski on powder snow in the spectacular terrain of Alborz before getting back to Tehran to end this trip.
Doesn’t this sound like an ideal way to spend your winter vacation? So, send a message now to reserve your spot on this amazing adventure in Iran. And if you like the feel of this trip, you might also like to visit Zagros mountains for another ski-adventure.
Details
Accommodation 3-star Hotel and Mountain hut |
Meeting point Imam Khomeini International Airport |
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Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Dizin
Off-piste ski in the resort. Overnight in a hotel.
Day 2: Off-piste ski in the resort
Overnight in a hotel.
Day 3: Ski touring in the Dizin area
We’ll go for ski touring in Dizin area. Overnight in a hotel.
Day 4: Transfer to Shemshak
Ski tour in Shemshak. Visit the Abak Peak (3550m). Overnight in a hotel.
Day 5: Transfer to Polur village 2300m
Ski touring to the peak of Golezard 3350m. Overnight in a mountain hut.
Day 6: Ski tour in the Doberar range
We’ll go for a ski tour in the Doberar range up to 3950m. Overnight in a mountain hut.
Day 7: Ski tour on Mount Damavand (up to 4200m)
We’ll go for a ski tour on Mount Damavand up to 4200m. Overnight in a mountain hut.
Day 8: Transfer to Tehran
Departure.
Equipment you will need to bring
Ski equipment (skis, boots, poles)
Climbing skins
Poles
Helmet
Goggles
Sunglasses
Avalanche equipment (beacon, probe and shovel)
Crampons
Backpack
Water bottle
About the guide
My name is Amin. I am a certified ski, mountaineering and mountain biking guide, based in Tehran. I used to go to the mountains as a kid, since I was 6 years old. When I was a teenager, I always dreamed becoming a mountain guide. Now I am the vice-president of the Iran Mountain Guiding Association, a full member of BMC and meber of UIAA.
I have experience climbing 7000-meter mountains. Some of my published material include “Noshaq, a different peak” ( 2010), about my journey in Hindukosh; a “Climbing Dictionary” (2016), includes English to Persian mountain terms and “Mountain Environment Protection” (2018), about mountain ecosystems and ways of protecting the mountains.
Now I am certifed as a ski, mountain and mountain biking guide in Iran, and I will finish my IFMGA course next year (2020).
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Prices per person
Group of 1 | EUR 1341 each |
Group of 2 | EUR 1238 each |
Group of 3 | EUR 1031 each |
Group of 4 | EUR 1026 each |
Group of 5 | EUR 1021 each |
Group of 6 | EUR 980 each |
Group of 7 | EUR 959 each |
Group of 8 | EUR 928 each |
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Price includes
- Guiding fee
- Accommodation
- Transportation from your hotel/airport (if in area) to the start of the trip and back
- Transport during the trip
- Luggage transfer during the trip
- Permit and entrance fees
- Mountain guide's expenses (lifts, meals, accommodation, etc)
- Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Price details
*Hotel stay does not include breakfast.
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