Palandoken - all dry.

Written: 3 march 2008
Travel time: 4 — 11 february 2008
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I was apprehensive after reading previous reviews.
So rest, departure from Msk was delayed for 2 hours, however, the departure from Erzurum was also delayed for the same time. Transfer is ok. By the way, in Erzurum, duty free is not a big stall, so if anyone expects to stock up on the way back, you will be disappointed.
The hotel (we rested in the ski resort that is at the top) the hotel works out its normal 4 stars. The staff is polite, almost everyone understands Russian, and 80% of the hotel guests are Russian tourists. Room cleaning daily. Conveniently located and well thought out. You can leave the room in slippers and get into the ski room, from the ski room directly to the ski lift, or go down the slope to other lifts. Not a convenience - they clean up after dinner. . . Meals for their stars, varied and tasty. Entertainment, animation and some kind of programs every evening, but I can’t judge. didn't go. Internet in the lobby and cafes, you can take backgammon and chess, smoke a hookah.

Sauna and Turkish bath, everything is perfectly clean and tidy, in the pool the water is really heavily chlorinated, it is better to visit after 21:00, because. at this time there is practically no one there, the largest influx is from 17 to 20 pm. They do massage well, but you shouldn’t take programs for every day, even if you are tempted with a discount) It’s just that every day it’s still broken to do it there, and it’s even better to take the cheapest massages (it’s not always what is cheaper is worse) Gym and exercise equipment in good working order. Excursions - you can go to the mineral spring. There is nothing to do in the city, if only to visit local restaurants and eat meat there, they cook very tasty. Taxi from hotel $20 one way. Hotel rates. A pack of parliament $9, a bottle of water 1.5 liters 4.5, mulled wine 7, a cocktail in a bar about 30, a can of cola 5, a hookah 15, a massage from 35 to 80. Well, stuff like that. A bottle of wine is about 80 - 90 dollars, champagne is about 100. have lunch in a cafe on the slope of 35 dollars. Sunblock $65. So if you want to save money - take everything with you) In general, if you compare with the prices in the city - the difference is 2 times
Ski rental for a week $150 per person. If there is a need to change - they change without problems.
Now as for the actual skiing, trails and skiing. Skis for hire - you can pick up a state of 4. If not a running size, then 5. Instructor services $ 70 per hour, but you can bargain, talked with one tourist, 10 days at $ 40 per hour. The question is - but you need it)) It's easier to learn using the advice of friends, and you can just get to know someone (as I said, Russians rest a lot there)
Lifts, almost all worked, except for one, but it is not really needed. The only thing is that the lifts that went to the very top started working later and finished earlier. And a couple of times they were turned off due to weather conditions, fog, strong wind.
The condition of the tracks - they spend every day twice at lunch and in the late afternoon, they monitor the condition. Snow cannons are present. But I have never seen him at work, because there was a lot of snow, though on the last day a bald spot with stones was found near the track, where it flew out safely... So, minimal caution should still be observed. There are a lot of people on the slopes only on weekends, many locals come and bring children, but there is no queue for the lifts. The maximum that threatens 2-4 minutes of waiting.
Difficulty of tracks. Here it is difficult for me to judge, because. I was the first to start skiing, it was enough for me))) But I saw VERY few people on the slopes marked as black) they mostly ride on blue and orange ones. There are places for off-piste skiing. There are also places for snowboarders. At least on the slopes marked in orange, the angle of inclination reaches approximately 65 degrees. We were pleased with the blue tracks with their length, the tracks are planned in such a way that, for example, from blue you can get to orange or black, or vice versa.
I think it's the perfect place to learn to ski.
That's all, if you have any questions - write t-2@rambler. ru
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