Tsakhadzor - Snowboarding Paradise

Tsakhadzor - Snowboarding Paradise

When considering your next snowboarding adventure perhaps Armenia does not jump to mind. Well, maybe it should because you would be hard pressed to find a more exciting place to ride the slopes. In Yerevan, the Armenian Capital, which is not far from the slopes and you have plenty of things to keep you busy, when hanging your boots up. Yerevan is one of the oldest cities in the world and nestled in the heart of one of the oldest countries in the world, as such you will have plenty of culture to soak up will you wait to visit the ample skiing on offer.

Unique Location
Armenia is a unique country, with a unique ecosystem and due to the variation in environments you can experience summer and winter sports in the same holiday. Whilst in the winter you can go skiing north of Yerevan but in other regions you can go mountain climbing, undertake water sports or hike through lush, green forests.

Tsakhadzor
Located north of Yerevan is the countries only ski resort which is in the resort of Tsakhadzor. However, it is worth noting that a number of new ski resorts are planned in the future. The resort has only four lifts but at least that means you are guaranteed some quality time on the slopes. This resort is an untapped source for the snow fan and you should get yourself on the slopes before word gets out to the wider skiing community and the slopes become packed out as they commonly are in France and Italy at the height of the season.

Plenty of Slop Time
Any snowboarder will tell you that what they like is space on the slopes and whilst Tsakhadzor is popular with Armenians, and so it should be, it is still relatively quiet, giving you plenty of slope time. However, you just wait until the secret is out and the skiing and snowboarding community gate crash the party.

Olympic Standards
Whilst there are only four ski lifts, Tsakhadzor can offer Olympic standard facilities and the slopes can offer challenge to even the most seasoned skier. It is worth noting that the Soviet Olympic Ski squad used to train here and that is saying something as they have many quality facilities of their own, on their own soil, as such this gives you an idea of the quality of the slopes available in Tsakhadzor. Instructor services are available for the beginner and the experience skier or snowboarder alike and cost from 12000AMD (30 USD) per hour and often the 5th hour is free. There are plenty of wide open spaces for the experienced skier/snowboarder to have fun and the slope has a monstrous vertical of nearly 1400 meters (4,593 feet). The ski tracks length is a whopping 7200m in length, more than enough to test the skills of any Olympic hopeful.