Ski Touring week in Arslanbob, Kyrgyzstan

Follow Andrey on this unique ski touring week and discover the heart of Arslanbob. Andrey is a KMGA professional mountain guide.

Tian Shan

7 Days

Jan - Mar

High

Intermediate

Description

Located in the Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan, Arslanbob is one of the best places in Central Asia for ski trips. Winter activities are becoming very popular in this area, and, year after year, people from all over the world come here to get a taste of these thrilling white mountains. If you are looking for an adventure and you love skiing, I invite you to join me on this exciting trip!

Arslanbob offers everything you need to fall in love with its landscapes and sport activities. The Fergana mountains separate the cold Tien-Shan Mountains from the hot plains of Fergana Valley, creating the perfect weather for ski tours.

On this occasion, I propose to you a 6-Day ski experience around different places in Arslanbob. The famous walnut forest will be the highlight of our trip! From 1500 to 2000 meters above sea level, we will find the best slopes for our ski adventure. My favorite part of it is to ski through the largest walnut forest on earth, surrounded by those ancient trees! I guarantee you will have a fabulous time!

However, this spectacular woodland forest is not the only attraction in the area. We will also be skiing down the slopes of Boobash-Ata Mountain (4430m) and admiring the best landscapes that Arslanbob has to offer!

In this program we will reach 3000m. Therefore, you need to be experienced in ski touring and be physically prepared for this challenge!

The Arslanbob mountains are my playground! And I will be excited to show you around. Send me a request to book this trips and immerse yourself in this white paradise. I will be happy to guide you through it!

Price includes

Guiding fee
Transport during the trip

Price details

Included: meeting and seeing off at the airport, all transfers during the program, guide salary
Not included: international flights, accommodation and meals.

Itinerary

Day 1: Airport of Osh City - Arslanbob Village

We will meet at the airport of Osh city and drive 200 km to Arslanbob Village in our private transfer. It will take us about 4 hours to get there. We will check in in the guest house, and have lunch there. After that, there will be a briefing about our week program and avalanche safety. We will check our equipment, and after making sure we have everything, we will head to our first challenging skiing activity: the walnut forest near the village!

Day 2 to 5: Ski touring

After breakfast, we will drive to our skiing areas. We have four different places to enjoy and there will be different ascents and descents in each one. Lunches will be during the outing and dinners will take place in our accommodation to have some rest for the next adventure

Day 6: From Arslanbob village to Osh City

We have two different options for you to choose from: we can spend one extra day skiing, saying goodbye to this beautiful paradise and be back to Osh city at night. Or, we can head back to the city early in the morning after breakfast. There, we will enjoy what the city has to offer. The main attraction in Osh city is the Sacred Mountain Sulaiman-Too, where you can find different sanctuaries and ancient caves with petroglyphs in it!. You can also visit the History Museum or the Asian Market and get a taste of the Asian food before you leave.

Day 7: Flight back home from Osh Airport

Our transfer will take you to the airport where we´ll have to say goodbye, hoping to see each other again, in another adventure!

Details

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Make sure to bring the necessary equipment with you: -Skis -avalanche equipment: transceive, probe, shovel -helmet -backpack 20-30 liters -Warm skiing suit; -warm gloves and a hat; -sunglasses; -ski mask; -sunscreen SPF 25-50; -water tank 1 liter.

There is equipment for rent upon request.

Meeting point

Osh Airport

About the guide

Andrei

Mountain Guide

I am a certified mountain guide, trained at the Kyrgyz Mountain Guide Association (KMGA). I have been working as a mountain guide since 2000. I have more than 20 summit ascents with clients on 7000 m mountains. I have been skiing for all my life. I completed education at Ski Instructor School (NRLI) on the ISIA system. I have experience in organising and conduction of ski tour programs on the territory of Kyrgyzstan for more than 10 years, I have also worked as a guide in heli-ski programs. I skied from many peaks in the territory of Kyrgyzstan, one of the famous is Lenin peak (7134 m), Korona peak (4860 m), and also skied north side of Elbrus Peak (5621 m) in Caucasus.

In addition to ski tours and mountaineering, I organize trekking programs and jeep tours.

In my spare time, I spend time searching for new interesting areas for outdoor activities.

Languages

Russian | English

Certificates

KMGA

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