rosa khutor ski resort

We really enjoyed skying there. It conforms to all the international standards. There was a very nice cafe at Rosa Plato, with a lovely corner selling oysters and champagne.

I don't know what timing could simply be right, as I am hearing that after the RUB devaluation this place has always been packed. I joined the patriotic getaway movement in mid - February and hoped that it wouldn't be as busy as on public hols (new year's, 23 Feb, 8 March). When we first jumped on the slope on Saturday 14th Feb, I only hoped it would get less busy on weekdays. I was wrong. It was always so. We had to get up early morning at seven am (and there were dozens of others doing so at the hotel) just to have a couple happy hours on the Piste. There are two problems with Krasnaya Polyana with that many people around: 1/ there is only one lift for all the nice long rides (kavkazky express) on both sides of the mountain! Thus, by midday, the lines are half an hour long 2/ most of the blue and green pistes, incl those that are your only choice to get to the bottom are very narrow. So if you ski in the pm you are bound to get stuck with dozens of people on a narrow slope. Despite being quite experienced I was really freaking out on those slopes. So I spent the days learning free ride and discovering black pistes...Regarding infrastructure, it's really good. Restaurants are of course no way cheap if you are paid in roubles, but we managed to get along with sandwiches on the mountain. The only buffet - Zima - has a microwave, so you can always warm up your food. There are quite a few good picks for dining in the village (we liked Amsterdam at tulip inn the most for quality and prices), and there's also great convenience store in the center. Pharmacy though isn't very easy to get to - it's just closed most of the time in spite of the opening schedule, so better bring your medicine with you.

It doesn't matter, if you can or can not ski. Go there and have fun.There are different types of hills from green to black. Also you can take pivate instructor, if you need.Of course, it is not 5-star resort. And even not a 4-star. But if you want to spend much time outside, then it's good and cheap place.

I was very pleasantly surprised by the amount and quality of ski pistes in resort. It's true it is better suited for experienced skiers as the slopes tend to get quite steep and thin in many instances, but for those who love a bit of thrill in their skiing it's a great choice. The best time to start is early morning as the sun starts to melt the snow after noon. Really great experience, lots of fun. On-site toilets and restaurants good and prices for ski lifts are cheaper than in Alps, though the standards and quality are comparable. Pistes are very long, even 5 or 6 km, which makes for a great skiing experience, but also requires stamina.

The ski resort is amazing! Everything is done with a high quality. Sometimes we did not believe that we're in Russia. Service is good, restaurants are very nice, skiing equipment is great! Prices are also high :) recommend visiting!

We have visited this area the last two years, the view from the top is spectacular. Since we are not skiers, the location has limited appeal and can be quite pricey.

First off, I don't ski very often so I went for a half-day trip to Rosa Khutor Ski Resort to go skiing just to say that I skied in Russia. With that being said, I stayed at the Radisson in Rosa Khutor so getting to the rental place and gondola was pretty easy. The guy renting the skis spoke a little english, so it was pretty easy to get the rentals. We did have to leave a driver's license once we paid for the rental and we got it back after we returned our skis. We walked over to the place to get our lift pass. Then walked and got the 3 gondola rides up. It was beautiful up there! I mean really beautiful. I stayed on the one little hill, that was still a little steep for me, but I loved it. We started out the day around 830am and returned the skis around 130pm. We didn't experience the super long lines and it was a Saturday. Overall, the people I went with are skiers and had a great time. They went on a few more hills at the top, taking another lift ride. I don't remember the cost of the rentals or lift pass, but I think I spent about $100 US.

Built for the 2014 Olympics, Rosa Khutor is a well-designed and managed resort that offers a wide range of skiing from beginners to experts. The lift network is amazing, with a full 5,000 feet of vertical for skiers of any level.

New ski area created for the 2014 Sochi, Russia Winter Olympic Games. I was there during the games and found it to be a great place to visit! Great atmosphere during the games! Lots of dining, shopping, and hotel choices! Night life was very good as well! Fast train service down the mountain to Adler,and Sochi, as well as the Oympic village and the Olympic park!

The region got a complete new layout for the 2014 olympic games in Socchi. Therefore the amount of lifts and cable cars has been increaesed by 40.My visit was during the olympic games but it will be very interesting how things devolop after the games.

I've been there on January 2, 2014, and must admit it's much better than in 2013 and 2012, but still there are a lot of challenges and here they are one by one.1. To get there. Not bad now, when direct train from Sochi is running. Although the train stops in few kilometers from Rosa Hutor so you need a bus to come to the place. It wasn't a problem at the time of arrival, but see the point 7 below.2. Queues to get gear and skipass. It's dissapointing. It doesn't take half a day as it was 1-2 yrs ago, but in order to get gear you need an hour or so. So take your own equipment or rent it somewhere else otherwise at Rosa Hutor you'll be asked to make your picture (!), sign the contract (!!) and also leave your passport or driver lincense (!!!). No wonder why it takes so long. BTW there is a new rent point on upstairs - on the next lift station (Plato) - so I saved around 30 minutes.3. Queues to get up. First part of the day - it's OK, 3-5 minutes. Starting from 13:00 it's getting worse. See the picture. The problem is that skiing zone itself isn't too diverse so it basically consist of one pivot lift (three lifts in line, 8 pax cabins, goes to the very top) and some smaller open chair lifts around. Of course most of people go to the top through one bottleneck.4. The skiing zone as I said is not too wide, if you used to ski another slope every other time - you'll rather be dissapointed. But I found couple of good red slopes (black one - Olympic downhill - were closed that day) with few skiiers and was quite satisfied with the snow quality.5. Lunch time. Well, it was a bit strange experience. The place called "Nebesa" on the top looked very fashionable but they had none out of 4 salads, 1 out of 4 soups, no coffee at all and sachet tea at the price of steak. And I don't know whether it was their good or bad day. This is only place on the top and looks very nice. But I was like come on, you kidding! You'we got one month to Olympics, almost no time to improve :)6. Way down. Here the real challenges come. First and most - bottleneck on the way down. In the morning all people don't come at one time, some like to sleep, some take longer way. But in the evening all slopes close around 16:00 and everybody try to get from Plato (first stop on the way up) down to the village. See the picture, guys - it's around 200 METERS LINE! My picture captured only the tale - there is 50 meters more to stay. The problem is that capacity of the first leg of the lift is the same as upper lifts. But the load has dramatic peak around 16:00. So it was engineered. Get ready to spend 45-60 minutes.7. Way back. Again you need to take bus to get back to the train station. And most of them are passing by and stop near the station right on the highway where no stops provided! Simply because it's another side of the highway, opposite to station, so there are no bus stops. I don't mention that all people from Plato are still here and also want to get the same bus.8. Train back. And the top of he challenges - the train. It turned out that the trains have quite regular schedule from very morning - 30-40 minutes gaps, which is good. But not around 16:00. Exactly at the time when most people are done with skiing they have 2,5 hours break! Do you follow? In the peak time trains stop! The next train is at 18:26. So you have an option after day of skiing to sit still for 1,5 hours (another hour you've lost at Plato to wait the queue) or take a bus and stay all the way to Sochi. I wouldn't recommend to take taxi since they're private and not safe by definition. I promised challenges, so here we go.9. Prices. The only point which is really European. Around 40 Euro for daily skipass, and the same for the rent of the equipment. The train and the bus is cheap - around 2,5 Euro only. The lunch is hardly to be less than 20 Euro, so it's impossible to spend less than 100 Euro for such a challenging day.All in all - I didn't find any reason to ski there anymore. So far it's a poor managed facilities, lot of queues, almost no food and expensive in terms of time and cash.

I've been there on January 2, 2014, and must admit it's much better than in 2013 and 2012, but still there are a lot of challenges and here they are one by one.1. To get there. Not bad now, when direct train from Sochi is running. Although the train stops in few kilometers from Rosa Hutor so you need a bus to come to the place. It wasn't a problem at the time of arrival, but see the point 7 below.2. Queues to get gear and skipass. It's dissapointing. It doesn't take half a day as it was 1-2 yrs ago, but in order to get gear you need an hour or so. So take your own equipment or rent it somewhere else otherwise at Rosa Hutor you'll be asked to make your picture (!), sign the contract (!!) and also leave your passport or driver lincense (!!!). No wonder why it takes so long. BTW there is a new rent point on upstairs - on the next lift station (Plato) - so I saved around 30 minutes.3. Queues to get up. First part of the day - it's OK, 3-5 minutes. Starting from 13:00 it's getting worse. See the picture. The problem is that skiing zone itself isn't too diverse so it basically consist of one pivot lift (three lifts in line, 8 pax cabins, goes to the very top) and some smaller open chair lifts around. Of course most of people go to the top through one bottleneck.4. The skiing zone as I said is not too wide, if you used to ski another slope every other time - you'll rather be dissapointed. But I found couple of good red slopes (black one - Olympic downhill - were closed that day) with few skiiers and was quite satisfied with the snow quality.5. Lunch time. Well, it was a bit strange experience. The place called "Nebesa" on the top looked very fashionable but they had none out of 4 salads, 1 out of 4 soups, no coffee at all and sachet tea at the price of steak. And I don't know whether it was their good or bad day. This is only place on the top and looks very nice. But I was like come on, you kidding! You'we got one month to Olympics, almost no time to improve :)6. Way down. Here the real challenges come. First and most - bottleneck on the way down. In the morning all people don't come at one time, some like to sleep, some take longer way. But in the evening all slopes close around 16:00 and everybody try to get from Plato (first stop on the way up) down to the village. See the picture, guys - it's around 200 METERS LINE! My picture captured only the tale - there is 50 meters more to stay. The problem is that capacity of the first leg of the lift is the same as upper lifts. But the load has dramatic peak around 16:00. So it was engineered. Get ready to spend 45-60 minutes.7. Way back. Again you need to take bus to get back to the train station. And most of them are passing by and stop near the station right on the highway where no stops provided! Simply because it's another side of the highway, opposite to station, so there are no bus stops. I don't mention that all people from Plato are still here and also want to get the same bus.8. Train back. And the top of he challenges - the train. It turned out that the trains have quite regular schedule from very morning - 30-40 minutes gaps, which is good. But not around 16:00. Exactly at the time when most people are done with skiing they have 2,5 hours break! Do you follow? In the peak time trains stop! The next train is at 18:26. So you have an option after day of skiing to sit still for 1,5 hours (another hour you've lost at Plato to wait the queue) or take a bus and stay all the way to Sochi. I wouldn't recommend to take taxi since they're private and not safe by definition. I promised challenges, so here we go.9. Prices. The only point which is really European. Around 40 Euro for daily skipass, and the same for the rent of the equipment. The train and the bus is cheap - around 2,5 Euro only. The lunch is hardly to be less than 20 Euro, so it's impossible to spend less than 100 Euro for such a challenging day.All in all - I didn't find any reason to ski there anymore. So far it's a poor managed facilities, lot of queues, almost no food and expensive in terms of time and cash.

Fresh cristall air and snow-white snow))) very convinient for both skiing and to walk around if you don't ski.

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