The recent Olympic Games have reminded Russians that there are quite a few mountains in the country and opportunities to enjoy their slopes to the fullest.
Local ski resorts have become a worthy alternative to European ones due to the dynamic development of infrastructure, while reasonable prices and a lack of a language barriers lead to the vacation being even more comfortable.
Participants of the mass skiing descent in swimsuits "Grelka fest" at the Kuzbass ski resort in the village of Sheregesh, Kemerovo Region.
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A cableway at the ski resort Dombay.
Vacationers on the northern slope of the ski complex Bolshoi Vudyavr (Big Wood) in the city of Kirovsk, Murmansk region.
Skiing at the sports and entertainment complex Fanpark "Bobrovy log" (Beaver log) in Krasnoyarsk.
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Vacationers at the ski resort "Arkhyz".
Athletes ascend on the driveway after skiing at the ski resort "Veduchi" in the Itum-Kalinsky district of the Chechen Republic.
View of the resort "Belokurikha" in Altai Krai.
Vacationers at the opening of the ski season at the camp "Sobolinaya Mountain" in Baikalsk.
Eco-resort "Gladenkaya".
Vacationers on a chairlift during the opening of the ski season in the territory of the centre of active recreation "Yalgora" in Karelia.
Participants of the alpine carnival BoogelWoogel-2018 before a mass descent from the mountain in bathing suits at the ski resort Rosa Khutor in Sochi.
The opening of the season in the mountain resort "Gorky Gorod" at the Krasnaya Polyana-ski resort in Big Sochi. For skiers, the tracks of the mountain-climatic zone "Circus-2" are open at an altitude of more than 2,000 metres above sea level.
Vacationers at the ski resort "Sorochany" in the Moscow region.
