Mount Cheget is located in the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria and is part of the mountain system of the Caucasus. It is one of the peaks of the Elbrus region, and the height of Cheget is almost 3650 meters. Let's find out a little about the resort and the slopes of this impressive mountain.
Cheget - ski resort
Snow covers Mount Elbrus four months a year: from December to March. However, some trails can be used from the end of November until May. At other times of the year, tourists are attracted to this wonderful place by the stunning beauty of nature and, of course, the life-giving mountain air. Travel agencies offer a variety of tour dates: from a weekend to three weeks. New Year and Christmas holidays are especially popular. When purchasing a ticket, be sure to ask the tour operator what is included in its price. Usually this includes: airport pickup, hotel accommodation, two or three meals a day, and a mountain lift pass. Many tour operators include in the cost of excursions around the Elbrus region, as well as a visitattractions. Cheget is a ski resort that attracts tourists with its location: just a few meters from it there is a cable car, along which you can get to the ski slopes.
Skiing
Cheget is the most popular place for those who cannot imagine life without skiing, because it is the concentration of the best special roads that are not inferior in quality to European ones. It is not for nothing that the Cheget slopes are known to skiers as one of the most difficult in the classification. There are fifteen of them in number, elevation changes from 2100 to 3050 meters. In total, there are four lifts and three queues. And although the tracks are not equipped with snow cannons and are completely dependent on the weather, they seem to take care of themselves. This is evidenced by the mounds formed on steep sections, which settle during the night, providing conditions for the descent. On the diagrams you can see the designations of the routes: from easy to difficult. However, skiers claim that these designations are very arbitrary, and an easy route can be difficult to pass. The mountain is equipped with an observation deck with a cafe at an altitude of 2719 meters.
What Cheget offers to vacationers
As already noted, the slopes of this ski resort are quite steep and difficult. That is why it has become traditional to hold the annual Russian freeride championship here. A large number of mounds for the pier is not an obstacle for skiers. But for snowboarders, they turn into a problem. However,there are also ski jumps equipped for them on Mount Cheget. The ski resort offers its guests a new type of entertainment, which is called Heli-ski. It involves descending from a hill that no one has yet rolled down. Those who wish are delivered there by helicopter. By the way, in European countries this type of entertainment is prohibited, as it is considered dangerous to life and he alth. But the European tourists themselves are attracted by Mount Cheget, the Elbrus region attracts them with a fabulous reception, optimal prices and, of course, high-quality tracks.
Complex "Polyana Cheget"
If you still decide to visit the Elbrus ski slopes, you should learn a little about hotels and resorts where you can stay. "Polyana Cheget" is a multifunctional complex that includes many hotels and inns, tourist camps, catering establishments, shops and a market. In the very center of the complex there are hotels with the name "Cheget" and "Ozon", they are located on the territory of a pine forest, and just a few meters from them there are rope branches.
The first stage will take vacationers to a height of 2720 meters to the cafe "Ay". The second one goes up to 3050 meters, where it meets the third stage of the cable car, presented in the form of a small ski lift. "Polyana Cheget" offers to spend the evening in catering places. There are a large number of cafes, bars, restaurants with different themes and cuisine. After a great day out in the fresh air, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
Attractions
What, besides trails, can surprise vacationers in Cheget? The ski resort usually offers sightseeing tours. Tourists should definitely visit Gud-mountain - from its top a magnificent view of the Elbrus region opens up, from which it is simply breathtaking. The springs of Djily-Su will not leave indifferent skiers. Here, two powerful springs of mineral water come out, and nearby there are many more small ones. The springs have mineral water of different composition, which means that the healing effect of it is not the same everywhere. You can drink water and take baths at the springs, so people tend to come here not only for recreation, but also for the purpose of recovery. Above the sources of Dzhily-Su on the Kyzyl-Kol River, you can look at a waterfall whose height is more than thirty meters, and a little further downstream - another, but smaller. But the Balyk-Su River, which merges with the above source, has a two-cascade waterfall. At an altitude of 2900 meters in the mountains there is a plane with an area of at least 400 thousand meters, called the "German airfield". Local residents claim that German planes landed here during the Second World War, but this version has not been documented. Another attraction is the so-called "stone mushrooms", formed as a result of exotic erosion. They are located at an altitude of 3200 meters. And at the foot of Elbrus, you can admire the realm of volcanoes with bizarre lava sculptures created by nature itself.
Resort reviews
Before you go on vacation, you should still find out from all kinds ofsources about Mount Cheget reviews. Alpine skiers speak of the slopes as unsafe, but, as they say, who does not risk does not drink champagne. After all, it is for adrenaline that those who love risk go there. They also talk about summer Cheget with rapture. After all, this is a wonderful view of the mountains, riding a cable car, healing mountain air and mineral springs. In any case, no matter what time of the year fate brings you to Elbrus, be sure to visit Cheget. The ski resort will give you an unforgettable experience, and memories of it will remain in your memory for many years.
