Gorki City - Krasnaya Polyana. Ski resort Gorki City in Krasnaya Polyana! Gorki 2 Krasnaya Polyana

We were there from April 11 to April 17, and for the first time in Krasnaya Polyana. Although it’s not the season, there are a lot of people. We checked in late in the evening, there was a queue, but not critical - we waited for about 30 minutes. Although, of course, it was annoying to stand with children, we could have come up with something. Half of the reception did not work right away, while some of the remaining counters were simply closed - our working day was over, and the queue was growing. We found our building, apartment, and settled in. I was immediately impressed. Nice, spacious, clean room with two bedrooms and a large living room. Each bedroom has its own bathroom, which is quite large and comfortable. The beds in each bedroom turned out to be single beds pushed together. It’s okay for the kids, but it’s not convenient for my wife and I. It’s not realistic to figure it out - you’ll waste time, but you won’t achieve your goal. Everyone is relaxed all the time, but at the same time polite - such Rastafarian management. They say our occupancy rate is almost 100%, we can’t offer anything, so what are you talking about? Well, be patient! and a smile. When we checked in, in the huge building in which the reception is located, the fire alarm was blaring loudly with calls to leave the hotel. Of course, we all looked at each other, and those around us, including security, hotel staff and residents did not even notice this sound. In general, there was a feeling that only our group of visitors heard it. Then everything calmed down and it was as if nothing had happened. Well, who will defeat this country?)) Then, during the week of our stay, this happened a couple more times in the neighboring buildings, and, as before, no one paid attention to it. The room has a kitchen, which really makes life easier. Microwave with grill, but not working, we contacted them, listened politely, but no one came. The dishes were the most necessary, but the sets were not complete, but it was enough for us. The TV in the room is super - HD picture quality, there are many channels, both sports and movies. And the coolest thing is that these are web cameras from the streets around and from ski slopes the very hill of the city. You can see the weather, the amount of snow, fog on the highway, rain on the street. They promised to clean every third day of stay - no one ever came. But they smiled. Rastafarians...In short, we cleaned up ourselves and generally tried not to litter. The kitchen has a built-in dishwasher, which makes life incredibly easier not only at home, but now also on vacation. There is no washing machine. Now it’s outside. There is a playground in the courtyard, the children liked it, then they found a cool playground behind the building, which was covered, that is, the children can play there in the rain if they get tired of sitting in the room and going to the water parks. The yard, like everything around, is beautiful, spacious, clean. In general, living in Gorki-city is pleasant and convenient: grocery stores and more are nearby, a pharmacy too, ATMs, in general, everything is at hand, accepted everywhere bank cards. The ski lift is nearby, rentals are nearby, cafes and restaurants - everything is here. I wanted to go skiing at Rosa Khutor - I took a bus and went there for 23 rubles.

Hello. In general, the Krasnaya Polyana resort consists of several complexes, and today we’ll talk about one of them, namely, we are interested in the Gorki Gorod ski resort. It is comfortably located on the mountain slopes of the Caucasus Range, approximately 70 km from the city of Sochi at elevations of +540 m, + 960 m above sea level, very close to the Russian Hills ski jumping complex.

Thanks to its two-level location and developed infrastructure, this is no less popular resort in Russia is suitable both for a relaxing luxury holiday and for those who prefer an active lifestyle. What to do here? Yes, a lot of things, for example, various sports, ecotourism, SPA, shopping, are at your service large number entertainment for the whole family. And relaxation in harmony with wonderful nature makes this place popular with tourists all year round.

Total length of trails

STC “Mountain Carousel”, its length is about 30 km and it includes tracks consisting of several levels of difficulty:

• 10 blue (for those familiar with alpine skiing, but not that good).
• 13 red (advanced pistes).
• 4 black (the most difficult slopes, the elite of skiing).
• 2 green (easiest level).

Artificial snowmaking and lighting systems allow you to organize even night skiing on the slopes and extend the active season winter holiday. The complex has 3 interchange “stages” at altitudes of 960 m, 1450 m, 2200 m above sea level, as well as extensive areas skiing at altitudes from 960 m to 2300 m. Maximum skiing altitude: 2300 m, maximum height difference: 1340 m.

It should be remembered that you can ride from December to May.

Lifts

The resort has 12 gondola and chairlifts. Hotels are located at a distance from 200 m to 1000 m from the ski lifts. Many hotels offer delivery to the ski lifts. "Gornaya Karusel" provides lockers in the rental area.

Accommodation

Ski resort Gorki The city is divided into two sectors. “Lower City” of the Lifestyle category is located at an altitude of 540 m above sea level and includes the Marriot and Gorki Plaza hotels, as well as a shopping and entertainment complex with numerous shops, cafes and restaurants, and an indoor water park. " Upper City» Premium category is located already at 960 m above sea level and includes the hotels Gorki Panorama, Dolina 960, Rixos, Gorki Grand, Solis. The Lower Town and the Upper Town are connected by cable cars and roads.

It will not be superfluous if you issue insurance For active recreation, well, just in case. Still, with insurance you somehow feel safer, be sure to take out insurance for your children.

Sports

At the resort, of course, you can do:

• Alpine skiing.
• Snowboarding.
• Freestyle.
• Freeride.

For those who did not bring skiing equipment with them, you can always purchase it at the ski equipment rental point; there is also an instructor school for beginners.

Entertainment

The five-level Gorky Gorod Mall center is comfortably located in the heart of Gorky Gorod. Total area is 18,000 m2 (there is room to roam). The center offers visitors more than 70 modern stores, where you will find the most popular brands of clothing, shoes and various accessories. There is a supermarket. Large selection of concept restaurants and cafes. The multiplex cinema at 335 won't let you get bored either. seats, and the bowling center has eight playing lanes.

Family entertainment center with a variety of entertainment and attractions for guests aged 2 years and older. On the fifth upper level of the center, under a transparent dome there is an excellent water park " Mountain Beach» with an area of ​​5,000 m2, and there you will find:

• 7 water slides.
• Swimming pool.
• Wave pool.
• Classic Jacuzzi pool.
• Children's pool.
• Saunas.
• Natural sandy beach with a volleyball court.

The resort meets high international standards. “Luxury hotels.” A wide variety of après ski options.

Good to know

Distances:

• Adler is 42 km away (airport, railway railway station).
• Up to – 70 km.
• GC "" is 3 km away.
• The Gazprom Group is 1.5 km away.

All you have to do is wait for your vacation (well, or take it at your own expense), book a plane ticket and hotel for the date you need, and finally enjoy plenty of active recreation.

I wish you to experience only positive emotions while skating!

Guys, who rode where, if it’s not difficult, share your impressions in the “comments”.

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Prices for walking (excursion) tickets Gorki Gorod

Walking tickets are valid for one ride on the operating cable cars “K1”, “K2”, “K3” without sports equipment. Boarding the cable cars “K1”, “K2”, “K3” with pleasure tickets with skis and snowboards is prohibited.

For those staying in hotels and apartments of the Gorki Gorod resort, free ascent on the K1 cable car to a height of 960m from 7:30 to 23:00.

Tariff categories in Gorki Gorod

Children's

Available to children from 7 to 14 years old inclusive. Children under 6 years of age receive free admission.

Family

The tariff is calculated for 2 adults + 2 children (7-14 years old), without presenting documents of relationship.

Student

Available to students up to 25 years of age inclusive, full-time students upon presentation of a student card and a document confirming age, only at the checkout in the resort information center. Copying/scanning of documents is carried out with written consent to the processing of personal data of the service recipient.

School groups

Provided to a group of schoolchildren from 10 people, accompanied by an adult, upon presentation of certificates from the school (regular/sports) and/or an order educational institution. Tickets at this rate can only be sold at the resort box office.

Preferential

A preferential tariff (40% of the current tariffs “Sports Day”, “Sports Evening”) is provided only upon presentation of supporting documents, followed by mandatory copying of these documents (with written consent to the processing of personal data):

• elderly people over 60 years old;
• disabled people of groups II and III of all degrees and groups of working ability;
• accompanying a disabled person of group I;
• veterans/disabled combatants, without a note on the certificate of entitlement to benefits and benefits established by current legislation for veterans/disabled persons of the Patriotic War/Great Patriotic War.

Free

A free ski pass is provided only upon presentation of the relevant documents, followed by mandatory copying of these documents (with written consent to the processing of personal data):

• disabled people of group I only;
• disabled children;
• veterans, prisoners and disabled people of the Patriotic War/Great Patriotic War;
• people (disabled people of any groups, degrees and forms of working ability) who have the right to benefits and benefits established by current legislation for disabled people/veterans of the Patriotic/Great Patriotic War;
• people over 70 years of age.

Why should you choose a holiday in Sochi Gorki Gorod in 2018? Length of slopes, cost of ski pass, best hotels and entertainment in Gorki Gorod.

“Gorki Gorod” is a Sochi ski resort in the village of Esto-Sadok, not far from Krasnaya Polyana. Here tourists will find modern trails and many comfortable hotels, and in addition winter species sports, guests are offered a spa program and various types all-season leisure.

Gorki Gorod resort on the map of Russia

How to get to Gorki Gorod

You can get here without transfers from Sochi and Adler, from where buses and trains run regularly to Krasnaya Polyana. A faster option is a taxi from Sochi airport. For a large company traveling with its own equipment, it will be more convenient to order a transfer in advance - for example, from the popular Kiwitaxi.Ru. This option will be convenient for anyone who wants to save time and money: Kiwi Taxi successfully competes with other taxi services and with local carriers. When you leave the airport terminal, a driver will be waiting for you with a sign, who will help you carry your things, and will not inflate the price - it is fixed.

The journey from Sochi takes about an hour. But you can get there from Adler in just forty minutes. You can order a transfer from Adler Airport to Gorki Gorod from 1,650 rubles. for the whole car.

Resort structure and infrastructure

Gorki City is conventionally divided into three parts: the resort sectors of the Lower and Upper Town and sports complex“Mountain Carousel”, where the tracks are located.

The Lower City lies at an altitude of 540 meters above sea level. This is the most popular and crowded sector: most of the entertainment is concentrated here, there are two large hotels (3 and 5 stars) and a huge shopping and entertainment center.

The Upper City is located at an altitude of 960 meters. This is a premium sector: those who prefer more comfortable and relaxing holiday. They have seven hotels (4 and 5 stars) and a large spa complex with an area of ​​9 thousand square meters.

Where to stay in Gorki Gorod

• "Gorki Art Premium Hotel". Located in the upper part of Gorka Gorod, at a “luxury” altitude of 960 meters. High quality and inexpensive hotel. The rooms are modern and stylish. The territory has everything you need for have a great holiday. Prices start from 3,450 rubles. per day.

  

  Snow-covered facade of the Gorki Art Premium Hotel

• Sochi Marriott Krasnaya Polyana 5*. This is one of the best chain hotel complexes in the Gorki Gorod resort. In the midst ski season booking a room is impossible! But if you succeed, you will be satisfied - the quality is excellent. Price - from 4,400 rubles. per day for a full 5 stars.

  

  Standard room at Sochi Marriott Krasnaya Polyana in Gorki Gorod

• Rixos Krasnaya Polyana Sochi 5*. Hotel complex Rixos networks. Justifies its “5 stars” and the cost of living 100%. There are spa and fitness centers, parking. Located in the “elite” (upper) part of Gorki Gorki - 960 m above sea level. Suitable for those who value comfort and quality above all else! Price per night - from 5,200 rubles.

  

  Indoor pool at Rixos Krasnaya Polyana Sochi, Gorki Gorod

• "Valley 960" 4*. Very cool four-star hotel Gorki Gorod. Suitable for youth recreation. There is a spa and free parking. The rooms are comfortable and modern. The breakfasts are praised :)

  

• "Gala-Alpik Hotel" 3*. Nice hotel at a reasonable price. Located a couple of hundred meters from the ski lift, opposite entertainment complex"Gorki City Mall" and water park. Ideal option for the budget conscious 😉 Prices start from 2,000 rubles.

  

Gorki Gorod - piste length and ski pass

The heart of the resort is the Gornaya Karusel sports complex, located on the slopes of the Aibga ridge. There are 29 trails of varying difficulty levels: from “green” for beginners to “black” for professional skiers. They pass at altitudes from 960 to 1460 meters. The longest route is 2.5 kilometers, and their total length is 27 kilometers. The resort also has illuminated slopes for lovers of evening skiing.

The Gorki Gorod slopes are served by 12 lifts: 8 chairlifts and 4 gondolas. Transfer sites are located at an altitude of 1, 1.5 and 2 kilometers, and movement between neighboring sites takes 10-15 minutes. To use the lifts, you need a single pass - a ski pass. Its price depends on the season, congestion of the slopes and the category of tourists (children and students are given discounts). The current cost of a ski pass to Gorki Gorod can be found on the resort’s website.

You don’t have to come here with your own equipment: everything you need is available at local rental shops. Also at the Mountain Carousel there are instructors who will teach beginners the basics of alpine skiing. There are special safe slopes for children and a ski school is open.

The thickness of the snow cover in winter reaches 1.5 meters, and its stability is ensured by snow cannons. The skiing season at the Gorki Gorod resort usually begins in December and ends in April.

Excursions and entertainment in Gorki Gorod

The resort is attractive not only in winter. In summer, Gorki City offers its guests interesting program active leisure: mountain biking, hiking and horseback riding. Traveling along an eco-route with a visit is also popular picturesque Medvezhiy waterfall and relict forest. Those interested can go to Imereti Lowland and relax on the Black Sea coast.

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Everyone has heard about Krasnaya Polyana, near Sochi, and about Rosa Khutor. But Gorki Gorod, which is located just on the way to Rosa Khutor, is not yet known to all fans beach holiday. Although this place is certainly not interesting for lovers of beaches and sand. Gorki City is a ski resort.

Gorki Gorod is located in the most beautiful and protected places in the Krasnaya Polyana area. Modern hotels and apartments, spa centers, and restaurants have been built here. A developed infrastructure has been created for sports and comfortable recreation.

This is not just a ski resort. You can come here not only winter season. Relaxing and having fun in Gorki Gorod, as well as in Rosa Khutor, is possible all year round. And skiing can be a pleasant addition to the overall program, but not the main goal.

All-season and mountain resort Gorki Gorod

Today "Gorki Gorod" - the whole city with a complete infrastructure, where hundreds of thousands of tourists from Russia and abroad relax throughout the year. Therefore the full name sounds like all-season and mountain resort"Gorki City".

Gorki City is located on four levels:

• +540m – “Lower City”,
• +960m – “Upper City”,
• +1500m and +2200m – cable cars, ski slopes, excursion sites and routes.

The most high point routes – Black Pyramid peak of the Aibga ridge, elevation + 2375m above sea level.

A road and cable car connect the “Lower” and “Upper” levels.

The resort can provide its services to about 10 thousand people at a time. The infrastructure of the resort is described in this article.

Accommodation

There are 11 in the resort own hotels high class with a total room capacity of more than 3,000 rooms and a one-time occupancy capacity of 6.5 thousand people. There are also hotels of famous brands Rixos and Marriott here.

In the “Lower City” there are two hotels and the main apart-complexes, sports facilities, SPA complexes, a shopping gallery, a congress center, restaurants, playgrounds and indoor water park. Places for entertainment are mainly concentrated in this part of the resort.

"Upper City" appearance very reminiscent of the resort settlements of the Mediterranean. Here you can stay in high-class apartments by choosing one of seven 7 hotels. At +960 m there is also a huge SPA center (9000 square meters). This part of the resort is visited by those who prefer comfort, peace and privacy on vacation.

Project history

The resort in this place began to be created even before the Olympics. It was an administration project Krasnodar region and groups of private investors. It was planned to build ski resort, which is called “Mountain Carousel”.

When it became known that the 2014 Olympics would be held in Sochi, the company managing the complex decided to take on an important mission - the construction of a media village at the resort. This village still exists today. It was here that media representatives lived and worked, telling the whole world about competitions such as skiing, bobsleigh, biathlon, freestyle or ski jumping. The tallest, safest and most expensive ski jump in the world was built here.

It was in Gorki Gorod that the center of sports and cultural life mountain cluster of the 2014 Winter Olympics. And this is no coincidence. The development of the sports and tourist complex “Mountain Carousel” had already begun at that time. It is still the largest ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana. Only here the territory made it possible to build an entire city and provide accommodation for Olympic participants.

Ours didn’t skimp on design either. The French architect Pierre Diener, who became famous for designing the ski facilities of Courchevel, was invited as a consultant.

Mountain Carousel

Those who love snow, skiing and mountains are attracted here, first of all, by the “Mountain Carousel”. Do not confuse Mountain Carousel and Gorki Gorod. It's not the same thing. Gorki Gorod is a resort as a whole, and on its territory there is a complex Mountain Carousel(in a village called Esto-Sadok on the slopes of the mountains).

Mountain Carousel offers 27 kilometers of ski slopes, which, according to snowboarding and skiing enthusiasts, are in no way inferior to European slopes. The trails are located between altitudes from 960 to 1460 meters. Varying in difficulty: " red" And " black», « green" And " blue" That is, there are options for skiing for both experienced and beginner skiers.

Lighted trails have recently opened for evening skiing. The number of snow cannons that I saw on the slopes in Rosa Khutor and here is amazing. I don't know if they all work, but they do. With their help, they solve the problem that Sochi is the southern and coastal part of Russia, and there is actually a problem with snow here. The resort has the longest skiing season - from December to May.

12 chairlifts and gondolas deliver skiers to the mountain slopes. Lifting in every area cable car on average up to 15 minutes. Transfer sites are located at an altitude of 960 m, 1459 m and 2200 m. And to get from launch pad(height 540 meters) to the very farthest point Circus 3 will take a little over an hour.

Well, like any resort, ski equipment rental works. There are instructors and master classes for beginners.

Ski pass

The cost of tickets depends on their type (excursion or sports ski passes). There are gradations for students, children, beneficiaries, and also depending on the zone and time of action.

Free ticket provided to children under 6 years of age, disabled children, disabled people of the 1st group, WWII veterans and persons over 75 years of age.

On peak days (from December 26 to January 10): an adult sports day ski pass costs 2300 rubles, a child (from 6 to 16 years old) - 1600 rubles, in high season (January 11 - March 31): an adult - 1800 rubles, for children – 1200 rubles.

You can easily find out the cost of ski passes on the official website of the resort.

Gorki City Mall

But enough about skiing. Let's go for a ride, and where to spend time in the evening or in the summer. Both adults and adults with children can have fun at the Gorki City Mall shopping and entertainment center. There are more than 100 attractions for children. For adults trading platforms, nightclub, bowling, air hockey, digital cinema. There are places to have a tasty snack.

The highlight of the Gorka City Mall is, of course, the Mountain Beach water park located on the roof.

This beach has natural sand, which is even heated in winter. The water park is covered with a transparent roof that allows the sun's rays to pass through. There is a lot of sun here due to the fact that Gorki City is located in the mountains. The water park has a swimming pool with imitation of ocean waves, seven water slides of varying heights and difficulty, a large pool with heated water, a jacuzzi, and a shallow children's pool.

So you can have fun and relax in the Gorki City Mall water park all year round.

Summer holidays at the Gorki Gorod resort

IN summer season You won’t be able to go skiing, but Gorki Gorod still provides plenty of options for active recreation in the mountains. Having plenty of relaxation on the beaches in Imereti Lowland(Adler), you can devote a day, or maybe more, to the mountains.

For the strong and resilient, you can go conquer “ Rope park", walk or horseback ride along eco-trails, visit relict forests, the Medvezhiy waterfall and other protected areas of nature. You can do yoga in the mountains, go mountain biking down the highway at the Bike Park. Dolina 960 4*

How to get there?

All resorts in the Krasnaya Polyana area are unique in that they are located a short distance from the sea. Black Sea coast located just 40 kilometers from the peaks of the Caucasus Range.

From Adler you can get to this mountain resort in just half an hour by arriving at the Esto-Sadok station on the Lastochka high-speed train. From final stop walks free bus, which delivers guests to the ski lift. Its route is drawn up taking into account the arrival time of the train.

From the airport to Gorki Gorod you can take a free shuttle that runs along the route: Gorki Gorod - Airport.

From Adler - by buses 105 and 135, or by transfer with excursion.