Siberian Skiing — The lodge on the west side

Tour description

On the arrival day:

Our experience in organizing programs has shown that working individually with each group, as well as separately with each of you, we more accurately, according to the schedule of air flights and transfers, form a convenient logistical connection for you so that you can quickly and comfortably get to our locations.
You can always get details of logistics to the destination when booking the program, after which we will send you the entire itinerary package — there and back.
And now a little information about what you will expect during the days of the program:

Arrival of the group in the afternoon at our location in the city of Novokuznetsk (NOZ) or Novosibirsk (OVB). Meeting of the guide with the group members. After the meeting, the group members are accommodated in our mountain lodge. Then the group has lunch, after getting acquainted with each member of the group and discussing all the details of the upcoming week of skiing.
Next, all participants place their equipment in the locker room and go outside to test their skills in using avalanche equipment.
After the avalanche training, participants can go to the hot bath, enjoy the hot steam with brooms. In the evening you go for dinner and then overnight rest.

On the ski tour days:

The daily routine of the group members:
7:30 We move to breakfast.
8:30 Meet in the main hall to sign the disclaimer, safety precautions.
8:45 Outdoors: checking personal equipment.
9:00 Skins on, get up! Ski tour, Ski tour! Lunch in the mountains!
15:00 / 15:30 Final descent of the day / back to the lodge
16:30 Snacks and hot drinks.
18:00 Hot Russian banya (sauna) with brooms.
19:30 Dinner and discussion of the day.
21:00 Free time, ask questions, get answers.

The tour includes six full days of ski touring. Daily radial outings on the ski tour are carried out in the area of ​​the West part of Siberian Mountains of Kuznetsky Alatau range, which includes a forest zone, clearings and a some alpine terrain.
There are slopes for skiing both for people who are just starting their off-piste practice and for more experienced riders. Before the first descent of the day, the ascent time is from 50 to 60 minutes, depending on snow conditions and the choice of skiing location. Routes for the day and options for descents are discussed by the guide and group members together in the morning, after taking observations from the weather station and making an avalanche forecast for the day.

On the departure day:

After breakfast, participants take their equipment outside to load into the bus shuttle.
Then the group leaves according to the logistics schedule and route towards the airport or railway station, from where they depart together or in individual directions.