Ski resorts · 7 ski areas
Best Ski Resorts in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has 7 ski areas with 37 km of mapped downhill runs and 32 lifts. The biggest is Шымбұлақ, Shymbulak, Шымбулак (11 km). The highest skiing reaches 3,205 m at Шымбұлақ, Shymbulak, Шымбулак.
- Ski areas
- 7
- Downhill runs
- 37 km
- Lifts
- 32
- Highest point
- 3,205 m
Kazakhstan has 7 ski areas with 37 km of mapped downhill runs and 32 lifts. That puts it #41 of 73 skiing countries by number of resorts and #39 by kilometres of slopes. The average ski area has about 7.4 km of runs.
Biggest ski resorts in Kazakhstan
The largest ski areas are Шымбұлақ (11 km), Altayskiye Alpy (10.0 km), AK Bulak (8.4 km), Oi-Qaragai (4.7 km) and Nurtau (2.8 km). Together these 5 hold 100% of the country's slopes. By size, 1 mid-sized area has 10–50 km and 6 smaller ski hills have under 10 km — most skiing here happens on local hills close to towns.
Slopes and difficulty
Across all resorts, 42% of the slopes are beginner or easy, 53% intermediate and 4% advanced or expert.
Where to ski in Kazakhstan
The highest skiing is at Шымбұлақ, up to 3,205 m, followed by AK Bulak (2,602 m). The longest vertical drop — 969 m — is at AK Bulak. Most slopes are in Almaty (4 areas, 24 km), Shyghys Qazaqstan (2 areas, 13 km) and Ongtustik Qazaqstan (1 areas, 0 km).
All ski resorts in Kazakhstan
| # | Ski area | Slopes | Lifts | Top | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шымбұлақ, Shymbulak, Шымбулак | 11 km | 11 | 3,205 m | Almaty |
| 2 | Altayskiye Alpy | 10.0 km | 4 | 981 m | Shyghys Qazaqstan |
| 3 | AK Bulak | 8.4 km | 9 | 2,602 m | Almaty |
| 4 | Oi-Qaragai | 4.7 km | 5 | 1,819 m | Almaty |
| 5 | Nurtau | 2.8 km | 2 | 798 m | Shyghys Qazaqstan |
| 6 | Tau Samaly | — | 1 | 1,596 m | Ongtustik Qazaqstan |
| 7 | Tabagan | — | — | — | Almaty |
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Slopes = mapped downhill runs.