AK Bulak ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

AK Bulak is a ski area in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Its 11 mapped downhill runs add up to 8.4 km, which ranks it #3 of 7 ski areas in Kazakhstan and gives it 22.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 759 m long.

Slopes at AK Bulak

About 38% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 28% intermediate and 16% advanced or expert, which makes AK Bulak a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 9 lifts: 5 magic carpets, 2 chairlifts, 1 gondola, 1 button lift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,633 m up to 2,602 m, a vertical drop of 969 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to AK Bulak

The nearest airport is Almaty International Airport (ALA), about 28 km away in a straight line — roughly 36 minutes by car; Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) is 93 km away. Nearby ski areas include Oi-Qaragai (4.7 km), Tabagan and Шымбұлақ, Shymbulak, Шымбулак (11.1 km), which together add 16 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.