Almaty · Kazakhstan · ski area
Oi-Qaragai ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Oi-Qaragai is a ski area in Almaty, Kazakhstan with 4.7 km of mapped downhill runs and 5 lifts, between 1,557 m and 1,819 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 4.7 km
- Lifts
- 5
- Top elevation
- 1,819 m
- Vertical drop
- 262 m
- Nearest airport
- ALA · 16 km
Slopes by difficulty
6 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 3 Chairlifts
- 2 Drag lifts
Oi-Qaragai is a ski area in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Its 6 mapped downhill runs add up to 4.7 km, which ranks it #4 of 7 ski areas in Kazakhstan and gives it 12.7% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 783 m long.
Slopes at Oi-Qaragai
About 0% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 100% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Oi-Qaragai a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 5 lifts: 3 chairlifts, 2 drag lifts. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,557 m up to 1,819 m, a vertical drop of 262 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Oi-Qaragai
The nearest airport is Almaty International Airport (ALA), about 16 km away in a straight line — roughly 21 minutes by car; Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) is 80 km away. Nearby ski areas include Tabagan, Шымбұлақ, Shymbulak, Шымбулак (11.1 km) and AK Bulak (8.4 km), which together add 19 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Oi-Qaragai
- 1 ALA16 kmstraight line
- 2 IKU80 kmstraight line
- 3 IKG131 kmstraight line
- 4 BSZ217 kmstraight line
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.