Роза Хутор, Rosa Khutor ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Роза Хутор, Rosa Khutor is a ski area in Krasnodar, Russia. Its 124 mapped downhill runs add up to 90 km, which ranks it #1 of 166 ski areas in Russia and gives it 12.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 725 m long.

Slopes at Роза Хутор, Rosa Khutor

About 60% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 21% intermediate and 13% advanced or expert, which makes Роза Хутор, Rosa Khutor a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 28 lifts: 10 chairlifts, 7 gondolas, 5 magic carpets, 2 rope tows, 2 cable cars, 1 button lift, 1 drag lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 938 m up to 2,453 m, a vertical drop of 1,515 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Роза Хутор, Rosa Khutor

The nearest airport is Sochi International Airport (AER), about 35 km away in a straight line — roughly 46 minutes by car; Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI) is 108 km away. Nearby ski areas include Альпика-Сервис, Alpika (5.2 km), Курорт Красная Поляна, Krasnaya Polyana Resort (26.0 km), Газпром, Gazprom (36.9 km) and Лаго-Наки (Lago-Naki), which together add 113 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.