Солнечная Долина (Solnechnaya Dolina, Sunny Valley) ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Солнечная Долина (Solnechnaya Dolina, Sunny Valley) is a ski area in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Its 22 mapped downhill runs add up to 9.5 km, which ranks it #17 of 166 ski areas in Russia and gives it 1.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 430 m long.

Slopes at Солнечная Долина (Solnechnaya Dolina, Sunny Valley)

About 39% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 51% intermediate and 10% advanced or expert, which makes Солнечная Долина (Solnechnaya Dolina, Sunny Valley) a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 10 lifts: 4 t-bars, 3 magic carpets, 2 chairlifts, 1 button lift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 340 m up to 570 m, a vertical drop of 230 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Солнечная Долина (Solnechnaya Dolina, Sunny Valley)

The nearest airport is Kurchatov Chelyabinsk International Airport (CEK), about 101 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 12 min by car; Koltsovo Airport (SVX) is 196 km away. Nearby ski areas include Евразия (Euroasia) (6.5 km), Завьялиха (Zavyalikha) (10.1 km) and Гора Вишневая (Gora Vishnevaya) (4.5 km), which together add 21 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.