11/08/2019 16:39

Ski Resorts Close in Russia

[IMG=18861-4500] Cold weather in the European part of Russia has been causing problems for skiers in recent days. On January 19th in the Cama River region, all skiing resorts were closed. According to the administration of the ‘Ivan Gora’ ski complex, for example - neither ski slopes nor ski lifts were functioning. ‘The wind is very strong and the temperature is 30 degrees below zero. Not many people feel like skiing in such weather! Besides, it can be unsafe: lift cables can easily break when it is so cold’, commented resort representatives. Meanwhile ski resorts in the Ekaterinburg area have also been closed. Unfortunately, according to weather forecasts, the situation will not improve in the coming days - and only at the end of January will the weather again favour skiers. The Krasnaya Polyana ski resort has also been going through difficult times, although they have no relation to cold weather; quite the opposite, in fact -as their first snow of the season appeared only a short time ago. ‘We could not open the season until later than normal, as there was no snow’, said Olga Pilyaeva, Manager of Express Line. The only area where the winter season has started on time and faced no weather problems at all - is in the region of Elbrus, where - according to Alexey Gorshenin, Director of Vertical World - the weather has been perfect for skiing since December.