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Kashka Su, Kashka Su (2), Kizil-Beles, Oru-Suy,
Beldersai, and Chimbulak-THE GUIDE TO SKIING IN SOVIET ASIA-This
article is broken into sections of Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan, Uzbekistan.
The sort of skiing is an infant, but the mountains of the Tien
Shan section of the Himalayas are certainly not baby size. Skiing
here is in the pioneer stage that it was in the U.S. and the Alps
in the late 1930s and early 1940s. It is primarily a world of
one and two-lift resorts, antiquated rope tows and single chair
lifts, and rock strewn dirt roads. Skiing has not yet become an
industry, but is available to those who have a love for the sport.
The infrastructure may be lacking, but that is made up for by
the big-hearted people and the mountains, which rank with the
best in the world. The Kyrghystan photos: |
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