If you love skiing, ski great, but are not ready to pay for pathos and the names of fashionable world ski resorts, then there is an excellent opportunity to save your own money - go to one of the many Russian ski resorts.
Determining the cheapest ski resort in Russia is not easy. There are various ratings compiled by travel or Internet companies, and the so-called "popular" lists of budget resorts, based on the recommendations of ordinary people, ordinary tourists.
Selection criteria
As you know, everything is learned by comparison. To determine the cheapest ski resort in Russia, you need to compare several ski centers. And for this it is necessary to understand by what criterion to evaluate the centers of winter recreation. There may be several of them. Usually the cost of housing is assessed; rental of ski equipment; ski passes; training in ski schools; food; entertainment. Some ratings are based on a comparison of only one of these attributes.
Budget - according to experts
Employees of HomeToGo, which owns an Internet search engine for vacation homes, have compiled their rating of cheap ski resorts. Moreover, it includes both foreign and Russian resorts. The first three places belong to the centers of Bulgaria. The fourth place in terms of the cheapest accommodation was taken by the Krasnaya Polyana resort, where you can rent a cottage for 4 people for one night for 6,600 rubles. This amount turned out to be lower than the cost of similar housing in Zakopane, Strbske Pleso and Poiana Brasov. Naturally, the Russian resort should be flattered by such a comparison, but this does not make it the cheapest ski resort in Russia, although it does make it possible to adjust the choice of a place for a winter vacation.
It would be much more honest to compare several Russian ski centers, which is quite successful and the users of some Internet portals are doing this.
The cheapest ski resort in Russia - popular opinion
The ski complex in the village of Krasnaya Glinka, which is located near Samara, is considered one of the most budget places for skiing. It is connected with the center of Samara by regular bus service. The season here begins in December and lasts until early April. Guests are offered five adult tracks and one for children. You can go up to the beginning of the descent on six lifts. Ski pass prices here are democratic: 250 rubles per hour or 200 rubles for one rise. You can also purchase a weekly subscription, which will cost only 5,000 rubles. A double room at the recreation center will cost 1600 rubles per day.
There is a school for beginner skiers at the Krasnaya Glinka resort. Experienced instructors teach beginners and children here. One hour of one-to-one lesson costs 1200 rubles.
In terms of prices, the resort in Krasnaya Glinka can be compared with the resort of Nechkino, located in a nature reserve on the Kama River, in Udmurtia. It offers vacationers 10 trails with a height difference of 115 meters, 2 lifts and a snow park with jumping jumps. The sports complex Nechkino is open in summer as well. Activities in the warm season include cycling, rollerblading and skateboarding. Equipment rental is located at the hotel complex. The cost of a double room per day is 2500 rubles. A ski pass for a four-seater lift costs 50 rubles per lift or 900 rubles per day. This service is free for small children. There is also a ski school in the Nechkino ski resort. An hour of classes with an instructor will cost the guest 1,000 rubles.
