Tochal Ski Resort

Tochal Ski Resort is placed five kilometers in the north of Tehran, and it is the nearest ski resort to the city, which is always available to ski lovers.

Whether you have just one day or a long weekend, there are plenty of places to ski around Tehran. Tochal is the name of a summit, on the Alborz mountain range, at an elevation of 3964 meters. The southern hillside of the Tochal mount is adjacent to Tehran and overlooks the city. Many ski enthusiasts and climbers always wished to be able to exercise in the closest heights around Tehran by seeing the beautiful Tochal mount in winter, until the Tochal Telecabin (gondola lift) was established in 1977 and their wishes come true. So, this complex allowed ski anytime, just five kilometers from Tajrish Square. 

The Tochal Ski Resort has three separate slopes as follows:

• The 7th Station Ski Slope (Peak): 
  This ski slope starts from the bottom of the Tochal summit at the height of 3850 meters and ends in the hotel at the height of 3550 meters. The slope length is 1200 meters, equipped with a ski lift and a chair lift. Due to the elevation of the ski slope, it is the first slopes in the country that is covered with snow and can be used more than eight months a year.

• The 7th Station Ski Slope (Western hillside):
  This slope is located on the west side of the Tochal mount with a length of 900 meters. The highest elevation of the slope is 3750 meters, while the lowest point located at the height of 3550 meters. This slope is fitted with a chair lift.

• Ski Slope (from 7th station to 5th station):
  The length of the ski slope is 5500 meters, which starts at the altitude of 3750 meters and ends at the 5th station, located at an altitude of 2940 meters.

The Tochal Telecabin is the only way to reach the ski resort, located at the end of the Velenjak Street. The Tochal Telecabin has four stations and three routes, which are connected, and it is one of the longest gondola lift routes in the world with a length of 7500 meters. It takes about 50 minutes to reach the resort from the first station to the last station.

The main details of the gondola lift routes are as follows:

•  The resort facilities:

The resort’s facilities include:

• 2 gondola lifts
• 2 chair lifts
• 1 ski lift
• 2 restaurants
• 1 hotel
• 1 parking lot
• 2 ski schools
• 1 clinic

•  Entrance Fee:

The ski passes are sold at this station 1, and the entrance fee of the Tochal Ski Resort is 700,000 IRR from Saturday to Wednesday (except official holidays) and 750,000 IRR for Thursday and Friday. The duration of using the ski resort for one day is from morning to afternoon (8 AM to 6 PM).

•  Is there any rental shop to rent the ski gear?

If you don’t have any ski gear, there are two rental shops at the ski resort and station one.  Due to the limited available equipment at the ski resort, it is better to rent ski gear at the first station. You can rent them between the rate of 150,000 IRR to 700,000 IRR.

•  Ski instructor:

The ski instructors are available at the ski schools to teach you how to ski. The rate of the ski instructor is variable, and it costs you from 350,000 IRR to 450,000 IRR per hour, depends on the instructor grade.

•  Accommodation:

The Tochal Hotel is the only hotel at the ski resort that available to serve the skiers for seven to eight months per year while the slopes are covered with snow. The Tochal Hotel is the highest mountain hotel in the world from the sea level, where it is located at 7th station and overlooks the slope. The hotel facilities include 30 accommodation units, which consist of six rooms with single beds, 11 rooms with two single beds, eight rooms with twin beds, four suites, and one VIP suite; a luxurious restaurant and a lobby, which overlooks the slope. By booking a room at the Tochal Hotel, your return gondola journey and two days skiing at the slope, are covered.

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•   What is the best time to go?

The ski season at the Tochal Ski Resort runs from mid-November until May. The ski resort opens to the public every day of the week except Sundays at the ski time.
 

•  Getting there?

The Tochal Telecabin is the only way to access the ski resort. You can use the Chamran Highway and then follow the Velenjak Street up to Bame Tehran entrance. A parking lot is available at the entrance of the Bame Tehran. Many green-colored buses take passengers from the beginning of the Bame Tehran up to station 1. It takes about 50 minutes from Station 1 to Station 7.