Abali Ski Resort

The Abali Ski Resort is one of the ski resorts in Tehran province, which has five ski slopes, under the authority of National Oil Company, Youth and Sports Department and privately held company.

Abali Ski Resort is the first ski resort in Iran, launched in 1950, and the first ski lift, equipped in 1954. The Abali Ski Resort is the cradle of modern skiing and the base of training the skiers in Iran. This ski resort is placed in the proximity of Abali, 57 kilometers from Tehran on Haraz Road (Road 77). The highest peak of the resort is at an altitude of 2650 meters, although the lowest point located at an elevation of 2400 meters with a vertical drop of 250 meters and a snow depth of one to two meters. The Abali Ski Resort has five ski slopes, fitted with ski lift systems, including one gondola and eight surface lifts. The cold temperature of the region in summer made it one of the most touristic hubs, just a few kilometers in the east of Tehran. The features that distinguish the Abali Ski Resort from others, especially for non-skiing interests, are hiking, trekking, mountaineering, horse riding, gliding, thermal spring water, the beautiful Mosha Village with lots of villas, many traditional restaurants, and recreational facilities.

The Abali Ski Resort has three main sections, including private tracks (for using public), Youth and Sports Department tracks, and National Oil Company tracks (only used by company members).

•   The resort facilities:

The facilities that available in the Abali Ski Resort are:

• 1 gondola
• 8 surface lifts
• 6 restaurants
• 1 hotel
• 1 parking lot (with a capacity of 1000 cars)
• 1 ski school
• 1 clinic

•  Entrance Fee:

The entrance fee of the Abali Ski Resort is 750,000 IRR for Saturday and Tuesday and 960,000 IRR from Wednesday to Friday. The duration of using the ski resort for one day is from morning to afternoon.

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

If you don’t have any ski gear, there is a rental shop for renting ski and snowboard equipment. The rent of ski gear is variable, for example, you need to pay about 700,000 IRR for a full set of Snowboard & Alpine.

•  Ski instructor:

The best ski instructors are ready in the ski school to teach you how to ski that it is a good possibility for newcomers. It costs about 500,000 IRR per hour for customary coaches and 2,000,000 IRR per hour for the professional coaches.

•  Accommodations

A hotel is available to stay in the vicinity of the ski resort in the Abali tourism complex. The other options to stay where close to the Abali Ski Resort are as follows:

• Hotel Shahr Tehran-3 stars is located in eastern Tehran on Damavand Street. The distance between the hotel and the ski resort is about 55 kilometers and takes about 50 minutes.
   
• Borj-e Sefid Hotel Tehran-4 stars, is located is located on Pasdaran street. The distance between the hotel and the ski resort is about 62 kilometers and takes about one hour.
   
• Silk Road Apartment Hotel Tehran-3 stars, is located on Bahonar street (Niavaran). The distance between the hotel and the ski resort is about 63 kilometers and takes about one hour.

•   What is the best time to go?

The ski season at the Abali Ski Resort, runs from December to March and it opens to the public on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. The Abali Ski Resort is mainly for beginners and you must expect crowds on weekends and holidays.

•   Getting there?

To get to the Abali Ski Resort, you can get the Abali Road from the east of Tehran via the highways of Afsariyah, Hemmat, Babaei, or Damavand Avenue. After driving about 40 kilometers and pass through the city of Jajrood and Pardis, you arrive at Bumahen. You must get the Haraz Road towards Amol city and after driving about 15 kilometers, you reach the ski resort.