Elbrus Resort
Elbrus Resort

The Elbrus All-Season Tourist and Recreational Complex (ATRC) is located in the Elbrus region of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic and has been a popular destination on Russia's tourist map for over half a century. Tens of thousands of athletes and winter sports enthusiasts from around the world flock here. They are drawn by the high-altitude observation platforms, ski slopes, snow park, hiking eco-trails, and the opportunity to climb Elbrus, the highest mountain in Russia and Europe. Elbrus boasts the highest cable car in the country, at an altitude of 3,847 meters. Its uniqueness is confirmed by the Russian Book of Records. The resort boasts a well-developed infrastructure: 19.5 km of maintained ski slopes, 7 ski lifts (including 3 modern gondola lifts), over 65 km of nature trails, and approximately 800 accommodations of varying comfort levels. The resort offers skiing opportunities even in spring and summer. The ski season continues until July, with training camps for regional and national Russian alpine skiing and freestyle teams, and all-Russian alpine skiing competitions taking place.

Sprint stage of the "Crown of Terskol": the results of the vertical kilometer race have been announced.

The "Crown of Terskol" festival held a sprint stage—a vertical kilometer race. The distance involves climbing strictly uphill with an elevation gain of 1,000 meters; the difficulty of the stage is determined by the steepness of the climb and the relatively short length of the route.

The competition took place on three routes: Cheget, Terskol, and Itkol. The Cheget route offers views of both peaks of Elbrus, the classic ascent route from the south, the Semyorka Glacier, and the Baksan Gorge. Part of the Terskol route runs toward the western summit of Elbrus. The Itkol route (2,300 meters long) winds through a pine forest and mountain slopes.

Record-breaking results were recorded in the races. Oksana Kurilenok (Tomsk) achieved the best time in the festival's history on the Cheget (53:30) and Itkol (50:49) trails. Andrey Dobdin (Saratov) won the men's race, completing each of the three distances in approximately 44 minutes.

The festival program included a mountain lecture featuring Igor Komarov, an avalanche expert from Terskol, who spoke about the influence of weather conditions and terrain on mountain events. A tour of the observatory and a film evening dedicated to Vysotsky's memorial day were also organized: participants were shown the film "Vertical."

The final race of the "Crowns of Terskol" competition, as well as races as part of the Alpindustria Elbrus Race, are scheduled for this coming weekend. Due to this, increased traffic is expected on the roads and trails of the Elbrus region.

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