AbAli Ski Resort

AbAli Ski Resort
Abali is the first ski resort in Iran, it was built in 1953, the first ski slope to install mechanical ski lifts in the country. This small piste is the birthplace of modern ski and the base of winter sport in Iran, its slopes are suitable for beginner skiers. It has a training site with skilled coaches giving good opportunity for newcomers to learn ski. Located 70 Km NE of Tehran on the Haraze Road, it is the closest ski piste to Mount Damavand.

Abali is in a touristic zones with a cool temp in summer which offers some wonderful non-skiing interests such as hiking & trekking, climbing and thermal spring water, the beautiful Mosha Village with lots of villas, many traditional restaurants and recreational facilities, making this region much unique from other ski fields in Iran.



Targeted Activities
Hiking, trekking, mountaineering, winter sport, ski, snowboarding, off-piste skiing, down hill skiing, boarding.
Other sports activities in the resort, tennis, horse riding and gliding.

Abali Resort Statistics
- surface lifts, Gonola, Cable Cars
- Restaurants
- Hotel

Quick Facts
Oldest ski resort in Iran, built in 1953
Altitude: 2650m
Vertical Drop: 250m
Highest Lift: 2650m
Lowest Piste: 2400m
Resort Altitude: 2250m
Snow Depths: 1 to 2m
Skiing at night: No
Distance from Tehran: 70km

Season Availability
Skiing season varies from December to March.
Open to Public: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, all year round.

Disadvantage
Very crowded in winter.

Weather
6 Day Weather Forecast for Ab Ali Resort.

Location
Located on Haraz Road 70km East of Tehran, Ab Ali Town, State Tehran, Country Iran.

Nearest Airport
IKA International Airport or Mehrabad Airport Tehran, Iran.

How to go, Transportation to Ab Ali Resort
Fly to Tehran IKA International Airport and then travel by road to Haraz Road . Only accessible by road and can be reached by coach or car. The journey time is about 60 to 80 minutes drive from Tehran, about 70 Km. After a heavy snowfall, snow chains may be necessary for some part of the journey.

There is no railway station in the area, the closest railway station is at Tehran.
Note - Haraz Road is crowded with traffic jams in Iranian weekends.

Major Ski Resorts Near Āb Alī - Ab Ali
Mount Damavand 25 km
Shemshak 51 km
Darbandsar 53 km
Tochal 62 km
Dizin 63 km
Lasem off piste ski area 55 Km

Other Ski Resort In Iran
Alvares, Ardabil.
Ardakan-Fars.
Chelgard, Shahr e Kord.
Damavand, Larijan.
Darbandsar, Tehran.
Dizin, Karaj.
Kakan, Yasuj.
Khor, Khoor.
Khoshaku, Urmia.
Kuhrang, Kohrang, Bakhtiyari.
Sahand, Tabriz.
Sepidan, Kohkiluyeh v Boyerahmad.
Shahmirzad, Semnan.
Shandiz, Khorasan.
Shemshak, Tehran.
Tarik darreh, Hamadan.
Tochal, Tehran.

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