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Saturday 3 August 2019

AUG 3, 19 .. SKIING .. IN BAYKALSK, RUSSIA .. IN AUGUST ?

SKIING .. IN BAYKALSK, RUSSIA .. IN AUGUST ?

No! But they sure were skiing in Baykalsk, Russia, on April 6th, when we visited.

On the weekend of April 6-7, 2019, Patti and I, along with friends here in Irkutsk who drove us in their automobile, took a trip down to the Slyudyanka area.

Below is a link to a dot.net Post showing this area:

http://babakaps.net/?p=35354

In the map at the very bottom of the above dot.net Post, you will see where Baykalsk is located relative to Irkutsk, Slyudyanka and Lake Baikal.

Because I may be returning to Baykalsk the weekend of August 16-18, I decided to now go-back-in-time and show photos of the amazing Baykalsk Skiing Area.

'Zilla : This sure is not a restaurant review BUT, I know that skiing is near and dear to your heart!

And off to the ski slopes we go.

SABLE MOUNTAIN .. BAYKAL SKI RESORT



The below artist's rendering gives you an overview of the ski area



Below are maps showing the ski slopes and the degree of difficulty of each.




The ones in red are considered to be very difficult.



The red dots indicate very difficult slopes.


Below is a closer look at the degrees of difficulty of the runs.



Here we are, the real deal. Snow and skiing. 

April 6th. You'd think that we are in Russian Siberia wouldn't you?



Novice that I am, I consider the below slope grooming machinery to be serious equipment.




























Two very beautiful and happy ladies. My Dear One, this was a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. 















There you have it. 

BAYKALSK. A look at a premier skiing area here in Russian Siberia.


Cap and Patti


By The Way : The English spelling of Baikalsk is Baykalsk and this is what you see on Google Maps.

In Russian it IS Baikalsk as in Байкалск.

2 comments:

  1. What a day that was back in April! Having lived in a ski area here in Alaska for 16 years, ski areas are near and dear to my heart. Nice to get these photos up on a post. Smiling, as in the pictures . . . Patti

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    1. So pleased you enjoyed this Post. Nice to have it to refer back to. I had to go searching for the photos as I am behind (a vast understatement) in my cataloging of my hundreds (thousands?) of photos. Two great photos of you smiling from ear-to-ear. A once-in-this-lifetime visit. Much Love .. Cap

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