Fereydon Shahr Ski Resort: Paradise Of Skiers
The Fereydon Shahr Ski Resort is located in the high altitudes of the Zagros mountain range and lie between Chogyurt village and Fereydon Shahr in Isfahan province. This ski resort is the highest ski run in the central plateau of Iran with a base altitude of 2,630m from the sea level and maximum altitude of 3,000m and snow depth of 1 to 6 meters. Because of the just right location of the resort, this ski resort has the benefit of the perfect powdery snow coverage on its slopes for about five or seven months of a year, so everything is on the truck for ski enthusiasts. The Fereydon Shahr Ski Resort is equipped with separate slopes for beginner skiers, ski pros and snow tubing. This ski resort has a possibility of holding sightseeing and mountaineering tours in the off-season.
The resort facilities:
The Fereydon Shahr Ski Resort offers a range of facilities as follows:
۱ ski school
۱ parking lot
۱ on-site restaurant
۱ rental shop
۱ clinic
also the ski slope have been equipped with 1 ski beater, 2 ski lifts with the length of 110m for beginners and 970m for ski pros.
Entrance Fee:
The entrance fee of the Fereydon Shahr Ski Resort is 70,000 IRR (for Sunday and Tuesday) and 200,000 IRR (for Thursday and Friday) excluding ski lift charges. This complex is ready to give services from 2PM to 4PM on Sunday and Tuesday, and from 9AM to 4PM on Thursday and Friday.
Is there any rental shop to rent the ski gear?
The ski gear rental shop is available at the ski resort. So all the ski equipment can be hired in the resort. The ski gear rental is variable, but the average amount is around 550,000 IRR.
Ski instructor:
The ski instructors are available at the ski school to teach you how to ski. The rate of the ski instructor is variable and it costs you about 350,000 IRR or 400,000 IRR per hour depends on instructor degree.
Accommodations:
The Fereydon Shahr complex provides some suites for stay skiers in ski season. Otherwise, you can stay at one of the hotels or dormitories of Fereydon Shahr, where it is located about 10 kilometers in the east of the resort.
What is the best time to go?
The ski season at the Fereydon Shahr Ski Resort, runs from December until mid-April.
Getting there?
The Fereydon Shahr Ski Resort is situated about 190 kilometers in the west of Isfahan and it takes about two hours and 30 minutes. The main access road to the ski resort is Najafabad- Fereydon Shahr road that passes through the Fereydon Shahr into the resort.