Big Mountain Time

Well guys and gals, the snow conditions at our yurt spot are awesome! Check out the new photo report right here.

Well finally. We’ve got a stable sunny weather yesterday and went to the 40tribes site to do some ground works. Level the yurt platform and dig a shitter holes Oh yeah, the shitter holes!

The driving up to the site was a bit crazy, because the mud up there is quite wet and there is already a bunch of snow. Yeah! You can already ride some pow places above the site. The upcoming storm will bring much more snow and here you are free to go!

Well, enjoy the time lapse made during our stay up there.

Well it is not a secret that US got the most hot slopes at resorts, terrain parks and so on…

Luckily the group of Kyrgyz kids got an unbelievable present from the US Embassy. The group of 10 kids (5 from Osh, and 5 from other areas of the country) will go to US to hit the most adorable resorts!

Currently this kids are getting some snowboarding lessons at Ak-Tash hotel and ski resort near Bishkek city. The group leaving country in the end of February.

My friend Hose (360.kg team) got an offer to be the head of this group and take a look over this kids in US. Well we are really glad that some charity happening in this way and wish those kids and Hose a nice trip Get boardbagged guys!

A few last weeks chillin’ in K, some photos.

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Skiing and snowboarding at Kyrgyzstan, Karakol

One of the best ski resorts of Kyrgyzstan can be found while driving around Issyk-Kul lake. Karakol ski resort is the most preferable and large ski resort in the Central Asia. It’s altitude is 2300m and it is 7 km from Karakol city. The ski resort performs with a few chair lifts and runs of different levels of complexity what is good as for the professionals as for the beginners. The season starts in November and lasts until April. Those who prefer “freeride” or cross country rather than well groomed and predictable trials can range across the vast expanses of snowy slopes.

Karakol resort also performs with a terrain park (specially for those ones who are fond of freestyle) build in 2009/2010 season. The terrain park will be upgraded and a bit changed for the jib lines for the upcoming 2010/2011 season.

Some resort numbers and facts (due to date):

• Lifts: 4 char lifts
• Summit: 3040m
• Routes: beginner, intermediate, advanced, extreme
• Vertical drop: 792m
• Restaurant and bar: 1
• Cafe: 1
• Hotel: local resort rooms and 4 star Caprice hotel
• Terrain park with jib lines: yes
• Snowmaking: yes
• Nearest airport: Bishkek or Alma-Aty
• Backcountry and freeride capabilities: yes
• Heliski and heliboarding: possible on request (Feb-March)

BMT support

Are you going to visit Kyrgyzstan to ride Karakol ski resort for having some great winter holidays or even for making movie (yes, you are especially welcomed )? Well in this case we are (the BMT team) ready to answer all of your questions and provide you with the most possible help and cooperation we can. Feel free to contact us and ask any sort of questions connected with your travel planning or having fun with us!

We gladly support any of snowboard-ski movie making crews (check BMT blog for more details a bit later).

Karakol location

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27 марта… утро… по ощущениям пришла весна, и уже должны цвести плодовые деревья и светить теплое солнышко, но! просыпаешься утром, открываешь свою тяжелую штору, которая полностью закрывает окно… и WTF? Опять, в который раз – все напрочь ЗАВАЛИЛО снегом!

Как же задолбал этот снег. Но где-то внутри еще живет желание катнуть заключительный раз в этом сезоне и отпустить зиму с миром. И это чувство решает все.. (continue reading…)

What the hell? I can see some snow in the mountains, is it much or not I should go and check it by myself. 3 days of snowing should cover all mountains with at least 30cm of powder, but unfortunately it wasn’t really much.

Some local mountains

Some disappointment fell into our hearts when we came to Kizil Beles ski base and saw that there was just about 10-15cm of snow. More of all the ground was still soft and warm and it was thawing. The ski base was not ready to take visitors and the lift was not working this day. (continue reading…)

Wow! You won’t believe it. The 360.kg extreme sports team proudly announced a teaser for their new Kyrgyzstan snowboarding movie called “Anti-crisis”.

Anti-crisis movie from 360.kg team

Basically this is a fun story about two very poor guys which are trying their best to keep snowboarding during the financial crisis period. Fun scenes, freestyle tricks, different spots all over the Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan and many more you will see at premiere or DVD. See the teaser below. (continue reading…)

What is a good ski/snowboarding resort? Well first of all it is good routes, lifts, accommodation and services. Karakol mountain resort has all this and I must say that this is the most attractive and good resort in Kyrgyzstan and maybe in CA.

But what sad about any resorts here is that there are no any sort of snow parks anywhere, no rails, pipes and even no kickers. So basically whole riding goes to some back country and fast shots of alcohol each time you go down to the lift.

This mid-season we have contacted Karakol resort managers regarding building first snow park in Kyrgyzstan. And you know what, they liked this idea a lot. And we had a decision to prepare a reasonable snow park plan and then make it live. (continue reading…)