Mountain-skiing resort "Gazprom": reviews. Complex "Laura" (Sochi, Krasnaya Polyana)

The resort village of Krasnaya Polyana in the Caucasus Mountains has a long history. Today these places attract tourists with their fabulous views, the cleanest mountain air, relic forests, healing mineral springs. It is in this amazing area that the "Gazprom" ski resort is located. You do not have to go abroad to enjoy the ski vacation. Going to Krasnaya Polyana, you can have a great time in the company of friends, and with your family.

Krasnaya Polyana

Modern Krasnaya Polyana is the most popular resort among lovers of mountain skiing. Convenient, well-designed routes, comfortable rest, service maintenance are not inferior to European standards. But once the settlement was a modest Circassian settlement, located from the Black Sea in 40 km.

Everyone who has visited here comments on these places with genuine warmth and delight. The places here are really unique. Climbing the mountains, you can feel the change of climate and the change of natural belts. From the tropical zone there is a smooth transition to the Alpine zone. Our tourists already call this area Russian Switzerland. Indeed, the beauty of nature, and now the mountain resorts are no worse than foreign places, and in some ways it can be better. After all, Krasnaya Polyana is located near the sea, and this provides mixing of mountain air with a marine, rich in iodine.

The great value of Krasnaya Polyana is considered to be mineral springs, the most famous of them is the Tsar's spring, it is located on the right bank of the Achipsa river. The ski resort of Gazprom from this wonderful place is an hour's walk. Vacationers often make excursions around the resort area. This allows you to plunge into the world of the Caucasian nature, to see the most beautiful places of the region.

Mountain-skiing resort "Gazprom": weather

Although Krasnaya Polyana is considered a ski resort and many seek to come here in winter, in summer there are also a lot of tourists in these places. The climate is largely dependent on the mountains of the Caucasus and the Black Sea, characterized as moderate, mild. The mountains protect the terrain from cold winds. Throughout the year, there are quite a lot of sunny days, and therefore thousands of tourists come to the "Gazprom" ski resort (Sochi) all year round.

In winter, the average temperature on Krasnaya Polyana is 0 + 5 degrees. Frosts are extremely rare, but in the mountains sometimes the thermometer drops to minus 10. The coldest month is February, just at this time, long and heavy snowfalls begin, the height of the cover reaches up to 500 mm of precipitation. The climate features make the snow fluffy, light and slippery at the same time, which is ideal for skiers. Very rarely on Krasnaya Polyana there are blizzards. Fog, if lying down, then only in the lowlands, to the ski slopes, it does not rise.

PJSC "Gazprom" provides its employees with permits for the resort all-the-year-round. Here you can relax in summer. Warm, windless weather, the temperature reaches +28 degrees. Humidity in this period is high, however, as well as on the whole coast.

In the fall in the velvet season, Krasnaya Polyana is incredibly beautiful, justifying its name. Riot of colors fascinates the spirit. The mountains are covered with all colors: red, brown, yellow, crimson. The air temperature keeps up to +16 degrees centigrade until November. In November, it gets colder, and usually it starts snowing in the mountains.

Mountain resort "Gazprom", Sochi

Officially, the resort is referred to as the Mountain Tourism Center of Gazprom. It includes several objects:

• The following hotel complexes: "Polyana 1389" (hotel and spa, 4 stars); "Peak" (hotel, 4 stars); Grand Hotel Polyana (5 stars).
• "Laura" is a ski biathlon complex.
• Cultural and entertainment center "Galaxy".
• Mountain skiing routes, a complex of cable cars.

The work of the resort of PJSC "Gazprom" is year-round. In the high season (winter), there is a world-class ski center. In the low season the resort provides spa services, for athletes there are training bases. Various business events (conferences, meetings, forums, corporate parties) take place here, festivals, entertaining events (concerts, sport events, festivals) are arranged.

. In 2008, the ski resort "Gazprom" began operating. "Laura" - a ski biathlon complex - was specially prepared for the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. All the competitions in biathlon took place on its tracks, including among the Paralympic athletes. On the Laura tracks, Russian biathletes are constantly training, this is the only place in Russia where athletes can prepare for serious performances at home.

Trails and lifts

The upper point is the Psekhako plateau, the height is 1435 m. From here all the routes that Gazprom's ski resort offers to its guests begin. The plateau stretches to Pihatovaya Polyana, which is located at an altitude of 1660 m. The cableways are made according to advanced innovative technologies and are not only a means of climbing the trails, but also a wonderful tourist attraction, from which a surprisingly beautiful view of the Caucasus Mountains opens. Holidaymakers who spent time on the cable car left the warmest, rave reviews. From a bird's-eye view, they could see all the delights of the resort. Mountain ski routes of the resort "Gazprom" are served by 14 cable cars with a total length of 23 km.

There are 23 routes in the resort, 8 of them on Pikhtovo Glade, 15 on Psekhako:

• Beginners: 7 routes B, C, D, E (blue, green).
• Experienced skiers: 8 tracks F (black).
• For family holidays: 8 routes G, H, I (red, blue, green).

Trails "Laura" differ by a gentle relief. This is typical for this area. At the nearby resorts "Rosa Khutor" and "Gornaya Karusel" ski tracks of a different type. The gentle slopes of "Laura" allow tourists to take a run on skis a couple of kilometers, ride a dog sled. Here the most convenient places for rest with children.

Entertainment in the resort. Reviews of tourists

All holidaymakers note that there are so many entertainments on Krasnaya Polyana that there is not enough time to visit everywhere. It is worthwhile to plan your holiday in advance and decide which activities should be preferred from those offered by the ski resort "Gazprom".

Krasnaya Polyana in terms of the number of excursion tours in the rating is on the first place, the best entertainment is offered by GTZ Gazprom:

• Sightseeing tours on the cable car.
• Karting in the mountains.
• Motorcycles, ATVs, jeeps.
• Swimming pools.
• Fitness, spa.
• Children's clubs.
• Aquapark.
• Excursion programs.
• Bowling.
• Billiard club.
• Cinema.
• Ice Arena.
• Club "Umnikum".
• The Cosmodrome Research Center.
• Dog sledding.
• Binoscopes.
• Children's slope.

Tourists vacationing at the resort of Gazprom, speak about the days spent here with enthusiasm. There is no one to miss on Krasnaya Polyana. There are plenty of entertainments, everyone chooses something for themselves. Fans of outdoor activities put the highest score of the trails and lifts of varying complexity, there is a choice. Holidaymakers with children positively evaluate the organization of entertainment, note that on the resort's territory everything is arranged so that tourists can completely escape from the city's worries and problems. Special instructors work with children, babysitting is done with kids.

Vacation with children

Very often tourists resort "Gazprom" called "Laura", and this is not only the name of the biathlon complex. The town is located in the valley of the same river, which is near the village of Esto-Sadok.

The weather in the mountains is always mild, and this has a favorable effect on the overall family vacation. Beginners quite confidently feel themselves on the Psekhako tracks, all thanks to gentle slopes. For skiing with children, green trails are recommended, for the more prepared - blue. Those who do not dare to embark on downhill skiing can take advantage of the usual running and ride on an even ski track. Someone likes riding dogs, teams are provided at will. If you come with children, do not forget about traditional fun: sleds, skates, cheesecakes, snowmobiles. Mountain haven Fir organized a playground and a children's slope for skiing. All parents who came with children to the ski resort Gazprom, the reviews leave exceptionally positive. The winter holidays spent here help not only to have a rest, but also to improve health, to temper the children's organism.

"Galaxy"

All who come to the ski resort "Gazprom", necessarily visit the entertainment center "Galaxy". It is located in the village of Esto-Sadok at an altitude of 540 m. Visiting the center can be combined with a sightseeing tour by cable car.

On the territory of the "Galaxy" are: ice arena, bowling, water park, children's club with space attractions, boutiques, shops, restaurants, three cinemas, a billiard club.

The water park consists of two zones: the first is intended for winter recreation, the territory is covered. In the winter, you can bask in a Finnish sauna or hammam. For summer recreation in the air is equipped with a second open area. Older children can spend a great time here, 12 swimming pools are built, 4 steep slides operate.

Resort hotels

The hotels of the resort of Gazprom are by no means cheap, all have a star category.

• The most luxurious on Krasnaya Polyana is the grand hotel "Polyana 5 *". It includes three buildings, a villa, a spa, an outdoor pool, a children's club "Hat", playgrounds. For classes with children, babysitting services are provided, as well as a ski instructor.
• "Peak" (hotel, 4 *). A large hotel, which consists of five villas, five chalets. Services include indoor swimming pool, children's club, bath complex, playgrounds. On request - babysitting and an instructor.
• "Glade 1389" (hotel and spa, 4 *). Another name is "Hotel on the Mountain". The complex consists of the main building, as well as 28 cottages. Location - right on the slope of the ski slopes. There are two swimming pools (indoor and outdoor), a children's room and a children's club.

How to get there

Adler can be reached both by plane and by rail. The "Swallow" electric train will take you to the Gazprom ski resort. The Gorno-Tourist Center of PJSC Gazprom is located near the Rosa Khutor Resort. The stations "Gazprom" and "Rosa Khutor" are neighboring. It is easy to get here by bus, taxi or minibus. If you come by car, then at your service a paid parking lot near the gondola lift A1.