The Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort ( rus, Ро́за Ху́тор, r=Roza Khutor, p=ˈrozə ˈxutər) is an alpine

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, Russia, located at the

Aibga Ridge The Aibga Ridge is a mountain ridge in the Roza Khutor plateau of the Western Caucasus, near Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It contains the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort The Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort ( rus, Ро́за Ху́� ...

of the

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along the Roza Khutor plateau near Krasnaya Polyana. Constructed from 2003 to 2011, it hosted the

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events for the

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and

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, based in nearby Sochi. The resort is east of the

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at Sochi; the majority of the slopes at Rosa Khutor face northeast, with the backside slopes facing southwest.

Elevations

The lower base area of ''Roza Valley'' at the Mzymta River is at an

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of above

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. The highest lift is the ''Caucasus Express''

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, which climbs to the summit of Roza Peak at , yielding a total vertical drop of over a mile at . The main base area for skiing is at ''Roza Plateau'' at , a vertical drop of from the summit. ''Besedka'', the mid-mountain area, is at and is the lower loading station of the ''Caucasus Express;'' which has a mid-lift loading station at ''Roza-1600,'' about a mile above sea level at . At the eastern edge of the resort is ''Rosa Stadium,'' the finish area for the alpine racing events at , a vertical drop of from the Roza Peak summit.

Hotels

Rosa Khutor Alpine Ski Resort is the site of ten hotel projects with more than 1600 rooms.

World Cup 2012

Rosa Khutor hosted

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alpine races in the downhill and

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for both men and women in February

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, two years ahead of the Olympics. The race courses were designed by 1972 Olympic gold medalist

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. File:Mountain Olympic village.JPG , Mountain Olympic Village. 1170 m above sea level. File:Rosa Khutor, Роза Хутор.jpg , Hotels and other facilities of the complex on the banks of the river Mzymta. File:Башня здания «Ратуши» (Роза Хутор).jpg , The tower of the "Town Hall" building, stylized as a tower of the Sochi railway station. File:RosaKhutor2013.jpg , View of the site in 2013. File:Рододендроны.jpg , In the ski resort Rosa Khutor. File:Закатные часы.jpg , Sochi, Krasnodar Krai File:Ватные облака.jpg , Cotton clouds File:Rosa Khutor alpine resort.JPG , Mountain Resort Rosa Khutor, Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi. File:Krasnaya Polyana Mzymta River P5020290 2200.jpg , Krasnaya Polyana. Mzymta River

References

External links

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Olympstroy, the State Corporation for Construction of Olympic Venues and Sochi Development as Alpine Resort
Construction information and technical characteristics
Ski Map.org
- Rosa Khutor - trail maps from 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009
FIS Alpine.com
- scheme of the Olympic alpine race courses - map with elevations
dailymotion.com
- video - Rosa Khutor alpine test events - European Cup - February 18–25, 2011
The Extreme Sports CompanyExtreme Hotel
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Elevations

Hotels

World Cup 2012

See also

References

External links