Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort
| Rosa Khutor | |
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2013
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| Location |
Western Caucasus, Russia
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| Nearest city |
Sochi - 50 km (30 mi) Krasnaya Polyana - 10 km (6 mi) |
| Coordinates | 43°38′46″N 40°19′55″E / 43.646°N 40.332°ECoordinates: 43°38′46″N 40°19′55″E / 43.646°N 40.332°E |
| Vertical | 1,380 m (4,528 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,320 m (7,612 ft) AMSL |
| Base elevation | 940 m (3,084 ft) - Stadium |
| Lift system | 18 lifts 5 gondolas (8 person) 9 chairlifts, 2 T-bars 2 magic carpets |
| Terrain parks | 1 |
| Website | Rosa Khutor |
The Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort (Russian: Ро́за Ху́тор, tr. Roza Khutor; IPA: [ˈrozɐ ˈxutər]) is an alpine ski resort in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located at the Aibga Ridge of the Western Caucasus along the Roza Khutor plateau near Krasnaya Polyana. Constructed from 2003 to 2011, it hosted the alpine skiing events for the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, based in nearby Sochi. The resort is 50 kilometers (30 mi) east of the Black Sea at Sochi; the majority of the slopes at Rosa Khutor face northeast, with the backside slopes facing southwest.
The lower base area of Roza Valley at the Mzymta River is at an elevation of 560 meters (1,840 ft) above sea level. The highest lift is the Caucasus Express gondola, which climbs to the summit of Roza Peak at 2,320 m (7,610 ft), yielding a total vertical drop of over a mile at 1,760 m (5,770 ft). The main base area for skiing is at Roza Plateau at 1,170 m (3,840 ft), a vertical drop of 1,150 m (3,770 ft) from the summit. Besedka, the mid-mountain area, is at 1,350 m (4,430 ft) 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 1,600 m (5,200 ft). At the eastern edge of the resort is Rosa Stadium, the finish area for the alpine racing events at 940 m (3,080 ft), a vertical drop of 1,380 m (4,530 ft) from the Roza Peak summit.
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