Shymbulak Mountain Resort
1243 reviews
January 20
An amazing place ever! We enjoyed there😍❤️
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March 27, 2024
"Must" visit place not just in Almaty, but in whole Kazakhstan. Beautiful resort place that offers a lot of opportunities for skiing, snowboarding and just enjoying the nature.
December 16, 2024
Best experience
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March 23
Perfect rest
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December 26, 2024
Super
January 13, 2024
Gondola ride was so good, heaven for ice sports
May 29, 2024
More hyped than reality. Everything is super expensive from tickets to food
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November 21, 2023
Justva must-visit place in Almaty
October 14, 2023
It was beautiful in winter
September 21, 2023
Must to visit
January 21, 2023
Lovely but expensive
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October 20, 2024
Super! I advise everyone who will be in Almaty to visit here! At any time of the year! The air is healing, mountainous! You can do it without skis, you can do it without bicycles, just breathe, take beautiful photos and take away unforgettable impressions!!! I met two local elderly ladies (Kazakh women) at the top, had a nice conversation with them, they told me that they climb to the top to breathe every 3 months (summer, autumn, winter, spring!). They said they were charging with clean air. And they taught me how to drink green tea with milk.
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February 25
Even words are not enough to convey my feelings! A wonderful ski resort for any level of skiing! The service is excellent, everything you need is available (rental, instructor, etc.). There are good lifts, practically no queues, the trails are well maintained, And what views open from a height of 3200m... Highly recommend it! I almost forgot about the most important thing: the prices are more than affordable! 👍
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October 7, 2024
We had a rest in this wonderful place twice! We arrived for the first time in December without much expectation! As a result, they rolled back very steeply and very budget-friendly, which is amazing! Comfortable rental with equipment for any request. Very cool trainers for an adequate price! I really don't want to go to Sochi after such a route) We had a real pleasure and went for a ride in February) And the buzz is back! I would recommend this resort to those who are not looking for extreme sports, but want to enjoy a winter resort and hone their technique.
The flight from Moscow is fast, the restaurants are delicious, the coffee shops are excellent, the whole infrastructure is there! We will definitely fly again!
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October 3, 2024
It's a great place. There are many beautiful views.
Of course, the slope is a masterpiece. Skiing, snowboarding!!!!
There are bicycles in summer.
Restaurants, cafes, etc. - everything is there
There is a hotel at the top.
Hiking in summer requires good shoes and athletic training. In winter, walking is easier and easier as all streams and ditches are covered with snow.
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February 11
It's a great place, even if you just want to wander and breathe! The infrastructure is well developed (toilets, cafes, souvenirs). The only thing is, if you don't drive, it's difficult to get there. Not all taxis are coming, they were leaving closer to closing time, and there were problems with buses too. We came during the season, there are queues, but not critical ones. The views are not transferable! The air is wonderful! At least once, it's worth a visit!
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June 20, 2024
A great ski resort.
Well-prepared trails, it's nice to ride. Beautiful views of the mountains and Almaty. There are queues, but acceptable, there are a lot of people on the slope. The lifts are comfortable and comfortable. The infrastructure is good, there are many places to eat, hotels, toilets on the slope. There is a rental car (I don't know what quality, I rode on my own equipment), locker rooms, storage rooms.
One of the serious disadvantages is transport accessibility. It is almost impossible to call a taxi after the slope closes. Parking spaces are available (for a fee), it is better to arrive by car. Also, a long queue after closing the slope for the lift down spoils the impression a little.
This is rather not a minus, but it is worth considering that hotel rooms should be booked in advance (2-3 months), they are quickly sold out.
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November 12, 2024
The highest night ski run in the world and one of the best visa-free ski resorts for Russians according to Forbes magazine.
In early October, I finally closed the long-standing gestalt and rode the Shymkent cable car. This famous ski resort in Kazakhstan is located near Almaty on the Zailiysky Alatau ridge, slightly above the famous high-altitude skating rink "Medeo".
You can reach the highest point of the resort with the help of a modern cable car, which starts just 800 meters from the Medeo.
The winter sports season in Almaty usually starts in late November or early December and lasts until the end of March, depending on weather conditions.
Outside of the winter months, the resort is perfect for outdoor activities: you can go hiking, have picnics or ride horses.
Keep in mind that even in summer the temperature in the mountains will be lower than in the city. The resort is located at an altitude of 2260 meters above sea level. The maximum point from which skiers can descend is called Talgar Pass and is located at an altitude of 3180 meters.
The ascent to the pass takes about 30 minutes using a chain of lifts.
It is surrounded on both sides by majestic mountain slopes and evergreen fir trees, offering stunning views and picturesque landscapes. I was lucky to find the mountains in gold decoration.
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January 25
Very beautiful mountains, to which you will go on modern comfortable lifts. There are many good restaurants around. The views are fascinating. In my opinion, it is definitely worth a trip, even in summer you will find how to have a good time.
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January 16
Great views, great chairlifts. The tracks are fast enough, and it used to be a little crowded at peak times. An important point is that there were rocks on the slope, and the sliding of the new skis was severely damaged during a week of skiing in February.
Despite this, I definitely recommend the resort
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December 26, 2024
I love the Cimbulac, and I've been riding with pleasure for years. This year, the resort has significantly increased prices, but it does not seek to improve anything.
I like the Professor training track, I often took a ticket only for it, without climbing higher, I did the same yesterday, assuming that I would practice my technique on the training slope. And ... the track is covered in rocks!
1 - The resort writes everywhere to take tickets to the training slopes and do not climb higher if you are not sure of yourself. Well, it's a small training area, there are beginners with instructors and rocks all over the slope! I rolled down a couple of times, dreaming of flying without touching the ground.
2 - The resort does not have a function for those who have made a mistake with the fare, to somehow change it by adding the amount. Just buy another ticket with a different fare, that is, pay twice. And the prices are not small. It was a shame to leave without riding.
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January 4
We skated from 31.12.2024 to 05.01.2025.
Skipass prices have been raised twice , there are a lot of people like everywhere else , there are a lot of hikers. There is ice on the highway in places . The staff work well. There are lockers for storing equipment , changing rooms. Gorgeous views! Overall good
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September 7, 2024
It's a great place, even though there are a lot of people. There is a service - everything can be paid by card, everything is new, clean, cozy, lots of cafes. Funiculars - there are closed ones, there are open ones. There is a cool cafe on the 2nd level, the price tag is inhumane, but it's worth it. The mountains are beautiful, the atmosphere when riding an open funicular is top. I will definitely come
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October 29, 2024
A modern rolling road, incredible views of the cliffs on the way to the top. I was not in the skating season, but I was still delighted with the beauty of the mountains. In my opinion, there are few ski slopes and it will be boring for longer than 2-3 days. There is a lack of oxygen at 3200, and there are many hiking trails for trekking. The mountains are very beautiful.
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November 1, 2024
The best slope and place for skiing. Reasonable prices, service, good cable car, from the city as quickly as possible)) I recommend it to all guests and residents of the KZ
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December 5, 2024
Although not very diverse descents, they are very wide, for beginners it is quite steep, but for the average and above the highest, the height is 3200, incredible pitchforks, high
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December 23, 2024
I really liked it. Both the track and the opportunity to fly in freeride. There are many establishments with delicious food. Beautiful views. Everything is fresh and excellent serivis.
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March 28
It's a great ski resort, we often come from northern Kazakhstan to go skiing. Excellent infrastructure, cafes, restaurants, rental shops, wide trails and beautiful mountains.
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September 12, 2024
Modern lifts, improved places on the first and second peaks. Clean, cozy. Even in the fog, it is very spacious and beautiful. Upstairs you can ride horses, swing, walk. There is a way up the stairs (someone said that there are 2k steps)
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January 19
A beautifully equipped modern resort. Nearby there is a skating rink, a thermal spring, and a health trail. And you can ride horses. This place is suitable for any interest.
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March 26, 2024
A great place of European level. Much better than most Russian alpine skiers, especially for the price.
There are quite a variety of trails, a good slide for beginners, my wife quickly mastered skiing, although the hill is not the best solution for beginners.
I liked the riding mode: day and night (not every day), the experienced ones have enough to roll and there is something for beginners to do. On-site rentals are not much different from city rentals, convenient storage boxes.
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December 22, 2024
The prices are too inadequate!!! Well, just really! I have been riding the Shymkent for 8 years every year 30-50 times per season, as it was available even when the cost was 7000 tenge on weekends. It was 5,500 on weekdays and you could take advantage of Chocolife discounts and ride on weekdays for 3,500 tenge. Now don't set foot on the Shymkent River! My friends and relatives also now choose any other ski resort with me, except for Shymkent! First, we need to improve the service, and then carefully raise prices to discourage investment! Rather than the other way around, we will raise prices, and then someday something can be improved! The booths and chairlifts are old, and a lot of people are sitting in the middle of the slopes. No one is watching this. Lots of collisions. Waiting time due to queues is half of the time that could be spent on riding. The service is terrible as always.
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March 30, 2024
An amazing place, incredibly beautiful with the purest mountain air. You rise to a height above the clouds. Even if you don't ski or snowboard, you still need to visit. The lifts are a bit shabby from skis and snowboards, but comfortable and safe. There is everything you need, cafes, toilets, observation decks and of course slopes 👍 I recommend you to visit ❤
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December 25, 2023
For lovers of hiking and outdoor activities, that's the thing! Nature is 10 out of 10. For ice skating enthusiasts, there is a Medeo skating rink. Right there, if you lift up to Shymkent, you can ski and snowboard. You can also take off your equipment on the spot (although it will be cheaper in the city), but the amenities and service are worth it. We wanted to eat with the company OK, there are cafes and restaurants in general I recommend. The parking lot is large.
Of the shortcomings, a purely personal opinion: the application leaves much to be desired.
And if the skating tracks are added, expanded and enlarged, it will be super! (On holidays, the tracks can not cope with the flow of people, this makes the queues large for the lift, and the track is cramped and not comfortable.)
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May 22, 2024
I highly recommend it! The mountains are suitable, even for the advanced, the hotel has a homely atmosphere in a protected place, a taxi rides, a friendly reception, a great new sauna overlooking the slopes! 🥰 You can order room service, squirrels run around the balcony) there is a place to store skis and boots, a ski lift nearby, as well as a variety of restaurants, there is a heated swimming pool
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January 16
Very beautiful mountains, wide and comfortable slopes. They work until April, so you can walk around. The cost, in my opinion, is cheaper than anywhere else in Russia. And it's not far from the city, you can go for a walk.
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October 14, 2024
The mountains are fascinating, you get into winter from autumn, be sure to dress warmly, the prices are very affordable for climbing, now you want to come in winter and ride
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February 25
Great trails! They cook well. There was a lot of snow, so it wasn't slippery anywhere. Good rental, 3 levels of equipment, there are storage rooms, both small lockers and large ones for boots and boots. There is a boot dryer in the big ones. The price tag is quite reasonable, both for equipment and for skipass.
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February 24
The theater starts with a hanger, and the wheelchair starts with the purchase of a ski pass. We were given faceless orange maps, looking at which it is not possible to determine either the place or what I was doing there. The first lift line is extra long. We weren't very lucky with the snow, it hasn't fallen once in a week. The slopes are wide and rolling, you can go behind the buoys and ride next to the tracks, or climb the wooded ridges. We found a chubby one in the woods, well, we had to climb into the wilds far to the left, although the rollout is closer to the lifts. The cabins are closed and open, and it gets cool in the evening. It's better to keep warm for evening skiing. It's empty on weekdays, and hikers and wheelers gather on weekends. There are toilets, cafes, and viewing platforms on all levels. Overall, the mountain is good. The problem with the souvenirs was never found.
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February 10
A great world-class resort. There are cafes on the slopes. The slope itself is constantly sprinkled with snow from cannons! There is an evening wheelchair. Naturally, there is a rental and a service. There is a Snow park with trampolines and railings.
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October 5, 2024
I don't know how to rate it at all! The fact that nature is air is five! The rest is a complete rip-off! The common people who live on the PO. will definitely not get there. While people were standing in line and paying for the ticket, the queues literally went out of indignation, especially those with several children, and you can sit in a cafe and stay without pants! It turns out that we live here at home and there are so many beautiful places, but we can't afford them. Skiing is generally a dream! Well, of course you can ride on cellophane!
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May 25, 2024
We are from St. Petersburg, we decided to ski in Shimbulak (February 2023). Excellent, varied skating. There is a freeride (unfortunately, it does not work when there is little snow). The slopes are heroically maintained in good condition, even when there are problems with snow, guns are constantly working. Spacious changing rooms. There are a lot of cafes. No cars (you can only get to Medeo, then there is a transfer lift). A sea of sunshine!!! You can go trekking to the nearest peak. Views of the foothills of the Tien Shan, for which you forget about the disadvantages.
About the disadvantages: 1) queues for the cable car to Medeo at the end of the slopes. But if you leave a little earlier, there are no queues.
2) a strange system of storage rooms. The cameras are empty, but you can't rent them according to some wild rules. As a result, people swear terribly, but they have to carry skis and boots from Alma-Ata and back.
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October 12, 2023
To visit Almaty, but not to visit Shymkent with a cable car to Talgar is a crime. Comfortable, beautiful, clean.
I can't call the prices low, but I highly recommend a ride on the cable car.
Life hack for your like - there are online cameras from the slopes on the official website of Shymkent, thanks to which you can find out the weather in the mountains and not get into fog or snowfall.
I will also advise you to take food in advance, everything is quite premium at the top prices.
The only thing is a huge problem with a taxi in the opposite direction. The wait can exceed 30 minutes, and I am silent about the battle for getting on the bus.
I would like to add more transport taking into account the tourist flow.
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March 20
There are three sites. The first one has a lot of parties (lots of people, public spaces), the second one has people on the chill (everything is measured, there are public spaces), and the third one has photo platforms. The prices are high, but it's because of logistics. There are toilets and they are free. The views are beautiful.
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December 17, 2024
An amazing place, gorgeous views, skiing in winter, walking in summer and mountain air. At the end of May, after the topmost rise, you can play snowballs!
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October 21, 2024
It's a great place, just right for 3 days of skiing, it's better to take the gear with you, the equipment rental process is a little complicated, and they don't accept the document as collateral yet, but they need to take the money every day, and tomorrow everything is new... - which is very inconvenient.
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August 13, 2024
You can ride well, There are different tracks and even a stunt zone where you can do jumps, slip on pieces of iron, and when descending from this zone, a complete shaking begins at maximum.
On the mountain, when descending, there are stones right in the center, (But do not be afraid, the stones are not super huge and they will not always do something to you, but they can scratch your skis) and in one place there are pieces of ice at all and do not brake on these pieces of ice, otherwise you will fall. There don't seem to be enough trails and it gets boring, but if you get bored, you can go to the forest for a freeride. In principle, a good course can be easily rolled with pleasure!!!)
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December 18, 2024
A great place to ride for 2-3 days. There is everything you need (rental, shops, restaurants, wide slope). I recommend that you go not far from the city.
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May 12, 2024
Among the advantages are the height, comfortable cabins for climbing, beautiful mountains, and a view of the glacier. Delicious cafe Paul. Of the disadvantages, there are a lot of those who do not know how to ride and climb a high mountain right away. The track is too narrow, they scratch the slope and it is impossible to ride on ice and rocks. On New Year's holidays, they charge three times as much, taking into account the number of people and the unkempt slope - the buzz disappears. They spend little, guns don't work everywhere.
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February 17
Very wide trails. Few people. Excellent condition of the trails.
There are only 3 tracks.
Terrible rental. The equipment is bad. Distributors are lazy. You can spend an hour at the rental.
You can sign up for an individual lesson with an instructor via the website, and for a group lesson only in person. And even on the phone I called, they told me "only in person." Although, personally, they gave me some kind of phone anyway and I wrote to WhatsApp.
Instructors take money past the cash register.
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