Snow cover in the mountains of Sochi reached 70 cm at an altitude of 2.3 thousand meters

In the mountainous regions of Sochi, after the first intense snowfall, snow cover was formed up to 70 cm high. Specialists of the resort "Rosa Khutor" started preparing ski slopes.

According to the press service of the resort, at altitudes from 940 to 2300 meters fell from 25 to 70 cm of snow. In the highland zone, precipitation can form the basis of coverage for the upcoming season.

Deputy General Director of Rosa Khutor Sergey Chernov said that the expected cooling and additional snowfall will help strengthen the snow base.

For safe skiing, natural snow must be compacted and leveled. In addition, the resort uses a system of artificial snow.

Earlier it was reported that Sirius plans to increase the number of catamarans in 2027.