IRAN SKI RESORTs
Step-by-step ski training courses are offered to the trainees skilful ski trainers and sport lovers as well as those who love and want to spend their time in the beautiful and affricative mountain sites.
Resorts close to Dizin include: Darbandsar (10 km), Shemshak (13 km), Tochal (18 km), ?b Al? Ski Area (63 km), Mount Damavand (68 km), Khor (50 km) ,
The Dizin ski complex is the first ski and winter sport resort in Iran which has been officially recognized and granted the title by the International Ski Federation for its capability in administrating official and international competitions.It gained its official title for its specific physical and technical features such as the course slope, length of the course and the place where the competitions and races are to be held, as well as amenities and other recreational facilities.Dizin is situated on the north mountains of Tehran at Gajereh region, where its distance from Chaloos road is 123 kilometers, and by Shemshak is 71 kilometers.The installation of ski-lifts at Dizin dates back to 1348 (1969) which include the lowest point of the region is 2650 in, while its highest point is 3600m, above the sea level.In 1372 (1993) taking the viewpoints of the International Ski Federation into consideration, and with regard to the co-operation of the concerned experts in this field, the cornerstone of Grasski was laid down after a year endeavor, it was opened to public in 1994.
Dizin ski amenities include two hotels, 19 cottages and 5 restaurants, nice hotels, cheap and beautiful villas and private apartments around the Dizin ski resort accommodate thousands of people every year. With only two hours of driving away from Tehran many people prefer not to stay overnight. Dizin is the largest ski resort in Iran and is located 123km by road north of Tehran in the Gajereh region . It offers a long season (late November until late May) of high altitude cruising above the tree-line (at 2700m , the base is higher than the summit of most Alpine resorts) and is an important grass-ski centre in summer. Hotels and other sporting facilities are at the resort.
