Tochal International Ski Resort (set up in 1976). With the establishment of the Tochal, cable car by several skiers and mountaineers. Tochal Mountain is located near the city of Tehran; hence, it has quite a lot popularity among the skiers in the capital city of Iran.
This ski resort was supposed to be one of the largest ski runs in the world; however, due to problems and projects’ suspension, only two of its slopes were established and currently operating. One of them is at an altitude of 2935 meters and the other is at close to the Tochal Summit. Several international snowboarding competitions and tournaments have been held with the participation of world and Olympic champion in Tochal ski resort.
Tochal Ski-resort
Ski-resorts
Tochal International Ski Resort (set up in 1976). With the establishment of the Tochal, cable car by several skiers and mountaineers. Tochal Mountain is located near the city of Tehran; hence, it has quite a lot popularity among the skiers in the capital city of Iran.
This ski resort was supposed to be one of the largest ski runs in the world; however, due to problems and projects’ suspension, only two of its slopes were established and currently operating. One of them is at an altitude of 2935 meters and the other is at close to the Tochal Summit. Several international snowboarding competitions and tournaments have been held with the participation of world and Olympic champion in Tochal ski resort.
Tochal International Ski Resort (set up in 1976). With the establishment of the Tochal, cable car by several skiers and mountaineers. Tochal Mountain is located near the city of Tehran; hence, it has quite a lot popularity among the skiers in the capital city of Iran.
This ski resort was supposed to be one of the largest ski runs in the world; however, due to problems and projects’ suspension, only two of its slopes were established and currently operating. One of them is at an altitude of 2935 meters and the other is at close to the Tochal Summit. Several international snowboarding competitions and tournaments have been held with the participation of world and Olympic champion in Tochal ski resort.
Due to its location in the mountainous region of north of Tehran and Alborz mountain range, this region has a semi-damp and damp weather with long cold winters. The average temperature in the coldest month of the year reaches below minus 15 degrees centigrade.
Tochal ski resort has one hotel and two restaurants.
Tochal Hotel: Tochal hotel is located in height of 3545 from the sea level and has 30 rooms and suites for the guests. This beautiful wooden hotel was built in 2001, on a land with an area of 2430 square meters. Tochal hotel has two floors, and its rooms are located in these two floors. This three star hotel has suitable facilities and equipment such as a lobby with a view of the ski run, a medical clinic, recreational sporting facilities such as billiards, table football, brain teasers games such as chess, and Xbox. It also has experienced staffs in servicing the guests. Staying at this hotel has some restrictions. It prohibits accommodation for children under 7 years and adults over 55 years. It also refuses to accept pregnant women, cardiovascular, pulmonary, hypertensive, diabetic and physically disabled patients. In this hotel, you can see one of the most spectacular sceneries of Tehran from highlands.
Tochal Ski resort enjoys from three lines of chair lift and one line of cable car. This cable car is one of the longest continuous cable cars in the world and it is 7500 meters long. It has capacity carry more than 600 people per hour and has three separate ski pistes and a hiking trail.
Tochal ski resort is open for the public every day except Mondays during eight month of the year.
Tochal ski resort has a ski school with experienced and expert instructors. You can take professional ski courses there, or you can use its facilities and equipment to enjoy your time.