Road
Approximate — may differ on site
~12 h
Road closedFrom Tashkent · by car to Medeu, then gondola
Asphalt ≈ 843 km
- AlmatySouth on the Medeu road · also bus 12
- MedeuParking — cars stay here
- ShymbulakBy gondola from Medeu, 2,200 m
When to go
You can go until the end of November
Best time: from December.
- NowOctober – NovemberPossible
- NextDecember – MarchBest
- April – MayPossible
- June – SeptemberBest
Next 7 days · at the place itself
Good to know
Cable car
Medeu → 3,200 m: 7,000 tenge one way, 12,000 tenge return (2026)
Ski pass
Day pass 9,000 tenge (weekdays), 12,000 tenge (weekends), 2025/26
Cars
No gasoline cars above Medeu; on weekends, no cars at all
About
The largest ski resort in Central Asia, at 2,200 m. At the head of Medeu Gorge; in summer, the cable car takes you up the mountain.
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