Shymbulak Mountain Resort

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Елена Елена

Level 2 Local Expert

Disgusting service! 0 customer orientation! I left the sticks near the lift, our people are not back, there are strangers. They asked me to look at the cameras to see who took it, maybe they made a mistake. The administration refused, forced to call the police. They gave 25,000 for season tickets and equipment to ride until 14-00. As a result, we were waiting for the police! Disgusting service! Shame on you! Your video surveillance does not allow you to identify the person. Why don't you talk about this and warn customers who have made such a request. Why do you force me to call the police, waste three hours of paid time, then show that you can't show anything? Your cameras show only what a person is wearing and the direction of his movement. THAT's IT. This information is valuable and relevant only in the first hours while a person is at the resort. If you wait for the police and watch your video archives, this further aggravates the situation and does not allow you to find a person in a timely manner.

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D.Karelin - conductors.msc

Level 9 Local Expert

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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Игорь Дикарин

Level 12 Local Expert

The resort is good in terms of the variety of services provided. In fact, it is the only one of its kind in this region. There is a forest tale, but it gets boring after two descents. There are coaches for children and adults, and there is a good rental service.

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Юрий

Level 5 Local Expert

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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Алексей шальнев

Level 14 Local Expert

The smallest ski resort in my travel luggage)! Suitable for very beginners and for those who want to check the box about visiting a new place!! Two tracks and that's it)) But there is also good news - you can have a delicious meal upstairs))).

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Анастасия Л.

Level 6 Local Expert

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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Denis Ionov

Level 10 Local Expert

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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Дарья Мулявка

Level 8 Local Expert

The views are simply fascinating, if you don't like skiing or boarding, I still advise you to climb to the highest point, there are closed lift cabins along the way, so you can get there quite comfortably.

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Евгения

Level 7 Local Expert

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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Наталья П.

Level 2 Local Expert

What are the prices??!! First, money is invested in improving conditions and making your vacation more comfortable and safe, and then prices rise, but not the other way around. Since when has it become the norm to pay for something that we may someday see in the future??? What kind of nonsense is this??? Shymkent disappointed with such a pricing policy and approach!!!

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Анастасия Ф.

Level 8 Local Expert

The culture of the local population is apparently such that they have just learned to stand on a board or ski, trudge to the top and somehow descend while bumping into others who are riding from below. She has been skating since childhood and has visited more than 10 different resorts, but she has never seen such a terrible concentration of people who cannot skate. People are sitting in the center of the highway. The snowboarders are just paddling on the back edge at breakneck speed. And there are such "individuals" who just go shopping from the highest highway. It's definitely not worth going with children, it's too dangerous. The local "administration" says that you can't wear a board/ski in certain places, and it doesn't put things in order on the track at all!!

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Анна Левицкая

Level 9 Local Expert

Pleasure for the eyes, rest for the soul! Very attentive staff, incredibly delicious cuisine. Comfortable homes. In three days, it turned out to reboot and recharge at 100%. I will definitely come back. Thanks!

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Алексей Ракчеев

Level 6 Local Expert

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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Ксения Глущенко

Level 7 Local Expert

Beautiful nature, clean mountain air, good infrastructure and close to the city. There are a lot of tourists and queues, then this is not surprising)

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259055 Глебов

Level 8 Local Expert

A great place to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city and the summer heat, rise above the sinful earth and delight the eye with magnificent views. Well, for lovers of mountain hiking, which I am, the cable car helps to save energy and start hiking immediately either from the first station or from the Talgar pass itself, depending on the direction of your route. There are queues on weekends, and it's freer on weekdays.

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Olya

Level 18 Local Expert

Very beautiful mountains, and generally stunning nature. It takes about an hour to get from the city to the slopes, and it's very cool! But there are disadvantages: The bronze equipment is very dead, it is better to take silver. The rental does not cope with the flow of people on weekends: it takes a very long time to wait for the equipment. Keep an eye on the equipment when you go to the cafe: When we went for coffee in a cafe, someone took our rental skis, contacted the information center, but no one could properly orient what to do next, they offered to watch the cameras themselves, but the shooting is so poor quality, it's impossible to see people's faces. We paid for the loss of the skis (the amount of the deposit + about 30% of the deposit). But the next day they called us, said they had found the skis during the detour, we arrived, and we were refunded the amount we had paid for the loss.

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Valeria S.

Level 4 Local Expert

It couldn't be worse. Ski pass for a billion of this time, subtract the ascent from the queue to the slope for at least an hour, and you will lose another hour and a half if you need a rental. You'll be queuing up for another hour. The tracks are killed in the morning. After lunch, it will not be possible to move out normally - everyone is sitting on a slope in the middle of the road and simply cannot physically move off the icy highway. Queues, queues, queues. If you want to roll at least 5 times normally, come by 8 a.m. If you don't have any gear, get ready to shell out 10 thousand rubles in one day.

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Константин Фадеев

Level 8 Local Expert

Beautiful view, great places to hike in the mountains and relax, there is a restaurant with mountain views upstairs. A place you want to go back to

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Виктория Владимировна

Level 7 Local Expert

Everything is beautiful here! Stunning nature, steep ski trails, relatively affordable prices. But the only drawback is that there are few ski equipment rental points! The one we applied to did not have the sizes we needed, and also required a deposit in the form of a passport + from 30,000 to 100,000 tenge! I had to bring skis from Almaty! That's where ski rental prices were more affordable, without any cash deposits, and there were always the right sizes. Dear administration, resolve this issue, please. You have a ski resort, and it's just unrealistic to rent skis. And this is a fat minus.Otherwise, everything is fine.

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Валерия Клабукова

Level 7 Local Expert

We were a family with a small child in November. Everyone really liked it! Beautiful mountain views 😍 Several funicular ascents, the higher the more beautiful) At the very top you can have a snack and drink coffee! Also there, the guy shot a short video on a quadcopter, superimposed music and made a super video in memory of this beautiful place!!!

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Виктор BMW

Level 5 Local Expert

I am a beginner skier, I have been skiing for 4 seasons. I skated in Serbia, in Kapaonika and in Dombai. The place is beautiful, I came here on the recommendations of friends and acquaintances. The worst thing I've experienced here is a very disgusting rental service. I've never had to wait so long for a rental anywhere. The wait was 2 hours. At the same time, out of 4 working windows, 2 were working and another one sometimes started working. Equipment was rented out through the same windows. You can take equipment of the bronze, silver and gold class. As a result, it's the same thing, only the makings are different. The equipment is heavily worn, the edges are not sharpened. As a result, the child's skis were adjusted to 27 kg instead of 40, they were constantly unfastened on the slope, it was agony. The slopes are good, and so are the lifts. What will I do when I come again - I will take skis to Almaty, rent them - they are much cheaper, faster and more attentive, or I will bring them with me, which is much better. The resort itself is excellent, the slopes are prepared in the morning and evening, ski passes for morning, afternoon and evening skiing. The views are beautiful when it is especially sunny. In general, the resort would be rated well. To ride all day, choose a hotel closer to Medeo. It takes a lot of time from Almaty, at least an hour round trip and a lot of traffic jams. If you leave in the morning, then before 7 a.m. I was very pleased with the attitude of people towards us from Russia. Almost everyone is very friendly, they always help and explain. The food is super, especially local dishes - pilaf, beshbarmak, syrne - pal You'll lick the chicks. I recommend everyone to visit Kazakhstan, especially Almaty. Before traveling, be sure to read the reviews and recommendations for this country. Good luck to everyone!

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Алексей Савельев

Level 9 Local Expert

A great place to ski, especially for beginners. My first serious Wheelchair. Sophisticated partners said "weak mountains", but for me, as a person who got up on skis, it was the most important thing. It's cozy and beautiful, the service is on top, a lot of rentals. Well, the price tag is certainly incomparable with the space Sochi. There are no queues. Of course, the tracks are not as long as we would like, but once again, for beginners, the most

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Андрей Нартов

Level 8 Local Expert

A lot of people. Ski equipment rental is very bad. Everything is worn out. There's a problem with running shoes. The prices are very high for such a service.

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Mikhail Ivin

Level 20 Local Expert

Everything is fine! Keep in mind that the rental of warm clothes does not work out of season, keep warm in advance, there is snow on top and it is 10-15 degrees colder than in the city. Taxis arrive quickly, and public transport is also available.

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Aleksandra

Level 7 Local Expert

The service is lame, but I really liked the coach and the cost! If you teach children to ride, then it's definitely worth coming here! There are many professionals here! But it is better to book them in advance, because in the season they are often all busy! For those who ride, of course, it is not very interesting, the track is not big, but for comparison with Sochi, it is very budget-friendly!

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Асеке

Level 11 Local Expert

It is an ideal place for winter entertainment and relaxation on the high slopes. Located in the picturesque mountains, the resort offers excellent skiing conditions for both beginners and experienced skiers and snowboarders.

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Шерзод М.

Level 6 Local Expert

Guys, I couldn't leave a review in 2GIS, I'll leave it here. , What are you thinking about and what are you thinking about when you raise prices so high (3 times ) . I think it won't just stay that way, wait for a well-known reaction from people, from residents of Kazakhstan.

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Александр Макеев

Level 6 Local Expert

Pros: beautiful nature, decent preparation of the slopes. The queue is very well organized, even at the peak of the new year, there is not a very large queue. In Medeo, they waited 35 minutes in line for the descent. It's not much. Minuses: 1. The cash registers work strangely - you can't buy a skipass for a few days. 2. It is impossible to rent a storage room for several days, so I had to drive from the hotel to Almaaty with equipment every day 3. Annoying behavior of pedestrians in the queue on the lift: almost everyone! the father pushes his children forward between the skis, and then pushes the skiers himself with the words that he has a child there. Moreover, this is not an isolated example, but is of a massive nature. It looks like a strange and unpleasant local feature 4. The steep skipass transmission control system fails: the child has a skipass in his inner pocket, but it was blocked allegedly for transferring it to another. Apparently, either it works from a distance and the passage of another person in the queue is fixed, or clones of cards are used. You can unlock it only in the information center 5. The cards are demagnetized for no apparent reason, being always in the sleeve. As a result, they are forced to buy the card again. It's a small thing, but it's unpleasant. 6. There are a lot of stones on the slope - in 3 days of skiing, the skis are specifically broken even despite careful skiing

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Армэн А.

Level 12 Local Expert

Very beautiful!Everything is organized and cultured!Highly recommend it!A magical place with fabulous views!

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ольга а.

Level 5 Local Expert

It's beautiful, atmospheric, I don't ski downhill, but I really enjoyed the good lifts.

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Оля М.

Level 9 Local Expert

Beautiful, great location. Even if there are a lot of people, the staff does their job quickly and you don't notice the other crowd.

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Вадим Григоренко

Level 8 Local Expert

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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Константин Ковынев

Level 11 Local Expert

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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Юлия Ч.

Level 5 Local Expert

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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Наталья Е

Level 6 Local Expert

The resort is for a couple of days at most, there's not much to do. There are a lot of people crawling on their butt from the mountain who did not calculate their strength. The highway (it's essentially one) will be spent, we were at -17, -20 S, there weren't many people. One of the advantages is the children's room, my daughter liked it.

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Евгений Самсонов

Level 10 Local Expert

Overall, the resort is cool, especially the views of the mountains. I liked that there weren't many people, but there wasn't enough variety of trails.

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Бабаня

Level 6 Local Expert

I really liked it. Magnificent mountains, the sun. Comfortable lifts, excellent slopes and food.

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Катя Зайцева

Level 9 Local Expert

We were here in February 2024, there were so few people that we rode together on the slope. This is an undeniable plus!!! The tracks, although there are not very many of them, but they are beautiful, always wasted, wide, Smoothly turning from red to blue. We just got an unreal pleasure from riding! There are three hotels in this resort right next to each other - we lived in one of them. I was very pleased to go skiing directly from the hotel, in the morning we boarded the lift and rode all day.

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Uladzimir_Mauzer

Level 11 Local Expert

It's a great place to spend a vacation, but unfortunately I got here in the fall.… I have a dream to come here in winter with my family.

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Ирина

Level 9 Local Expert

In my opinion, Shymkent is a worthy alpine skier. A short drive from the city center. It's easy to call a taxi. And there are buses. There are coffee shops. Warm cabins of the funicular. Good slopes. Of course there are a lot of people, but there is no sense of pandemonium. And of course, a beautiful landscape.

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Evgeniy Litovchenko

Level 7 Local Expert

A great place for outdoor activities. Good trails for skiing or snowboarding for both beginners and pros. We rented skis on the Shymkent subway with a silver status, skis and boots are normal. By the way, it is better to pay for skiing with a Ski pass from the Shymkent app on your phone, the price is 20% cheaper. There are cafes at the very top of 3200 meters. On a simple day, there are not many people, on Saturday and Sunday, of course, you will have to stand in line. Especially if you get ready to go home by closing time, it will be just a kick-ass. Therefore, it is better to leave a little earlier. We lived in the Namaste hotel and liked it for its fabulousness and mystery. We had lunch and dinner at the hotel, a good breakfast was included. We got to Shymkent by eco taxi for 2000 tenge, it takes five minutes to drive from the hotel. The rest was great, I want to come back again.

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Александр Гаркуша

Level 15 Local Expert

I'm thrilled. Maybe because there is nothing to compare it with and it was my first experience in downhill skiing. Amazing view. Stunning mountains. The first one came to the rental, apparently there were no problems with queues. I was among the first to arrive on the slope and found corduroy. I used the services of an instructor, explained everything clearly and helped with the first steps in alpine skiing. There 's nothing to do there on weekends . Lots of people, queues everywhere! I came only on weekdays in the morning. I will definitely come there again!!!

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Василий

Level 12 Local Expert

Very beautiful area, modern ski lifts. There are no queues, many people are stupid and do not get on the lift just like that. You can almost always sit down without waiting in line. There are few trails, local skiing culture, too, prices in the eateries are extremely high and without alternatives, the rules of visiting are controversial: if you stayed too long after skiing in a cafe, going down the mountain on a lift will cost like a day at the resort, krh for 3, I do not recommend if you expect a lot from this place.

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Виктор Ищенко

Level 6 Local Expert

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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Дениска

Level 19 Local Expert

A must-visit! Prices for 2024 are very humane, 20,000 tenge for lifting 3 adults and 3 children. Children must be dressed or provided with blankets on the upper playground. The views will be remembered by you for the rest of your life! Some of the best in all CIS countries!

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Игорь Парфенов

Level 5 Local Expert

Extortionate and unjustified price increase, 85% of Kazakhstanis ride, it was necessary to make preferential tariffs, it is more expensive for foreigners, to make a different tariff for young people and students

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Павел Акулов

Level 19 Local Expert

We visited Shymkent in October 2024, when we arrived it was cloudy below, took the cable car up while we were in the cafe - it started snowing in flakes! The views are very beautiful, the mountains are majestic! The prices for the lift are adequate, the cabins are good! Recommend 👍

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Евгения

Level 8 Local Expert

Terrible service! Terrible! There are a lot of people, they made a mess with booths and a cable car. The resort is not designed for such a flow of people. Prices have been raised to the skies, but first you provide conditions for people to set such prices. What do you charge money for? For crowded cable cars, dirty toilets and pandemonium?

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Ivan Nastychenko

Level 11 Local Expert

With such unlimited prices at the end of 2024, it is an anti-people resort! Yes, the state fully "Cares and Encourages" skiing. I just want to rephrase it..."The Sport of the Strong, the Brave... and the Rich!" So it turns out that it is cheaper and more comfortable to go to the neighbors in Kyrgyzstan, since the ski infrastructure is developing there for every taste and budget...

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Роман Коровин

Level 5 Local Expert

Good trails and a comfortable cable car. Reasonable prices. You can rent outerwear, it's very convenient. The condition of the equipment at the rental is acceptable. Of the cons. This is the only ski resort of this size that does not have a guide with categories of trails at all. It makes you worry for the first time. It's just a disgusting rental organization. Even when there are few people, the registration of the lease takes a very long time. I arrived at Shimbulak on a weekday at 10-30, took the skis only at 14-40 (I was in line all the time), at 17-00 it is already necessary to take them, although the lift works until 18-00. It is not possible to book a rental, which makes the visit a lottery. To sum up, it is quite comfortable with your equipment both on weekdays and on weekends, if you want to use the rental then only on weekdays and preferably by the opening, otherwise you will stand in line in a stuffy room for hours.

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