Shemshak is a village in
Iran with a popular ski resort. It is situated to the north-east of
Tehran in the
Alborz mountain range. Shemshak is considered as next in rank to Dizin ski complex and has started its activity since 1958.
It includes two ski lifts, three dish teleskis and two hammer teleskis. The slopes lie at an altitude of 2550m to 3050m above the sea level. The resort includes two main slopes, each with a chair lift that apex at the top and several lifts.
There are also lighting facilities for night skiing. The slopes are quite steep and many of the runs are mogul runs.
The resort is one of the best downhill tracks for wild ski and freestyle snowboarding.
It has excellent powder snowfall in winter, a good place for practicing and acclimatization before attempting Mt
Damavand Iran.
Shemshak is conveniently situated just about 55 minutes drive from
Tehran, 10 km from middle-slope parking of Dizin and 5 km from
Darband-Sar ski resort.
...see more Two of the best residential complex in Shemshak is ASP build before the revolution and Sepahan residence complex finished end of 2012 in front of the gazoil pist
Fresh weather as well as closeness of the region to Tehran are the main reasons to attract many foreign and local tourists
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://iranskitours.ir
http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Shemshak
http://www.damawand.de/Ski/Shemshak.html
http://wikitravel.org/en/Shemshak
