RTTT Must Do: Travel to Olympic Ski Resort Rosa Khutor | Winter Trip

It’s winter and there is no snow in Moscow, to escape this insanity I took the chance to go down to the mountains around Sochi where thankfully there is always snow! My destination was the Rosa Khutor Ski Resort, which is pretty famous throughout Russia and is quite big. The only problem is the last time I went skiing was over a year ago, and before that it was over a decade ago so I decided that it was time to remember how to ski and so I got some skiing lessons. My ski instructor Denis really upgraded my ski technique, as I was doing everything slightly wrong. You’ve really got to lean into your turns, which seems counter-intuitive. But anyways besides skiing and snowboarding there is a lot to this whole Rosa Khutor travel experience. There are plenty of places to visit in this region of the Caucasus mountains including Sochi itself which still has plenty of Olympic heritage and endless miles of stony beaches which can come at a premium in Russia.Show more

But anyways if you are planning a trip to Russia then Sochi and the Rosa Khutor Ski Resort are a must do. Russia is a cold country and you should take advantage of that fact by taking an affordable ski trip. Travel to Russia gets easier every year as does ski tourism so grab your skis\board and give winter Sochi a try. It was worth my time for sure and I actually seriously got better at skiing, not that I go good, but I certainly got better, and I got out of muddy Moscow for a week!