Shymbulak
Trans-Ili Alatau (Tian Shan) · Kazakhstan
Shymbulak is a ski resort in Trans-Ili Alatau (Tian Shan), Kazakhstan. It averages around 250 cm of snow a season on a Continental, dry mountain climate snowpack. The season typically runs Dec-Apr.
Central Asia's best-known ski resort, close to Almaty
10-day forecast
0 cm total · no fresh snow forecast
⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 2,260 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.
Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Saturday, Sep 5 — Lean (1). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Aug 27.
Mountain profile
- Summit
- 3,163 m
- Base
- 2,260 m
- Vertical
- 903 m
- Terrain
- Kazakhstan's leading resort
- Avg annual snow
- 250 cm
- Typical season
- Dec-Apr
- Snow climate
- Continental, dry mountain climate
- Type
- Lift-served
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