The Safed-Dara ski resort opened for a new ski season last weekends. On this occasion, festive activities were organized at the ski resort.
Meanwhile, a 2-kilometer ropeway is expected to be introduced into operation at the Safed-Dara ski resort by the end of this month.
Internationally known ropeway manufacturer, Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group, is reportedly constructing this ropeway.
The Safed-Dara ski resort reportedly has an indoor pool, a fitness room, a SPA salon, a skating rink, sports and children’s grounds, a cinema hall, two conference halls, shops.
An official reopening of the rehabilitated Safed-Dara tourism and ski resort took place on January 7, 2016.
The complex was reportedly rehabilitated under support of Tajikistan’s Trade Representative in the United Kingdom Shamsullo Sohibov, who was elected to head the Winter Sports Association of Tajikistan.
According to Tajikistan’s National Olympic Committee (NOC), the Children’s Winter Sport School, which is located in the territory of the Safed-Dara ski resort, has been rehabilitated under financial support of Shamsullo Sohibov.
According to some sources, Shamsullo Sohibov is a son-in-law of the incumbent President Emomali Rahmon; he is reportedly married to Rahmon’s third daughter Parvina.
Recall, the State Committee on Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) announced an open tender for sale of the tourist and ski complex Safed-Dara in November last year. The initial price for the resort was 1.92 million somoni. The tender results were supposed to be announced on December 14, 2015 but GosKomInvest has not yet done it.
The Safed-Dara ski resort is located in the Varzob district, 70 kilometers north of Dushanbe. It was officially opened in 1976.
The Doppelmayr Garaventa Group is an Austrian – Swiss company that manufactures chairlifts, cable cars, gondolas, surface tows for ski and amusement parks, as well as urban people movers and material handling systems. To date, Doppelmayr and Garaventa have produced over 14,600 installations in 89 countries. The Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group was formed in 2002 when Doppelmayr of Wolfurt, Austria merged with Garaventa AG of Switzerland to form the world's largest ropeway manufacturer.
