Orlovka is a city in
Kemin District
Kemin () is the northeast panhandle district of Chüy Region in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , making it the largest district of Chüy Region, and its resident population was 48,360 in 2021. Its administrative headquarters is at Kemin. The dis ...
of
Chüy Region
Chüy is the northernmost Regions of Kyrgyzstan, region of Kyrgyzstan, surrounding the country's national capital of Bishkek. It is bounded on the north by Kazakhstan, and clockwise, Issyk-Kul Region, Naryn Region, Jalal-Abad Region, and Talas Re ...
. Its population was 6,167 in 2021.
It is the center of Orlovka municipal council that also includes Podgornoye village. Orlovka was established in 1910.
It became a city in 2012.
[Law 27 September 2012 No. 168 on the transformation of individual urban settlements of the Kyrgyz Republic and relating them to the category of village or city]
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Population
Ski Resort
The village is well known for its ski resort thanks especially to its relative proximity to Bishkek
Bishkek, formerly known as Pishpek (until 1926), and then Frunze (1926–1991), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. Bishkek is situated near the Kazakhstan ...
(approx. 100 km), its night skiing facility as well as its regular treatment with snow groomer
Snow grooming is the process of manipulating snow for recreational uses with a tractor, snowmobile, piste caterpillar, truck or snowcat towing specialized equipment. The process is used to maintain ski hills, cross-country ski trails and snowm ...
s and snow cannon
Snowmaking is the production of snow by forcing water and pressurized air through a "snow gun", also known as a "snow cannon". Snowmaking is mainly used at ski resorts to supplement natural snow. This allows ski resorts to improve the reliabilit ...
s.
The resort has three primary ski slopes
Skis are runners, attached to the user's feet, designed to glide over snow. Typically employed in pairs, skis are attached to ski boots with ski bindings, with either a free, lockable, or partially secured heel. For climbing slopes, ski skins can ...
: red (800m + 400m long), blue (1200m) and green (200m). Two consecutive chairlift
An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers. They are the primary on-hill tran ...
s and one ski tow
A surface lift is a type of cable transport for mountain sports in which skiers, snowboarders, or mountain bikers remain on the ground as they are pulled uphill. While they were once prevalent, they have been overtaken in popularity by higher ...
operate there. The maximum height difference is around 300m.
References
External links
Official website of the ski resort
Snow and ski reports for Kyrgyzstan
Populated places in Chüy Region
Ski areas and resorts in Kyrgyzstan
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