Volen and Stepanovo, Russia resort accomodation page

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Eating

There is a Swiss, Italian, and Japanese restaurants, but the average 650 R ($25) for a meal is quite expensive, a weekend brunch is for 1400 R ($50) per person. Pizzeria Trattoria has lower prices: from 300 R ($12) to 400 R ($15) for a meal.

Nightlife

The park has quite a lot of facilities and is actually supposed to look like a small Alpine village. You'll find a rest area there, a few shops, restaurants and cafes, toilets, sauna, snowboard and ski hire and service, as well as a hotel. Overall, it is a very comfortable place -- you even have the music while riding, but the radio they put on is a bit cheesy. At times, there are as many snowboarders as skiers, so it's quite a snowboard-friendly place. If you want to hang out with some snowboarders look at the bottom of the 10, 11 and 12 runs, as they are usually practicing their skills around there. The bars are not really worth visiting, however, if you need a break or a beer, there are two of them on top of the hills, and there's a silly disco every night from 10pm.

Accomodation

There is one hotel and a few houses for rent. The accommodation is really nice, but expensive ranging from 2000 R ($70) to 3400 R ($120) per night, every additional person pays 750-1400 R ($30-$50) per night. If you want to book accommodation, you can contact Volen or just show up -- the accommodation is usually available, except if there's a holiday.

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Resort Statistics

Lifts

Total Lifts: 9
Cable cars: 0
Gondolas: 0
Chair lifts: 2
Drag lifts: 7
Other lifts: Baby lifts in Volen
Max people per hour: 6,000
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 18
Total ride area: 7.7 km
Longest run: 1 km

Top lift: 90
Vertical drop: 90
First lift: 0

Piste suitability

Green runs: 63%
Red runs: 27%
Black runs: 10%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:
in Volen:
5 Lifts: 100 (Mon-Fri), 250 (Sat & Sun)
10 Lifts: 150 (Mon-Fri), 350 (Sat & Sun)
20 Lifts: 250 (Mon-Fri), 600 (Sat & Sun)

in Stepanovo:
5 Lifts: 200 (Mon-Fri), 500 (Sat & Sun)
10 Lifts: 300 (Mon-Fri), 700 (Sat & Sun)
20 Lifts: 400 (Mon-Fri), 900 (Sat & Sun)
Lift times:In Volen: 10 am - 1 am (Mon - Thu) 10 am - 2 am (Fri - Sat) 10am - 12am (Sun) In Stepanovo: 6 pm - 12 am (Mon) 10 am - 12 am (Tue - Thu) 10am - 2am (Fri-Sat) 10am - 11pm (Sun)

Snowfall

Artificial snowmaking coverage: 100%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: The instructors hold the Russian Ski & Snowboard Federation certificates and were trained by the French. However, you will hardly find anybody speaking English there. Price: about 550-700 R ($20-$25) per hour, cheaper for groups, lift passes included.
Snowboard Hire: A good selection of snowboards, opened from 10am until 1am, 250 R ($9) per hour, 1300 R ($45) per day.
Night Riding: : The slopes are lighted, but are opened until 2am on Friday and Saturday.