Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort

The Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort (Ро́за Ху́тор) is an alpine ski resort in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located at the Aibga Ridge of the Western Caucasus along the Roza Khutor plateau near Krasnaya Polyana. Constructed from 2003 to 2011, it hosted the alpine skiing events for the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, based in nearby Sochi. The resort is 50 km east of the Black Sea at Sochi; the majority of the slopes at Rosa Khutor face northeast, with the backside slopes facing southwest.

Elevations


The lower base area of Roza Valley at the Mzymta River is at an elevation of 560 m above sea level. The highest lift is the Caucasus Express gondola, which climbs to the summit of Roza Peak at 2320 m, yielding a total vertical drop of over a mile at 1760 m. The main base area for skiing is at Roza Plateau at 1170 m, a vertical drop of 1150 m from the summit. Besedka, the mid-mountain area, is at 1350 m and is the lower loading station of the Caucasus Express; which has a mid-lift loading station at Roza-1600, about a mile above sea level at 1600 m. At the eastern edge of the resort is Rosa Stadium, the finish area for the alpine racing events at 940 m, a vertical drop of 1380 m from the Roza Peak summit.

Hotels


Rosa Khutor Alpine Ski Resort is the site of ten hotel projects with more than 1600 rooms.

World Cup 2012
Rosa Khutor hosted World Cup alpine races in the downhill and super combined for both men and women in February 2012, two years ahead of the Olympics. The race courses were designed by 1972 Olympic gold medalist Bernhard Russi.

The men's World Cup downhill started well below the summit at 2045 m and finished at 970 m, with a vertical drop of 1075 m and a course length of 3.495 km. The maximum gradient is 84% (40 degrees) at the top of the course. The 2012 downhill was won by Beat Feuz of Switzerland.

The first alpine test events were held in February 2011 on the European Cup circuit.