Overview
- Krasnaya Polyana opened the season on December 26 with 3 km of runs in the Circus‑2 valley and plans to expand terrain as conditions permit.
- Hotel bookings at Krasnaya Polyana exceed 65% now and are expected to reach about 90% over the New Year period, with peak demand from December 31 to January 5 near 75%.
- Rosa Khutor will open skiing on December 29 in a limited daytime format ending at 14:00 and has paused general ski‑pass sales through January 4.
- Initial access at Rosa Khutor is restricted to on‑site hotel guests, holders of season or annual passes, and customers with advance lift‑ticket or instructor bookings, while sightseeing tickets remain on sale.
- Resorts report a shift toward later trips, with bookings after January 5 up 15%, and have upgraded snowmaking and prepared 30 km of trails, eight freeride zones, two snowparks, and 13 lifts.