Snowboarding in Kazakhstan

[Aftab]

Snowboarding in Almaty, 5 Days

Flew to Almaty last year for 5 days of snowboarding at Shymbulak resort.

Itinerary

Day 1: Fly in, check into Airbnb in Almaty, explore the city.

Day 2 to 5: Shymbulak resort each day, ski pass + board rentals, full day on the slopes, sometimes evenings too.

Evenings: Explore Almaty city, food, chill, meet people, go out with them to local cafés and attractions.

Shymbulak Resort

About 25 to 30 mins from central Almaty. Tian Shan mountains, goes up to 3,200m. Passes and rentals are available on site but they're not great so I got them from central Almaty - many shops with top‑notch equipment.

Budget

Flights round‑trip from India: ₹30,000

Airbnb 5 nights: ₹20,000

Ski pass + board rental per day: ₹6,000 per day

Food, transport, misc: ₹10,000 to 15,000

Total: around ₹93,000

Also went horse riding and visited a few attractions near Almaty city.

Happy to answer any questions

[Manish]

The first two pictures are so cool. Living my dream life, bro!!

[Vishal]

Nice bro, you really showed your Indian side by peeing in the snow. Covered your face in the pics, but couldn't hide your nationality

[Mohaideen]

Was all the gear included in the rental? How was the snow? Did you hire a guide too, or was that included?

[Ramesh]

Which camera did you use to click these amazing, stunning pictures?

[Hitesh]

Manifesting. Will update you soon.