| Rosa Khutor | |
| Location: | Western Caucasus, |
| Nearest City: | Sochi - 50km (30miles) |
| Coordinates: | 43.646°N 40.332°W |
| Lat Degrees: | 43 |
| Lat Minutes: | 38 |
| Lat Seconds: | 47 |
| Lat Direction: | N |
| Long Degrees: | 40 |
| Long Minutes: | 19 |
| Long Seconds: | 56 |
| Long Direction: | E--> |
| Vertical: | 1380m (4,530feet) |
| Top Elevation: | 2320m (7,610feet) AMSL |
| Base Elevation: | 940m (3,080feet) - Stadium |
| Number Trails: | 63 —39%: Easiest —34%: More Difficult —27%: Expert |
| Liftsystem: | 18 lifts 5 gondolas (8 person) 9 chairlifts, 2 T-bars 2 magic carpets |
| Lift Capacity: | 30702 pph |
| Terrainparks: | 1 |
| External Link: | Rosa Khutor |
The Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort (Russian: Ро́за Ху́тор|r=Roza Khutor|p=ˈrozə ˈxutər) 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 50km (30miles) east of the Black Sea at Sochi; the majority of the slopes at Rosa Khutor face northeast, with the backside slopes facing southwest.[1]
The lower base area of Roza Valley at the Mzymta River is at an elevation of 560m (1,840feet) above sea level. The highest lift is the Caucasus Express gondola, which climbs to the summit of Roza Peak at 2320m (7,610feet), yielding a total vertical drop of over a mile at 1760m (5,770feet). The main base area for skiing is at Roza Plateau at 1170m (3,840feet), a vertical drop of 1150m (3,770feet) from the summit. Besedka, the mid-mountain area, is at 1350m (4,430feet) 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 1600m (5,200feet). At the eastern edge of the resort is Rosa Stadium, the finish area for the alpine racing events at 940m (3,080feet), a vertical drop of 1380m (4,530feet) from the Roza Peak summit.[2]
Rosa Khutor Alpine Ski Resort is the site of ten hotel projects with more than 1600 rooms.
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.[3]
The men's World Cup downhill started well below the summit at 2045m (6,709feet) and finished at 970m (3,180feet), with a vertical drop of 1075m (3,527feet) and a course length of 3.495km (02.172miles).[4] The maximum gradient is 84% (40 degrees) at the top of the course.[5] The 2012 downhill was won by Beat Feuz of Switzerland.[6]
The first alpine test events were held in February 2011 on the European Cup circuit.[7]
