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AK Bulak

Almaty
1,633–2,603 m
Altitude
970 m
Vertical
8 km
Km of pistes
9
Lifts

AK Bulak: piste map and stats

AK Bulak is a ski resort in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It has the biggest vertical drop in Kazakhstan: 970 m. It has 8 km of pistes across 8 named runs and 9 lifts. The ski area goes from 1,633 to 2,603 m of altitude, with 970 m of vertical. Its steepest runs (steepest 50 m stretch) are 3 (28%, 16°), 2 (26%, 15°) and 1 (25%, 14°). The longest run is 1 (2.3 km). The nearest ski resort is Shymbulak, 28 km away. Here you'll find every run with its gradient profile, the lifts and the on-mountain services; the interactive map shows them on satellite imagery.

Snow and weather at AK Bulak

Snow forecast for the next 7 days (summit, 2,603 m): 1 cm (updated 14 November).

Terrain by difficulty

Green
0.2 km · 1
Blue
3.0 km · 4
Red
2.3 km · 3
Black
1.3 km · 1
Unclassified
1.5 km · 2

Lifts by type

Gondola
2.3 km · 1
Chairlift
2.1 km · 2
Magic carpet
0.7 km · 5
Platter lift
0.3 km · 1

Runs, lifts and services

tap a run to see its profile
Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of pistes does AK Bulak have?

AK Bulak has 8 km of pistes, measured run by run on the map: 8 named runs and 9 lifts.

What altitude is AK Bulak at?

Its runs and lifts go from 1,633 to 2,603 m of altitude, with 970 m of vertical.

What is the steepest run at AK Bulak?

3, with a 28% gradient on its steepest 50 m stretch.

What is the longest run at AK Bulak?

1, at 2.3 km.

What runs does AK Bulak have by difficulty?

Green: 0.2 km (1 runs); Blue: 4.3 km (4 runs); Red: 1.1 km (2 runs); Unclassified: 0.1 km (1 runs).

About this data

Piste km: the length of each piste, measured once along its line on the map. Resorts usually advertise more, as they add itineraries, variants or wide pistes counted as several runs; and sometimes a piste is still missing from OpenStreetMap.

Data quality

Named runs9 / 11
Difficulty tagged82%
Lighting tagged0%
Snowmaking tagged0%
Lift capacity tagged0%
Grip type tagged0%

Snowmaking and ski patrol are rarely tagged in OpenStreetMap — it doesn't mean they don't exist, just that hardly anyone maps them yet.