According to Rosa Khutor general Director Sergey Bachin, «in 2015 winter season, Rosa Khutor hosted 600 thousand tourists and 750 thousand in summer season, this gives us a total of 1.35 mln guests in 2015. In 2016 winter season, the number of visitors reached 800 thousand, it’s a 30% increase compared to the previous winter season. We expect that in 2016 the total number of tourists will reach 1.5 mln».
The World Ski Awards Ceremony was held in Kitzbuhel (Austria) on November 21. Rosa Khutor won Russia’s Best Ski Resort Award for the third year in a row.
Resort guests can fully test their sporting character, not only in winter but also in summer. In summer season 2014 the resort has significantly expanded the range of its offerings for outdoor enthusiasts. In the mountainous area of the resort 3 biking and 5 hiking trails of varying length have been established.
At the meeting of the International Ski Federation’s FIS Council held on June 2 within the FIS Congress Week in Barcelona, it was decided to hold the Alpine Junior World Ski Championships 2016 in the Russian Federation at the resort “Rosa Khutor” in Sochi.
Vladimir Potanin, president of Holding Company «Interros», and General Director of «Rosa Khutor» Sergey Bachin were awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky for his invaluable contribution to preparing and holding the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games — the creation of «Rosa Khutor» ski resort, preparation of the Olympic venue infrastructure.