Off the Piste Beaten: Snow Skiing eMorocco

Isiqhwa akusona isimo sezulu esingabajwayele ukuthi abaningi bethu bahlangane ne-Afrika, kodwa naphezu kwalokhu, izizwe eziningi zase-Afrika zihlale zibona iqhwa ebusika . Ngokuvamile, iqhwa alijulile ngokwanele ezemidlalo ezidlulele njenge-skiing ne-snowboarding; Kodwa-ke, kunezizwe ezintathu kuleli zwekazi lase-Afrika elinama-ski resorts. Ebangeni eliseningizimu yeHulumeni (ngoJuni-Agasti), ukubheja kwakho okuhle kakhulu kwesinye isenzo se-piste yi-Tiffindell Ski Resort eNingizimu Afrika, noma i-Afriski Mountain Resort eLesotho.

Uma ungathanda ukuchitha isikhathi sezinsuku zikaDisemba emithambekeni, ukhetho lwakho olulodwa kuphela iMarta Atlas Mountains.

Okuhlangenwe nakho Okuyingqayizivele

Ukuhamba nge-Ski eMorocco akunjenge-skiing ezindaweni zokugcina ezisezingeni eliphezulu zaseYurophu naseNyakatho Melika. Kuye lapho uya khona, ingqalasizinda ingalinganiselwe noma ayikho - kufaka phakathi izikebhe zokuqashisa izikebhe, izakhiwo ze-ski kanye nezinsiza zokuzijabulisa ngemuva kwe-ski. Ukuze ugweme ukudumazeka, kuhle ukuba ube ngokwanele ngangokunokwenzeka, ukuzitholela ngokwakho ukuletha imishini yakho. Uma ufika uzilungiselele, noma kunjalo, ukweqa ngokweqile eMorocco nakho kungaba okuvuza kakhulu. Indawo ekhangayo iyamangalisa, ama-pistes ahloniphekile futhi izindleko ziyingxenye yalokho ongalindela ukuyisebenzisa kwenye indawo.

Okubaluleke kakhulu, ukushushuluza eMorocco kukuvumela ukuba uhambe endleleni yokushaywa futhi usebenzise umqondo wakho wokuzijabulisa. Intsha yokukwazi ukuthi udwebile i-powder e-Afrika yenza umzamo wokwenza kanjalo kuzuze.

I-Oukaïmeden Ski Resort

Idolobha elihle kakhulu lase-Oukaïmeden liqhele ngamakhilomitha angu-49 / amakhilomitha angu-78 eningizimu yeMarrakesh enhliziyweni ye-High Atlas Mountains. Idolobha libheke ngamamitha angu-2 600 namamitha angu-2 600, kanti indawo yezemidlalo yasebusika ifinyelela ekugcineni kwentaba yeJebel Attar futhi inamamitha angu-3,232 ubude obuphakeme.

Isihlalo esiyingqayizivele esisodwa sithatha phezulu, lapho kulindeleke khona ukugijima kwezintambo eziyisithupha. Ngamunye wenza inselelo enkulu ngokuntuleka kokugcinwa kwamapulazi. Kukhona indawo yokulala, isikole sezulu, indawo yokuthungatha umndeni kanye nochungechunge lwezintambo ezisemkhatsini osebenza ngemikhumbi emine yokuhudula. Uma lesi siphetho sizizwa sijwayelekile, ungakwazi njalo ukushayela uhambo olubheke phezulu kwethambeka kwelinye lembongolo.

Ukugijimela akulona uphawu oluhle, futhi izakhamuzi zisebenziseka ukudideka kwezokuvakasha ngokunikeza izinsizakalo zomhlahlandlela ezingafanele. Uma udinga ukusizwa, kungcono ukuqasha umfundisi kusuka esikoleni sezulu njengoba lezi ziqondiso zingavamile ikakhulukazi ulwazi. Kukhona isitolo sokuqasha isigaba esihlinzeka ngemishini engakapheli kodwa esetshenziswayo, kuyilapho izikebhe zokuqasha izikebhe ezingekho emthethweni zihlinzeka ngamagoli okuqala we-gear okwesithathu kwentengo. Noma ngabe iyiphi inketho oya kuyo, uzomangala ukuthi kungabiza kanjani ukuhamba ngeqaqa e-Oukaïmeden. Ukuqashwa kwemishini yosuku olulodwa kuyodola u-$ 18, kuyilapho iziphambano zokuphakama zizokubuyisela emuva cishe ngama-dollar ayi-11.

Phakathi kokugijimela, ungathenga ukudla komgwaqo waseMoroccan wendabuko kusuka ezinqolobaneni eziningana zendawo. Kukhona ihhotela ne-restaurant e-Oukaïmeden ebizwa ngokuthi i-Hotel Chez Juju, nakuba imibiko ihluka ngokuqondene nekhwalithi yokuhlala.

Abanye bakhetha ukwenza uhambo lwezinsuku kusuka eMarrakesh, noma ukuchitha ubusuku kwelinye lama-kasbah okunethezeka ahlala emagqumeni ase-Atlas Mountains. I-Kasbah Tamadot ne-Kasbah Angour yizinketho ezinhle kakhulu, futhi bobabili bangahlela ukuthutha ku-Oukaïmeden ngawe. Uma kungenjalo, ukubuyela kwamatekisi kusuka eMarrakesh kubiza cishe u-$ 45. Uma unemoto, uhambo oluvela eMarrakesh luya e-Oukaïmeden luzokuthatha cishe amahora amabili.

I-Skiing Eduzane ne-Ifrane

Nakuba i-Oukaïmeden i-ski resort e-Morocco kuphela, i-Middle Atlas idolobha lase-Ifrane nayo yaziwa ngokushisa kwayo kweqhwa nemithambeko emangalisayo. Ebangamakhilomitha angu-40 / amakhilomitha angu-65 eningizimu kokubili iFez neMexico, i-Ifrane ihamba amatekisi amancane ukusuka eMikhafen Ski Station, lapho uchungechunge lwemigwaqo elula lunikeza usuku olujabulisayo lwabaqalayo nabangaphakathi. Kukhona ukuphakama kwezindiza eMichelfen, kodwa kungenzeka futhi ukunyuka phezulu ezintabeni.

Ukuletha amakhemikhali akho kungcono kakhulu uma kunokwenzeka, nakuba kukhona izitolo eziqashisayo ezihlinzeka ngemishini ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene zokulungisa esiteshini sezindiza nase-Ifrane ngokwayo.

Ama-Tours ase-Moroccan Ski

Ngokweqile kwe-skiing, enye yezinketho ezinhle kakhulu ukujoyina i-ski tour njengaleyo ehlinzekwa yi-Pathfinder Travels. Unyaka ngamunye, inkampani ihlela ukuhamba ngezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili ukuya eNtabeni Ye-Atlas. Uzosekelwa e-Refuge Toukbal, esekelwe ngaphansi kwentaba ephakeme kakhulu yaseMorocco; futhi uchithe izinsuku zakho uhlola amathuba okudlula ezokungcebeleka okuhlinzekwa nguJebel Toukbal nezintaba zawo ezizungezile. Njengoba kuphakama isilinganiso samamitha angu-13,120 / 4,000, lezi zintaba ziveza ukunikezela okungapheli kwezindlovu ezijulile nezindawo zeqhwa ezivulekile. Lolu hambo lithengisiwe ku-€ 1,480 umuntu ngamunye.

I-adventurous ngempela ingakwazi futhi ukushaya emithambekeni enezingubo ze-Afrika kuphela, uHeliski Marrakech. Kunamaphakheji amabili ongakhetha kuwo. Iyokuqala ukuhamba kwamalanga ama-3/2-ebusuku okubandakanya kufika kwamaconsi amane e-helicopter ngosuku kwi-High Atlas emithameni engamamitha angu-11 480 / 3,500 noma ngaphezulu ukuphakama. Okwesibili kuhlanganisa usuku olulodwa lwelanga lokuhlenga no-half ku-Oukaïmeden. Noma ngabe iyiphi iphakheji oyikhethayo, ukudla kwakho kanye nokuhlala kuzohlinzekwa uKasbah Agounsane othakazelisayo. Amanani aqala ngo-€ 950 umuntu ngamunye.