Ak-Tash Winter Yurt Camp

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Key information about Ak-Tash Winter Yurt Camp

Type: Ski Backcountry
Area: Issyk Kul region
Season: November - April
Altitude: 2136 m - 3500 m
Near: 50 km Karakol

Ak-Tash Winter Yurt Camp

Ak-Tash (which means "white stone" in Kyrgyz) lies at the foot of the great forests of Chong Kyzyl Suu Valley. The red rock hills form an incredible contrast between the blue Issyk Kul lake and the large meadows covered with edelweiss. In summer, the Ak-Tash yurt camp provides a stopover for overnight stays if you come on horseback or by foot from the Jukku Valley or Jeti Oguz.

In winter, yurts become a base camp for ski touring. An ideal place to enjoy the slopes of Siuttu Bulak, Giukiuro, Burgan-Suu, and the mountains overlooking the Kichi-Kyzyl-Suu Gorge. Gradients of more than 1500 meters and descents of more than 6 km are possible in this region. The hot springs of Chong Kyzyl Suu are located 4km upstream, before reaching the geophysical station located 4km higher than the springs.

Avalanche Bulletin

The information provided by the avalanche bulletin serves as a basis for the user’s own evaluation. It does not replace an autonomous assessment of the situation in each given locality.

Avalanche Danger Scale

Avalanche danger is determined by the probability, size and distribution of avalanches in space.

Danger level

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Snowpack stability

Likelihood of triggering

5. very high

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The snowpack is poorly bonded and largely unstable in general.

Numerous very large and often extremely large natural avalanches can be expected, even in moderately steep terrain.

4. high

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The snowpack is poorly bonded on most steep slopes.

Triggering is likely, even from low additional loads, on many steep slopes. In some cases, numerous large and often very large natural avalanches can be expected.

3. considerable

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The snowpack is moderately to poorly bonded on many steep slopes.

Triggering is possible, even from low additional loads, particularly on the indicated steep slopes. In certain situations some large, and in isolated cases very large natural avalanches are possible.

2. moderate

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The snowpack is only moderately well bonded on some steep slopes; otherwise well bonded in general.

Triggering is possible, primarily from high additional loads, particularly on the indicated steep slopes. Very large natural avalanches are unlikely.

1. low

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The snowpack is well bonded and stable in general.

Triggering is generally possible only from high additional loads in isolated areas of very steep, extreme terrain. Only small and medium natural avalanches are possible.