Issyk Kul is definitely the best oblast, and living right near Karakol is great because I get lots of fun opportunities to go up to the ski base, or the lake in the summer.
This week the US embassy had their winter sports envoy and part of it took place in Karakol. They invited 20+ kids from two local orphanages to learn to ski with the help of several instructors and a US Olympian snowboarder, Justin Reiter.
I was surprised how quickly they picked it up! By the end of the first day a few of the boys were doing jumps and racing down the bunny hill faster than I could on my skis.
Of course there were competitions too.
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This looks like so much fun. Great pictures
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