Sheregesh Ski Resort

Ski resort.

Performance indicators

2025:15% increase in tourist flow to 2.8 million visits

The administration of the Kemerovo region in May 2025 announced an increase in tourist flow to the Sheregesh ski resort following the results of the winter season of 2024-2025 by 15%, bringing the total number of visits to 2.8 million. This was stated by the head of the region during the summing up of the completed ski season.

According to TASS, the governor of the Kemerovo region Ilya Seredyuk confirmed the increase in the number of tourists compared to the previous season. The head of the region also noted that the season in 2025 will end earlier than usual, despite the fact that the snow cover is still preserved and tourists continue to come to the resort. It is planned to officially close the ski season.

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The Ministry of Tourism of Kuzbass previously reported that the tourist flow for the season 2023-2024 also showed positive dynamics - about 10% of the growth, which amounted to almost 2.5 million visits. Thus, in the last two ski seasons, the total number of tourists has grown by more than 25%.

Ilya Seredyuk stressed the importance of developing summer tourism at the resort to ensure its uniform loading throughout the year. This strategy will make it possible to use the infrastructure more efficiently and create conditions for the stable operation of tourism industry facilities.

The governor also presented long-term prospects for the development of the resort. According to him, by 2035 the flow in Sheregesh will grow 3 times. The regional authorities have already attracted ₽210 billion extra-budgetary investments and will create 13 thousand jobs.

The Sheregesh ski resort is one of the most popular in Siberia. Its development is included in the program of socio-economic development of Kuzbass until 2030, approved by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. This program provides for the comprehensive development of the resort's infrastructure, including the construction of new ski slopes, cable cars, hotels and service facilities.^[1]

History

2024: More than ₽209 billion allocated for the development of the resort until 2035

A large-scale program for the development of the Sheregesh ski resort in the Kemerovo region provides for the investment of more than ₽209 billion private investments by 2035. This became known in early October 2024 during the presentation of the resort development strategy.

According to TASS, the head of the resort's directorate, Alexei Stoyanov, presented a detailed investment plan for Sheregesh. According to the announced information, the volume of private investments in 2022 amounted to ₽1,7 billion, by 2024 it increased to ₽7,8 billion, and by 2035 it is planned to reach more than two hundred billion rubles.

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Sheregesh's development strategy sets an ambitious goal - the resort's entry into the top five world-class ski resorts by 2035. To achieve this goal, a significant infrastructure expansion is planned.

More than 60 km of highways operate on the territory of the resort. By 2035, it is planned to increase their length to 345 km. In parallel, work is underway to develop transport and communal infrastructure, including gasification of the territory.

Alexey Stoyanov noted that the implementation of the investment program will create 13.5 thousand new jobs by 2035. It is expected that the tourist flow will increase to 3.4 million overnight stays per year, and the number of accommodation places will grow to 35 thousand.

By 2035, we plan to create 13.5 thousand jobs, reach the figure of 3.4 million overnight stays on tourist flows, expand the number of accommodation places to 35 thousand, increase the routes and realize the entire volume of private investments that investors said, - explained the head of the resort directorate.

The Sheregesh ski resort is one of the most popular in Siberia. In the winter season of 2023-2024, about 2.5 million people visited it. The development of the resort is included in the program of socio-economic development of Kuzbass until 2024, approved by Prime Minister Russia Mikhail Mishustin.^[2]

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