LOCATION
Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra, Russian Federation
Area: - 250.93 sq. km
Population :- 71.8 thousand.
The average annual temperature: -1.1 C °.
World`s Biathlon and Winter Sports Centre
The development of biathlon in Ugra has begun in the mid 70-ies. Its ‘ancestor’ was a skier from Khanty-Mansiysk Valery Zakharov. Being in the Army in Novosibirsk, he was ‘sick’ with biathlon. The promising athlete was left in the biathlon center, but he came home to start the Ugorian biathlon. The specialized biathlon school was opened in Khanty-Mansiysk (the year of 1978). Branches were established later in 9 municipalities.
In the mid nineties, the modern Nordic Ski Centre was built, which has hosted international competitions annually since 1997.
Khanty-Mansiysk is a center of skiing/alpine skiing of universal importance. Biathlon World Cup competitions are annually held in the city and tourism infrastructure has been developed quite well. In 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk was the venue for Biathlon World Championships, and now these competitions are here again. Also the 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships where skiers with a physical disability compete will take place in Khanty-Mansiysk in March-April 2011.
Fifteen hotels offered their services to tourists in 2005. All of them are fully booked during Biathlon World Cups, regional, and All-Russia conferences, etc. Every year during Biathlon World Cup more than 60 thousand tourists visit the Nordic Ski Centre in Khanty-Mansiysk, which equals to the population of Khanty-Mansiysk.
COZY TOWN FOR EVERYBODY
Khanty-Mansiysk is located in the picturesque place located at the confluence of two mighty rivers Ob and Irtysh, and on seven hills covered with pine forest, is the highlight which attracts tourists. Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate. The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average temperature of -1.1 C°. Precipitation tends to be fairly low; 553 millimeters per year.
The town of Khanty-Mansiysk has its own unique features: it has a lot of plants and trees, it is surrounded by forests and a wandering band of the Irtysh River, it has its specific architecture. The small town has a great history and great perspectives. In some places forestry touches the dwelling districts, creating the original look of the town landscape.
Sightseeing
Chris's Resurrection Temple
Construction temple complex were built since 2001. The complex, completed in the traditions of Russian architecture years 1830-1890, includes 15 buildings, which include the temple with a capacity of up to 1000 people, Sunday school, chapel and a number of ancillary facilities. This is the largest temple in Khanty-Mansiysk district.
Cultural and tourist complex ‘Archeopark’
It is located down step to the NSC and it is a unique natural monument of Ugra. The monument is outcrops of ancient rocks of the earth, whose age exceeds tens of thousands of years. On the territory of Archeopark you can see sculptural compositions, made of bronze. Among them: a herd of mammoths, prehistoric bison and woolly rhinoceros, a group of wolves and cave bear. They all lived in Ugra 70-10 thousand years ago and were members of the Pleistocene, or as it are called, ‘the mammoth fauna’. The growth of figures exceeds the natural factor of 2-3 times.
The Nordic Ski Centre on behalf of A. Filipenko
The one of two ski resorts in Russia with ‘A’ license that gives the right to host the Biathlon World Championships.
Today The Nordic Ski Centre includes:
- Children's sports school,
- The stadium, which holds up to 12,000 spectators,
- Shooting range of 30 electro-mechanical targets, KES 2008,
- Track the overall length of 10 km,
- Team rooms for prelaunch athletes
- Press center with 200 workplaces
- 30 commentary cabins
- ‘On Seven Hills hotel complex
After the 1st stage of reconstruction, completed in March 2010, the ski trails were changed significantly; they become more difficult, especially on the approach to the shooting range, as two new climbs with a slope of 30 degrees were added. On December 2, 2010 the Ugorian biathlon Mecca was renamed,‘The Nordic Ski Centre in Khanty-Mansiysk on behalf of A. Filipenko’.
 |
 |
 |
 |
Climates
Throughout much of the territory there are only two distinct seasons—winter and summer; spring and autumn are usually brief periods of change between extremely high and low temperatures. The coldest month is January (February on the coast), the warmest usually is July. Great ranges of temperature are typical. In winter, temperatures get colder both from south to north and from west to east. Summers can be quite hot, even in Siberia.
Most of Northern European Russia and Siberia has a subarctic climate, with extremely severe winters in the inner regions of Northeast Siberia. Winter and skiing season starts in early November and Runs through mid-April.
International airport
The Airport in Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug located 5 km northeast of Khanty-Mansiysk (HMA). It services medium-size airliners. It has one terminal serving both domestic and international flights. The airport serves both domestic and international flights, the main directions of which are in Europe and Asia.
The airport located in the and therefore has no special routes for the transportation of passengers. Right near the main entrance to the airport is a bus stop with routes of public transportation. Khanty-Mansiysk Airport: www.ugraavia.ru
Fare to any point in the city from the airport:
By bus – 16, 5 rubles (~ € 0, 40)
By minibus – 18 rubles (~ € 0, 40)
By taxi – 100-250 rubles (~ € 2-6)
