Mzaar Ski Resort
| mountain, ski resort / area
Lebanon /
al-Biqaa /
Zahhlah /
World
/ Lebanon
/ al-Biqaa
/ Zahhlah
, 15 km from center (زحلة)
World / Lebanon / Mount Lebanon
mountain, ski resort / area
Mzaar (ex-Faraya Mzaar Kfardebian or Faraya-Mzaar) (Arabic: فرايا مزار), also known as Ouyoune el Simaan or Aayoun Al Simane, is the most prominent ski area in Lebanon.
The area has around 40 downhill pistes (trails) and 16 main lifts, 13 of them chairlifts, and skiing ranges between heights of 1310m at Faraya, 1850m (Ouyoune el Simaan) to 2465m on the peak above Mzaar. From the top at Mzaar, there are views over the Bekaa valley and Mount Hermon, while Beirut, 40 km distant, and sometimes the shores of Cyprus can be seen when visibility is good.
In addition, there are a number of cross-country trails.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj3cXHE-5BE
www.skimzaar.com
www.skifarayamzaar.com
The area has around 40 downhill pistes (trails) and 16 main lifts, 13 of them chairlifts, and skiing ranges between heights of 1310m at Faraya, 1850m (Ouyoune el Simaan) to 2465m on the peak above Mzaar. From the top at Mzaar, there are views over the Bekaa valley and Mount Hermon, while Beirut, 40 km distant, and sometimes the shores of Cyprus can be seen when visibility is good.
In addition, there are a number of cross-country trails.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj3cXHE-5BE
www.skimzaar.com
www.skifarayamzaar.com
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraya_Mzaar_Kfardebian
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 33°59'2"N 35°51'29"E
- Sannine Zenith 3.1 km
- Mount Sannine 5.3 km
- Kfardebian 13 km
- Mnaitra mountain range 26 km
- Fam el Mizab 37 km
- Dahr el Qadib 38 km
- Mount Snir 49 km
- Mount Hermon/Jebel al-Shaykh 54 km
- Jabal Rihane Biosphere Reserve 59 km
- al-Qalamoun Mountains/Northern Anti-Lebanon 61 km
- (Warde Slopes - Rose Slopes) PARKING 1.6 km
- Sfeir Project 4.7 km
- The Historical Rocky Promontory Site of Faqra 5 km
- Le Plateau de Bakish 5.9 km
- Red Rock Faqra 5.9 km
- Valley of Skulls (Wadi El Jamejim) 6.6 km
- Hay Al Saqi 6.7 km
- Ahlam Resort 7.1 km
- Keserwan District 7.8 km
- Metn District 15 km
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