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Cross country skiing in Skiing in Lebanon
Cross country skiing in Skiing in Lebanon
Nordic skiing or cross-country skiing in Lebanon has become more popular after the year 1990 and is also being adopted by the young Lebanese generation, seeking tranquility, away from the crowded ski slopes. Amazing as it sounds, high plateaus in Mount Lebanon are ideal for cross-country skiing, and most of them lie in the neighborhood of the ski resorts. The average skiing period stretches four months easily as from mid December.
Two amazing off-piste are availble for cross-country sking lovers:
-Grande Coulée: The Grande Coulée slope can be seen from Beirut on the sannine mountain. You can start your Journey to the Grande Coulée from the Faqra or Faraya-Mzaar resorts up to the Mzaar peak (at the top of the Mzaar chairlift) where you will find an old stone church and the remains of a Roman temple. Follow the crest with, at your right hand, the 1000 meters cliff and the wonderful scenerey at your feet. Ounce you arrive at the peak known as "The Chamber of the french" (altitude 2600 m) you can start your descent on a woundeful silky snow until you reach the orchards of Sannine (altitude 1500 m).
-Mount Hermon:
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