Dombay in November

Dombay in November 2025 – is it worth going to rest? Weather and reviews, air temperature, how to get dressed, prices for flights and hotels, how many excursions and tours to the Caucasus cost? What to look at Dombai in early November and a little later, whether it is worth hiding the skis, says Eurotraveler.

When it comes to the mountains, November can hardly be recognized as the best time for a visit. In any case – in the northern hemisphere!

Indeed, on the threshold of winter, the weather usually spoils greatly even on the plain, what to talk about hills?! Forests drop their bright outfit, and alpine meadows are not able to impress flowering multi -tramp.

However, snow in no hurry to wrap the slopes. Forcing the overturned skiers to fidget at a low start in anticipation of the beginning of the new season.

However, any rule has exceptions. And in November Dombay is one of the main ones!

Want to know why it is at this time here, to Karachay-Cherkessia, you need to go? Both independently and as part of excursion tours in the Caucasus? Then read on!

Weather in Dombai in November

If it is completely brief: capricious and at the same time stern enough. Often here – damp, almost always – cold!

If in early November in Dombai is still warm, and a tourist may not wrap himself in a down jacket – the air temperature at times rises to +10-12 degrees Celsius– then starting from the middle of the month you will have to forget about such gifts.

That is, in the sun you will probably want to throw off the park and sunbathe. But you just have to climb the extra 50-100 meters or step under the thick canopy of the fir-tree, as you clearly feel the icy breath of the approaching winter.

At night and on the November holidays, even in the Dombay valleys, they regularly record Lessine temperatures. And in the second and third decades of the month, ice and local reservoirs begin to be covered with a crust of ice.

So if you are going to visit, for example, baque lakes, grab skates with you. The joke, of course, the ice at this time is still very unstable …

One way or another, but morning climbs along the paths at this time and this place becomes an unsafe event. The stones glide, the rocks are covered with a thin ice crust, the legs go …

Of course, the more delightful emotions from a walk or an excursion trip. Syazza of majestic and booming as the chapel of the Gothic cathedral of spruce forests, who had not yet had time to freeze, but visually ready for this waterfalls.

And what kind of strength the species open on the mountain covered with a snow cap – to describe it is useless. There are TO ON REGULATIONS TRAINS and do it quite inspired. But still – It is better to see yourself!

Around mid -November, a slight minus is even installed in Dombai in the day. Or such a plus that you, with all the desire to embellish reality, will be called a brutal cold.

Precipitation

Sunny days infrequently, but happen. Coloring reality in such joyful tones that it is difficult for tourists to choose words to describe their own emotions.

In general, the month can be called quite inconspicuous – the total amount of precipitation often exceeds 100 mm.

But the snow in November is not too abundant. In any case, the volume of falling snow is not enough to cover the mountain slopes.

That is, upstairs, at a height of a couple of kilometers, you will trample the nast with a depth of centimeters 5. But a little below, as if nothing had happened, the earth is still getting dark.

Therefore, by the way, the season of skiing in Dombai usually opens only in December. That for our non -abrupt goals is very good. And that’s why!

Reviews

The fact is that there are a lot of people who want to care for local slopes or snowboards. After all, many today have heard about the beauty of Dombay and for this reason prefer it to a less exalted and therefore not so much bright archeza.

The landscape here is an epic – this is a fact. And even at low altitude, the spirit simply captures from species.

But, alas, local The infrastructure is not yet ready To the abundant influx of skiers. The slopes are not cleared too hard – in the reviews they regularly complain about the stones – and the marking of the tracks is clearly insufficient.

There are not enough fences on steep slopes. As a result, some of them simply cannot be called safe.

Roads even in the village itself are far from cleaned in winter as it should be in a popular ski resort. And the abundance of tourists leads to wild queues to the lifts. The issues of vacationers are also caused by insufficient qualifications, as well as the attitude to the case of local instructors.

However, there are pluses. For example, getting from the Mineralovodsk Airport (Kislovodsk, Pyatigorsk, even Moscow) to Dombay by car is easy. It is equally in abundance in the village of comfortable hotels and guest houses, you can rent an apartment or even a separate cottage.

• Prices for daily rent of apartments in Dombai

How to dress

Despite the fact that in the very village of Dombay the snow in November does not yet lie, approach the choice of the necessary items of clothing. For any hiking, as well as climbing on the cable car on the Mousse-Achatra, will transfer you to The kingdom of negative temperatures.

Warm, but light, multilayer clothing – the most correct choice – this opinion is found in almost every first review. And this is reasonably – having dressed like that, you will not sweat, but you will not be dry.

Gloves, scarves, hats should also be present in the arsenal of tourists who were about to go to the November Dombay. Moreover, we all need to stock up on even those who are only going to go up the cable car and quickly go down. And all because here it is still chairs.

Gently select and shoes. And not only in the calculation of serious cold, but also given the fact that there is a lot where you will have to literally climb up slippery, and sometimes icy scree.

Prices 2025

November in Dombai is already non -season. However, the pricens are not in all hotels for some reason take this into account.

And how many willing to submit a number for two for 6-8 thousand rubles per day, when it is not at all a problem to rent separate apartments of thousands for 5-6? Moreover, often not a couple of people, but for a whole company of 4-6 tourists?

Yes, probably, closer to the “hot” festive dates, everything will come up seriously. But if you look for a lot in advance, then you will see exactly such numbers.

So if you go to the Caucasian mineral waters by car, you will almost certainly save a decent amount. Plus, you can develop interesting routes for traveling around the region. No longer saying that Bring not only souvenirs from the vacationbut something is more heavier: honey, cheeses, burrs …

As for excursions and tours, for participating in a one-day organized trip to Dombai from Kislovodsk or Pyatigorsk you will pay about 4-5 thousand rubles (for one). And about the same, if you decide to explore the region with the guide, starting from the village itself. Obviously, in the second case you will have time much more …

What to see

We have already mentioned the about (mandatory) climbing mousse-anchor with a height of more than 3 km. For both on the way and on the very observation site you can see many of the beauties that you actually went to Dombay.

The channel of the Amanauz mountain river, known as Damn mill. Although located next to the village, but not very convenient in terms of climbing.

Those who move above will come to Sofruzhinsky waterfallsthe most full -flowing in the region.

The trip to the glacier Alibek and Turya Lake look like a very expensive entertainment – it is even purely physically. And if you remember that on September 14, 2021, part of the glacier went down an avalanche, destroying two tourists, then simply dangerous.

But does not promise special adventures for a walk on Valley Dombay-Ulgen and Russian Polyana. The Batuk waterfalls are equal to the decent physical form of people. The route to which begins, however, 12 kilometers from the village.

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