The track, which is 30 years old, has not been tracked
On January 17th, after the first significant snowfall in Markazi province, we inquired about the latest condition of the Pakel ski slope, and we hoped that this remarkable sports and tourism capacity in Markazi province might finally be reorganized, but regret it!
In the inquiry that was done, we did not see any sign of change, and in the report that was put on the exit under the same pretext, from the condition of Pakel ski slope in Shazand city, to the existing weaknesses of this slope after 32 years from its beginning as A significant capacity in the field of winter sports and recreation was addressed.
Following the publication of this report, the head of the Central Province Ski Board, in contact with ISNA, described his efforts in recent years to organize this piste, and of course addressed the deadlocks he has encountered along the way.
In an interview with ISNA, Mahmoud Raufi stated about the process of setting up this piste: The ski slope of Markazi province, which is located in Shazand city and Sarband district, was founded in 1989 by a person named Shah Karami, who was active in Shazand sugar factory. Launched by installing the tow wire. In fact, in those years, there was no question of snow blowing and lifting, and Shah Karami, according to his personal taste, had installed this tow rope to take people to the top of the area and then ski down, but of course, technical and engineering issues were not seen in it. .
Pakel is not a real ski slope
He stated: “Since 1372, the situation has improved a bit, the work has intensified, and in 1375, a second-hand grass ski lift was purchased and installed for this piste. It was not real.
Raufi said that with thousands of problems and a lot of money, efforts were made to get the piste out of the ski slope, adding: “Effective measures have been taken, but there is still no real efficiency on the piste, and now if the number of people who They are placed on the wire and the elevator, if there is too much, high pressure is created and immediately the wire comes out of the spool, which creates its own problems.
Regarding the lack of snow plowing on the ski slope, he emphasized that if there is no snow plowing, there is practically no piste because for skiing on the piste, the piste must be pounded, he said: And in fact the athlete is not injured during exercise and training, but Pakel does not have a snow blower.
It snowed but we had no money
The head of the Central Province Ski Board pointed out that in the 1990s, it was possible to prepare a snowmobile for the piste by spending 40 million Tomans, but nothing was done. He said: We started to prepare this snowplow, but we made promises, but the work did not go ahead. Every year, the price of snowplows increased from 40 million tomans to 100 million tomans, 200 million tomans, 300 million tomans, and مسئول, and each official followed up with different officials. The promise to buy a snowmobile was made and nothing has been done so far.
He added: “Early in my tenure as the head of the ski board in 1997, I had a meeting with Akrami, the political, security and social deputy governor. At that time, the price of snow removal was about 400 million tomans. This promise, I personally talked to the company that imports the snow machine and the company promised to import this device and even a purchase contract was sent, but the General Directorate of Sports and Youth of the province did not sign the contract and it was stated that let its resources be provided. The contract will be signed later, although the board announced that these resources would be provided and the governor promised to help, but nothing happened.
Raufi said: the company that imported that year imported three snow machines, one for Ardabil piste and one for Disney ski slope, and it was said that we can allocate the third device to Shazand ski slope. Simultaneously with this incident, the representative of Lorestan province in the Islamic Consultative Assembly was trying to set up a ski slope in Aligudarz region, the construction of which began in 2009, and at the beginning they also planned to buy a snowmobile, because resources in Markazi province It was not provided, the purchase of the snowflake, which was provided by request, consultation and request, was practically canceled due to lack of credit, and the third snowflake went to Lorestan.
Aligudarz owns the track for 2 years. We have not reached anywhere for 30 years
He pointed out that in the last two years, we have been pursuing to be able to provide resources for the purchase of snowmobiles, because in any case, provincial resources are not enough and extra-provincial resources should be used, he added: I represented the people of Shazand in the Islamic Consultative Assembly regarding the problem, but I did not succeed.
The head of the ski board of Markazi province stated: I personally could not talk to the representative of Shazand, but finally the president of the ski federation called him and explained the matter and had a meeting with Ahmadi Beighsh in the parliament and in the same meeting during the phone call of the president of the federation I managed to tell the story of the piste and the follow-up to prepare the snowmobile to the representative of Shazand, and he stated that I have plans for the piste that I will implement, and we, as the provincial ski board, are ready to help implement We announced the plans, but nothing has happened so far.
He said: “In the last two years that we have been pursuing the supply of resources, the Aligudarz ski slope was built, its elevator was installed and its snowplow was purchased, but unfortunately after 32 years, Markazi province still does not have a real ski slope.” Visits to this track are high and every week 5 to 6 buses go to Pakel for riding tubes, which certainly the existence of so many tubes can cause bitter events during this fun in the area, in total, unfortunately, with all the efforts made I could not do anything for the Pakel ski slope.
The ski lights of the province are not turned off
Raufi emphasized: The only thing I managed to do in Markazi province was not to let the ski lights in the province go out, and based on this, with the permission of the families, we will take the athletes to Disney, Tochal and Fereydunshahr tracks. .
He said that the skaters of Markazi province, despite not having a real ski slope, won the third place last year among the semi-privileged provinces and the fifth place among the privileged provinces, while in previous years, out of 14 The province was ranked 14th in Markazi province in evaluating skiing sports activities, he said. do.
He said that the province’s athletes are invited to the national team camp every year, adding: “This year, in the Beijing Olympics, Hadith Jamshidi won third place in cross-country skiing, and this position is very important for a province that does not have proper snow and track.” It is valuable and even in 1998, Sofia Asadi won the first place in the group of non-athletes in the southern region of the country, and the efforts made us not allow the activity of the province’s ski athletes to be eliminated by closing the track, and we are among the best provinces. We are benefiting from the equipment, and during the last three weeks, the province’s skiers have been training at the Fereydunshahr and Aligudarz tracks, and next week they will also be training at the Disney track.
The head of the Central Province Ski Board stated: With all its shortcomings, the Central Province has 75 organized skiers from the ages of 8 to 20, and about 15 skiers in the province also have the World Federation competition code, but despite such a capacity in the province, support It is not done by the officials.
Government resources cannot be allocated to this project
Regarding the deputy governor’s promise, an interview was held with Akrami, according to which he told ISNA: “During the last two years, the track has been practically closed due to the outbreak of coronary heart disease, but the important point is that the track is owned by the private sector. The reason for the country’s credit situation is that it is not possible for sports and youth to provide the necessary resources to buy snowflakes.
He added: “Of course, we can provide facilities to the snow sector by providing facilities to the private sector, but due to credit constraints, government resources can not be allocated for this purpose.”
According to ISNA, the two-year closure of the track has definitely been a great opportunity to finance and buy snowmobiles, but in any case, Markazi province missed this opportunity, and these days, when good snow has fallen in the Shazand region, the riders are on their way again. , Should be concerned about the health of those interested in skiing and tube riding.
Last week, a 32-year-old woman who was riding a tube died in an accident at the Fereydoun ski resort in Isfahan, and this accident could definitely be a warning sign for winter recreation. She must find a cure before the incident. And given that the Pakel ski slope is just a space for tubing, one should be more concerned about the condition of the slope than ever before.
I had no pursuit for the track
According to what the head of the ski delegation had said about the promise of the representative of the people of Shazand to follow up on organizing the Pakel track, we followed up, but Ahmadi Beighesh told ISNA: I have not followed up on the track so far and the question should be asked from sports and youth. you have.
According to ISNA, what is the follow-up of the ISNA reporter in the report “The last 8 years; Pakel still does not have snow! ” And the current report shows that there is no effort among the officials in Markazi province to organize the Shazand ski slope, and it seems that it is constantly said that all the capacities of the province should be used for economic development and tourism, more than a slogan. It is not that he may never see the color of action and only maybe if something bitter happens on this track, he will hit the officials and try to organize it.
Source: ISNA