Three cable cars on Elbrus are closed due to bad weather.

Due to snowfall and wind, three of the five cable cars at a mountain resort in Kabardino-Balkaria have been shut down. Three ski slopes are also closed to tourists.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," on March 10, one of the five cable cars at the Elbrus resort was shut down due to strong winds. On the same day, it resumed operations.

Today, the Mir - Garabashi, Mir-2 - Bashtala, and Bashtala - Chiran cable cars are closed at Elbrus. The Garabashi-Mir, Mir-Krugozor, and Bashtala-Chiran ski slopes are also closed to skiing, the resort administration reported on its Telegram channel.

"Closed due to weather conditions (snow, wind, poor visibility)," the post stated.

The Azau-Krugozor and Krugozor-Mir cable cars, as well as the Krugozor-Azau and Sabi Park ski slopes, are open to visitors from 9:00 a.m. Moscow time, according to the Elbrus administration.

According to the Caucasian Knot weather service, Tyrnyauz (the administrative center of the Elbrus district) will see partly cloudy skies and light rain today. Similar weather is expected tonight and on April 9. The weather service is a partnership between Caucasian Knot and Gismeteo. The service allows you to correct meteorological data for a more accurate forecast. The service is also available in a light version and in the Caucasian Knot apps for Android and AndroidGO.

As a reminder, the official opening of the ski season on Elbrus took place on December 6, 2025. To mark the opening, the resort launched a new ski area with two cable cars, and 5.2 kilometers of new trails were developed in the eastern sector.

After many countries closed their borders due to the coronavirus pandemic, Russian tourists turned more attention to resorts within the country, particularly in the North Caucasus. In 2025, according to authorities, two million tourists visited the resorts of Kabardino-Balkaria, tourist traffic increased by 13.7%.

It should be noted that floods caused by heavy rains have continued in the North Caucasus since late March. These floods were among the most destructive in recent years, but in Kabardino-Balkaria the rains were light. Dagestan and Chechnya suffered the most from the natural disaster, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Spring Flooding in the North Caucasus - 2026".

The Caucasian Knot has compiled materials about flooding in the republics of the North Caucasus Federal District in the spring of 2026 on the thematic page "Flooding in the North Caucasus".