Dizin

In the 1960s, Abali was becoming overcrowded and Shemshak was not suitable for the basic and intermediate skiers.. Therefore a search began for a bigger and better area and after much deliberation Dizin was named as the new resort. In 1969 ski lifts were constructed at Dizin. In those days, they would hand people blankets so people would not freeze before reaching the top. Because of this new pist, the skiing season was increased by two months.

  


The Dizin resort in 1970 before the telecabin was constructed
 

A few years the Tochal and Darbandsar pists started operation. Perhaps unfairly we have focused on the pists near Tehran, but many other pists also cropped up around the country and Iran currently has 16 pists operational (depending on the snow conditions).
 
 

Iran in ski competitions

The first skiing competition in Iran took place in March 1939 on the Telo slope in Tehran sports club. The speed competition was held among 21 skiers on a 500-meter long slope. Taghi Emami a member of Tehran sports Club became first and received a silver cup. Abdolrassol Dabir and Firooz Froohar became second and third respectively. In the mixed toboggan race, in which 60

 


The Iranian Olympic team in France 1965
 


Iran at the Winter Asian Games 1990 in Japan

 

contestants took part, Mr. and Mrs. Khajehnouri came in first and won the silver cup. From 1942 skiing in Iran gained more and more popularity. Skiing competitions in Iran basically consisted of short speed-based races and one or two marathons until 1945. When the Faiper brothers, Bahador (Boris), Ebrahim (Estetka) entered the skiing scene in this year, there was a revolutionary change to the sport. The introduction of Alpine skiing in its correct form by this group was the kick the sport needed to bring it into the modern era. The first true slalom in Iran took place in the same year on the Telo pist.
 

1956 was an Olympic year and the first time that an Iranian skiing team was taking part in the Winter Games of Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy. At the same time, the Italian military skiing team entered Tehran and competed against the Iranian Military skiing team. The Iranian Skier, Rahmatollah Savji (21), obtained the best score for Iran in the small Slalom.

Since then Iran has competed in most of the Winter Games, but has never gained any top honors worthy of mention.

  


The 'Richard Bennett Ski Trophy 1958'
 


The 'Agha Khan' skiing for Iran in the 1964 Winter games in Innsbruck

 

From a book by Dr. Mohsen Mohsenin.

 
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