On the Slopes of Tehran’s Shackled White Giant: The Ski Resorts in the Alborz Mountain Range

It might be hard to imagine a memorable snowy adventure in an international ski resort, known worldwide for its height and the quality of its snow, in a country which is a top destination for desert lovers. But, as the saying goes, Iran is a country for all seasons; a true destination for everything that a voyager’s soul may seek. You may have already been enchanted by the charms of Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, but the shackled white div (giant) of Damavand, as the poet laureate Mohammad-Taqi Bahar describes it, stands straight like a guardian angel over the shoulders of Tehran, calling you to its shining snow covered slopes.