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Ice Festival & Skating event

Event date: 22-23 February, 2010

Venue: Khuvsgul Lake, Khatgal village, Alag-Erdene soum, Khuvsgul province.

Have you ever dreamt of experiencing one of the coldest, but still mild winter of the earth?

Or would you want to explore a mystery of how nomads survive with their 5 snouts of pastoral animals within temperature as drops as minus 30 degrees?

Or want you have an extraordinary experience as riding Mongolian horse or enjoying horse sleigh in the snow covered vast white steppe?

Perhaps you are missing a natural black ice which is about 1.5m thick. And want you skate on it?

 

You can find all your winter dreams come true in Mongolia during its Ice Festival!
Participation to the Ice Festival at the Lake Khuvsgul surely offers unbelievable memories to you. The famous "Ice Festival" will be held at the same time than the International Skating Event as included some interesting activities of shamanic live performance, sumo wrestling on the ice, competition of horse sleighs and driving on the ice, as well as offering great opportunities to take part in optional trips of dog sledding, horse sleighing, horse riding, visiting reindeers and nomad families and many more...

Welcome to nomad winter to feel its warmest atmosphere!
In 2007, our company operated the first edition of the International Skating Marathon. After a real success and wonderful feedbacks from 200 skaters, we organized 2nd edition in 2009.

Now 3rd International Skating Event and Ice Festival are welcoming you in 2010.
A unique experience will take you into a magical winter journey in the land of nomads.

You can enjoy and experience a race up to 200kms on the natural black ice of most magnificent Lake Khuvsgul, sacrificed as Mother Lake by Mongols. This uncommon winter adventure ensures both skaters and accompanying spectators to enjoy a wonderful holiday, something out of the ordinary.


Please see the complete program here!


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