 Map of Almaty with the nearby mountain resorts |
 Kazakhstan National Guard jeep |
 Snow leopard sculpture on Gornaya Street which leads to the mountain resort of Medeu |
 Roadside animal sculpture |
 Not fitting into the alpine scenery, Trader Vic's Island Bar and Grill, Medeu, Kazakhstan |
 Medeu Speed Skating Stadium, Kazakhstan |
 Medeu Speed Skating Stadium, Kazakhstan |
 Kazakhstan license plate |
 From the entrance to Medeu Stadium |
 Almaty 2017 - 28th Winter Universiade |
 Panoramic view of the interior of Medeu Stadium |
 Medeu Stadium in summer |
 Medeu Stadium, Kazakhstan |
 Light tower, Medeu Stadium |
 Medeu Stadium |
 Kazan Mangal |
 Sculpture of a bear, Medeu |
 Abay Peak (4010m) from Medeu |
 Medeu Stadium with Abay Peak |
 Пик Аба́я (4010m) |
 Walkway from Medeu Stadium to the cable car |
 Abay Peak, Trans-Ili Alatau Mountains |
 Cable Car base station at Medeu |
 Cable Car links Medeu with the ski resort of Shymbulak |
 Yellow license plate, Kazakhstan |
 Kazakh Alpine Club, Medeu |
 Snack shop in a converted Airstream trailer |
 Cable car crossing the Malaya Almatinka River |
 Medeu from the cable car |
 Malaya Almatinka River, Medeu |
 Malaya Almatinka River, Medeu |
 Medeu Stadium from the Cable Car |
 Medeu Stadium from the Cable Car |
 Medeu Stadium from the Cable Car |
 Medeu Stadium from the Cable Car |
 Medeu Stadium from the Cable Car |
 Water treatment facility, Medeu |
 The cable car passing over the road to Shymbulak |
 Medeu Mudflow Control Dam |
 Medeu-Shymbulak Road |
 Medeu from the cable car |
 Above Medeu on the dam wall |
 The Medeu-Shymbulak road crossing a large dam wall |
 Valley above the Medeu Dam |
 The dam above Medeu was built in 1966 to prevent devastating mudflows which hit Almaty several times in the early 20th C. |
 View back to the south side of the Medeu Dam with the Shymbulak Cable Car |
 The dam protected the valley below from a dangerous mudflow in 1973 |
 Steven on the Cable Car |
 Return trip from Shymbulak passing the Medeu Stadium |
 Trans-Ili Alatau Mountains, Kazakhstan |
 Medeu Stadium |
 Medeu-Shymbulak Cable Car |
 Medeu-Shymbulak Cable Car base station |
 Busses link Almaty with Medeu eliminating the need for a taxi |