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The Other Side of Iran: Skiing in Tehran

Iran is known for its historical cities and gorgeous Islamic art, but much less for its other great source of pride: mountains.
By Laurence CornetPhotography by Gaia Squarci
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    Skiers at the Tochal resort in the Alborz Mountains north of Tehran

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    The hall of a hotel in Tochal

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    A taxi driver at the Darbandsar resort, one hour's drive north of Tehran

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    Arnaud Cottet, a founding member of We Ride in Iran, jumps off a ramp he built with his colleagues at Dizin.

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    Guests congregate in the lobby of one of the two hotels at Dizin.

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    The gondola lift station at Tochal

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    Visitors on a slope at Darbandsar.

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    Snowboarders relax in a chalet at Dizin.

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    A chairlift in motion at Tochal

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    Remnants of a picnic at the midway station of Tochal's 45-minute-long gondola lift

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    An Afghan worker among the skiers at Dizin

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    A view of the Alborz range from a car en route to Tehran from Dizin

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