The Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort (rus. Ро́за Ху́тор|r=Roza Khutor) is an alpine ski resort in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located at the Aibiga Ridge of the Western Caucasus along the Roza Khutor plateau near Krasnaya Polyana. Constructed from 2003 to 2011, it is scheduled to host the alpine skiing events for the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, based in nearby Sochi. The resort is Шаблон:Convert from the Black Sea at Sochi; the majority of the slopes at Rosa Khutor face northeast, with the backside slopes facing southwest.
The lower base area of Roza Valley at the Mzymta River is at an elevation of Шаблон:Convert above sea level. The highest lift is the Caucasus Express gondola, which climbs to the summit of Roza Peak at Шаблон:Convert, yielding a total vertical drop of over a mile at Шаблон:Convert. The main base area for skiing is at Roza Plateau at Шаблон:Convert, a vertical drop of Шаблон:Convert from the summit. Besedka, the mid-mountain area, is at Шаблон:Convert and is the lower loading station of the Caucasus Express; which has a mid-lift loading station at Roza-1600, about a mile above sea level at Шаблон:Convert. At the eastern edge of the resort is Rosa Stadium, the finish area for the alpine racing events at Шаблон:Convert, a vertical drop of Шаблон:Convert from the summit of Roza Peak.
Rosa Khutor Alpine Ski Resort is the site of ten hotel projects with more than 1600 keys. Management agreements are signed with several international and Russian hotel operators: The Extreme Sports Company with one Extreme Hotel, Rezidor Hotel Group (two hotels: Park Inn and Radisson Blu), Golden Tulip Hotels, Suites and Resorts (two hotels: Golden Tulip Rosa Khutor and Tulip Inn Rosa Khutor), Accor (two hotels under the Mercure Hotels brand), Swissotel, Heliopark.
Rosa Khutor hosted World Cup alpine races in the downhill and super combined for both men and women in February 2012, two years ahead of the Olympics. The race courses were designed by 1972 Olympic gold medalist Bernhard Russi.
The men's World Cup downhill started well below the summit at Шаблон:Convert and finished at Шаблон:Convert, with a vertical drop of Шаблон:Convert and a course length of Шаблон:Convert. The maximum gradient is 84% (40 degrees) at the top of the course. The 2012 downhill was won by Beat Feuz of Switzerland.
The first alpine test events were held in February 2011 on the European Cup circuit.
