Skiing in Armenia was an incredible experience. We felt like the mountain was ours as there was very few people and the surrounding lunar landscapes were breathtaking. We were quite amused first at the pricing system.
To go up the chairlift, you need to buy a ticket that is good for one ride. First I thought this was a good idea since those who skied more paid more. But reaching the second chairlift higher on the mountain we realized we needed to buy another ticket, which is a different one, even though it's the same price.
In the windy cold you have to take off your gloves, find change, ski ten meters to the ticket booth while the guy that sells them accompany you from the chairlift to the booth, back and forth! "Raise your hand if you think this is a good system!"
Ok you can buy more than one ticket, but they're different for each chairlift! You would have to plan your skiing a lot then! All in all, even though you end up paying less than when buying a day pass at other places, the transaction costs are way too high. I keep on wondering why they don't sell day passes, they would earn more like that...is this the heritage of communism? I have no idea...
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