Hitting the slopes in Iran
Every weekend, Iran’s Dizin Ski Resort, some 45 miles north of the capital Tehran, draws hundreds of skiers from the capital and other towns.
- In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 photo, Iranian skiers descend from a slope at Dizin ski resort some 72 kilometers (45 miles) north of the capital Tehran, Iran. Every weekend, Dizin ski resort in the Alborz mountain range, north of Tehran, draws hundreds of skiers from the capital and other towns. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
- In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 photo, Iranian skiers descend from a slope at Dizin ski resort some 72 kilometers (45 miles) north of the capital Tehran, Iran. Every weekend, Dizin ski resort in Alborz mountain range, north of Tehran, draws hundreds of skiers from the capital and other towns. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
- In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 photo, an Iranian snowboarder trains at Dizin Ski Resort some 72 kilometers (45 miles) north of the capital Tehran, Iran. Every weekend, Dizin ski resort in the Alborz mountain range, north of Tehran, draws hundreds of skiers from the capital and other towns. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
- In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 photo, an Iranian snowboarder trains at Dizin Ski Resort some 72 kilometers (45 miles) north of the capital Tehran, Iran. Every weekend, Dizin ski resort in Alborz mountain range, north of Tehran, draws hundreds of holidaymakers from the capital and other towns. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
- In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 photo, An Iranian snowboarder trains at Dizin Ski Resort some 72 kilometers (45 miles) north of the capital Tehran, Iran. Every weekend, the resort in the Alborz mountain range, north of Tehran, draws hundreds of skiers from the capital and other towns. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
- In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 photo, Iranian skiers wait in line to board chairlifts at Dizin Ski Resort some 72 kilometers (45 miles) north of the capital Tehran, Iran. Every weekend, the resort in the Alborz mountain range, north of Tehran, draws hundreds of skiers from the capital and other towns. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
- In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 photo, an Iranian skiers are reflected in the goggles of a skier at Dizin Ski Resort some 72 kilometers (45 miles) north of the capital Tehran, Iran. Every weekend, the resort in the Alborz mountain range, north of Tehran, draws hundreds of skiers from the capital and other towns. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
- In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 photo, an Iranian snowboarder trains at Dizin Ski Resort some 72 kilometers (45 miles) north of the capital Tehran, Iran. Every weekend, the resort in the Alborz mountain range, north of Tehran, draws hundreds of skiers from the capital and other towns. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
- In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 photo, an Iranian skier rests at Dizin Ski Resort some 72 kilometers (45 miles) north of the capital Tehran, Iran. Every weekend, the resort in the Alborz mountain range, north of Tehran, draws hundreds of skiers from the capital and other towns. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
- In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 photo, Iranian skiers descend from a slope at at Dizin Ski Resort some 72 kilometers (45 miles) north of the capital Tehran, Iran. Every weekend, the resort in the Alborz mountain range, north of Tehran, draws hundreds of skiers from the capital and other towns. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)