Riviera Travel
âWhat he has achieved is extraordinary,â Thomas Torjensen, PGIâs head of operations, told me, âand itâs only possible because all the decisions were being made by one man.â Torjensen, formerly a general manager of Courchevel in France, continued, âHis vision is very intelligent â there are four million potential skiers nearby in Tashkent and the quality of the snow is unlike anything else. And Iâve skied everywhere.â
I am inclined to agree. I have only come across snow as good as this when skiing in Japan, or in the depths of British Columbia in Canada. I talked to Agustina Sosa, an Amirsoy ski patroller from Argentina, who has worked European ski resorts for 20 years: âThe quality of the snow is unreal. Today itâs plus 6ºC at the top but the snow is still perfect. Everyday we analyse the snowpack; the crystals are the same [as in Europe] but somehow they keep their form, itâs black magic.â