winter sports Siberia

A win would offer a boost to Siberia's international profile  as a winter sports haven, says president.

To the outside world, the resort of Sheregesh is as well known for Yeti as skiing or snowboarding.

Siberian city 'beats' the world famous ski resorts of Zermatt and Verbier which postpone their bid to host the winter sports festival.

'Siberia is so far away that it feels as if it's not quite real? It's time to change the way the world thinks about our land', says Taisia Kaigorodova.

A young man and woman were killed as they snowboarded in Mezhdurechensk, Kemerovo region.

There are only two places in Russia where Whooper Swans come for winter.

Locals undress to impress at resorts across four time zones.

The successful bid was at one of Siberia's most popular winter sports resorts - Sheregesh.