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The Mount Hermon ski resort (Hebrew: אתר החרמון) is situated on the south-eastern slopes of Mount Hermon, a few kilometers off the Purple line, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Israel. The site is surrounded by the Hermon nature reserve .
Mount Hermon hosts the only ski resort in territory held by Israel, including a wide range of ski trails at novice, intermediate, and expert levels. It also offers additional winter family activities such as sledding and Nordic skiing .
Mount Hermon’s summit is a tremendous asset under Israel’s control. At 9,232 feet (2,814 meters), it is higher than any point in Syria or Israel, and second to only one peak in Lebanon.
At a height of about 6,600 feet (2,000 m), Mount Hermon has a commanding view of the Galilee. After Israel's capture of it in the Six-Day War, it was used as a radar outpost, housing some of the IDF's most sensitive and secret electronic equipment. Israel also constructed an approach road and a ski lift.
Israel ordered troops to prepare to spend winter on Mount Hermon in the Syria buffer zone after the Assad regime's collapse. And a post office in Nuseirat refugee camp was hit by the IDF, killing ...
Katz said Israel would not allow what he described as hostile forces to establish themselves in southern Syria. Mount Hermon, a huge cluster of snowcapped mountain peaks towering above the Syria ...
Ski resort machines. Neve Ativ (Hebrew: נְוֵה אַטִי"ב), is an Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights, organized as a small Alpine-styled moshav. Located on the slopes of Mount Hermon, 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) west of Majdal Shams. [2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 140. [1]
The Mount Hermon ski resort is popular during the winter months. [58] This is the first Israeli ski resort in the Golan. [56] The area produces wine and the Golan Heights Winery is a large producer. The winery has a visitor's center and tours. [58] Archaeology in Katzrin, Gamla, Nimrod Fortress, Rujm el-Hiri, Umm el Kanatir