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IRAN. Skiing. 

Newsha Tavakolian 

On assignment for The New York Times Magazine, Newsha Tavakolian traveled from her home in Tehran to winter resorts in the Alborz Mountains. Though monitoring by a security guard while she photographed, Tavakolian noticed tremendous differences between the ski slopes today and those she remembered from her last visit, 15 years ago; loud house music playing, young boys and girls hanging out together, people wearing hip ski clothes and a general feeling of joy. Of this recent trip, she noted “It was a very relaxed atmosphere, maybe the most relaxed atmosphere I have ever experienced in Iran.”

Hundreds of people make the one-hour drive the mountains from the capital each day during the long winter season to developed ski areas that opened far before the 1979 revolution. During the past 5 years several of the resorts have upgraded their equipment, importing gondola lifts from Austria and Switzerland. But skiing isn’t for everyone: Those who don't know how to ski or can't afford the $27 dollars admission ride tubes or participate in snowman building competitions. 

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Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. A construction worker sweeps snow from... 

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IRAN. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

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IRAN. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

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IRAN. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

IRAN. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Young Iranians sitting out in the sun... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

IRAN. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

IRAN. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Young Iranians sitting out in the sun... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Young Iranians sitting out in the sun... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Young Iranians sitting out in the sun... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Young Iranians sitting out in the sun... 

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Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Young Iranians sitting out in the sun... 

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Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Iranians skiing at one of the country's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Iranians skiing at one of the country's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Iranians skiing at one of the country's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Iranians skiing at one of the country's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Iranians skiing at one of the country's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Young Iranians sitting out in the sun... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Iranians skiing at one of the country's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Iranians skiing at one of the country's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Iranians skiing at one of the country's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Iranians skiing at one of the country's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Iranians skiing at one of the country's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Iranians skiing at one of the country's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Iranians skiing at one of the country's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Iranians skiing at one of the country's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Iranians skiing at one of the country's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Iranians skiing at one of the country's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Iranians skiing at one of the country's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Iranians skiing at one of the country's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. Iranians skiing at one of the country's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

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Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

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Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

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Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

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Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

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Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

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Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

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Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

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Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

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Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

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Iran. Lavasan Road. 2016. There are many street vendors along... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Darbandsar. 2016. A group of young Iranian extreme skiers... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Lavasan Road. 2016. There are many street vendors along... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Lavasan Road. 2016. There are many street vendors along... 

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Iran. Lavasan Road. 2016. There are many street vendors along... 

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Iran. Shemshak. 2016. Street scenes at the crowded Shemshak resort.... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Shemshak. 2016. Street scenes at the crowded Shemshak resort.... 

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Iran. Shemshak. 2016. Street scenes at the crowded Shemshak resort.... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Shemshak. 2016. Street scenes at the crowded Shemshak resort.... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Shemshak. 2016. Street scenes at the crowded Shemshak resort.... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Shemshak. 2016. Street scenes at the crowded Shemshak resort.... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

Iran. Shemshak. 2016. Street scenes at the crowded Shemshak resort.... 

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IRAN. Shemshak. 2016. Iranian families and youths play around... 

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IRAN. Shemshak. 2016. Iranian families and youths play around... 
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