Mzaar-Kfardebian

 

Mzaar is a ski range in Lebanon and the biggest ski resort in the Middle East. In the year 1963, the Faraya-Mzaar Tourism and Winter Sports Company was dispatched with Sheik Salim El-Khazen as the main shareholder and financed by financier Joseph Abdo Khoury who later turned into the organization Chairman and General Manager. The organization obtained the admission to manufacture and work ski lifts on terrains having a place with the Kesrouan region districts. In 1965, the Mzaar-Kfardebian Hotel opened its entryways, and the organization introduced the first Chairlift on the Jabal Dib Hills. The intersection in the middle of "Asylum" and "Jabal Dib" was attained in 1968 through the establishment of the resort's third lift which was named "Jonction". In the 1980s, amid the common war, the Faraya-Mzaar Company was assumed control by the Saudi Group al Mabani headed by Fouad Rizk and Nehme Tohme.

 

In 1993, after the Lebanese common war finished, the new gathering began the extension of the resort when a three-seat chairlift was introduced arriving at the Mzaar crest, the most astounding top of the territory, and more chairlifts were to follow.ski season typically extends from right on time December to ahead of schedule April. Today, the foundation of the Mzaar achieves a worldwide level: the ski resort is constituted of 42 slopes that stretch out on 50 mi. Skiers, snowboarders, and climbers come amid their occasions from all around the globe.