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By Nigar Orujova

Shahdag ski resort has once again witnessed the flying carpets on its slops.

Riding homemade flying carpet is a unique creative and exciting winter show. The unforgettable entertainment with a lot of drive and extreme, called Red Bull Shakh Carpet, was held for the second time in the most famous ski resort of the country.

As always, many guests attended summer and winter tourist complex to take part in one of the most joyful competition of the winter.

The competition presupposed that the costumed participants, equipped with any attachments for descending the mountain would move down a slope with a length of 80 meter up a small trampoline of 80 cm height ending in a swimming pool with cold water!

The most interesting part of the contest was the improvised carpets.

People who wanted to attend the contest had to focus on the concept of their team: To build a device to slip by a carpet. Twenty of the most talented teams will be selected to participate in the contest.

The funniest carpet jumpers were picked up by a jury based on three criteria: the best jump, the creativity of the costumes and performances and the audience sympathy.

All the safety precautions were taken into account during the event.

Shahdag complex located 30 km north of the town of Gusar, 2,500 meters above sea level, is outstanding because of its rich nature, crystal-clear air, and favorable climate with a temperatures ranging between minus 20-22 degrees in winter and 20 degrees in summer. All these provide the modern tourism complex with high standards.

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Nigar Orujova is AzerNews’s staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @o_nigar

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