26 Feb. 2011 - Last weekend skiers were shot, an explosive device damaged a lift and a car bomb was defused. With the next Winter Olympics taking place in Sochi there are real concerns over security and much is being decided behind the scenes.
Last weekend's terrorist attacks have sent a shock wave through the country.
In a random attack in the North Caucasus region a mini-van was stopped and the people questioned. When they were found to be from outside the area and going skiing they were killed by automatic gunfire.
Two men and a woman died and two other people were seriously injured.
We reported on the attack last weekend and the other incidents too.
It is part of an Islamic insurgency in the area.
The suicide-bomb attack on Moscow airport last month that killed 36 people was carried out by the same rebels.
The ski resorts and tourist authorities claim the situation is under control but skiers are reported to be cancelling their ski trips following the attacks.
Pictures of the bullet-riddled car have been shown across national television and it has been widely reported in the media.
There has been a huge increase in security in the ski areas with a high-visibility strategy.
The attacks comes as the Russian government seeks to build more ski areas in an ambitious $15b development plan.
We have already reported on it here on PlanetSKI.
With massive development going on in the nearby region of Sochi, as it prepares for the 2014 Winter Olympics, the BBC has reported on the building projects and the security fears.
source: www.planetski.eu
Security stepped up in Russian ski resorts
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