Update from last year. The running of the resort has been taken over by a company called Raika. This means better service and communications. The direct road from Tehran via Shemshak is now almost always plowed and open (Why they do not do the same with the upper parking is beyond me). Taxi this way is around $15. You end up at the upper parking, where there is a rental shop also. To get to the hotel, you have to ski down, or take the gondola. More lifts are open now than last year. There is more thinking now; after a snowfall last week, they only pisted the lower part and the competition slope, leaving the whole top free for off-piste. The nice restaurant on top of the Chaman lift is now open for lunch. The resort opens and closes at the correct times (normally 0830-1530). As it is easier to reach the resort now from Tehran, it has become busier. The skiing in Dizin is very good, with a lot of fairly safe off-piste, and normally lots of snow and a long season. The hotels have a good standard. Off course, still no after-ski.