Avanhard (Vorokhta)

Avanhard (Cyrillic: Авангард) is a ski resort and a main sports base for Olympic preparation[1][2] in the town of Vorokhta, Ukraine.

[3] In 1986-91 the competition acquired a FIS status and Avanhard was visited by such athletes as Jan Boklöv, Ari-Pekka Nikkola, and Jens Weißflog.

[8] Since 2011 the resort is a center for conducting "Halych Games" that are organized by the sports association "Ukraina" and sponsored by the council of trade unions of Ukraine.

Additional lodging space is provided by a bigger and newer sports-hotel complex "Kolos-Ukraina" which located just to the south of the town.

The Vorokhta rail station is located in town southwest 1 km (0.62 mi) away from the Avanhard sports resort along the highway P24 (Vorokhta-Verkhovyna).