Isn’t it shocking that a ski resort would be booked up on New Years eve? Russian New Year is a famous weeks long holiday bender.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/15/russia-new-year-drinking-binge
Well, it’s also cheap for the cronies of Putin, too.
Putin’s returned them to their roots, a nation of drunks ruled by a small clique of thugs.