Step into Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital, which blends ancient architecture with sleek, modern lines. Skyscrapers stand beside centuries-old city walls, mixing Persian influences with European elegance. But drive a few hours north, and the urban energy fades, giving way to vast, snow-covered mountains -an unexpected winter landscape ready to be explored. Azerbaijan’s snowcapped mountain ranges rise dramatically, ready to offer an unexpected winter playground. In a transcontinental country famous for the Caspian Sea, palaces, and oil fields, you’ll find Shahdag, Tufandağ, and Agbulag -three ski res…