Mount Parnassos Ski Resort Guide
Mount Parnassos Ski Resort Guide
Mount Parnassos is the closest ski resort to Athens requiring only a 2 hour drive to reach the resort from the capital. The infrastructure is above average compared with ski resorts in Greece but Mount Parnassos is significantly inferior compared with other European resorts. Skiing has become extremely fashionable in Greece during the past few years. The short ski period (normally from January to mid April) and its proximity to Athens (a city of 5 million) result in attracting large crowds during weekends and bank holidays. Mount Parnassos is overstretched during those days and even the incredibly expensive (bearing in mind the limited number of slopes and the overall quality of the resort) day-pass of 25 Euros is not enough to turn the crowds away. Overall though, Mount Parnassos is a nice surprise for anyone who thinks that holidays in Greece means sun, sea and extreme heat.
Resorts close to Mount Parnassos include:
Kelaria-Fterolaka (4 km),
Fterolaka (8 km),
Helmos (73 km),
Καρπενήσι (80 km),
Pilion (99 km),
Select Mount Parnassos Location Map Detail:
(Also see our detailed Weather Map around Mount Parnassos, which will give you visual overview of current and future snow conditions)
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Trails (Pistes): 16 |
Halfpipes: - |
| Summit: 2260 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 40% Int: 40% Adv: 20% |
Terrain Parks: 1 |
| Vertical Drop: 620 m |
X-Country: - |
| Lifts: 14 (5 chair lifts, 8 surface lifts) |
Snowmaking: - |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 1 |
Slopeside accommodation: N |
| Restaurants: 3 |
Acres of ski: - |
| Bars: - |
Nearest Airport: Athens |
| Nearest Train: Amfiklia |
Tourist Info Phone:: +3023422693,
Mount Parnassos Tourist Office Website |
Visitor Reviews of Mount Parnassos
petros from Greece writes:
It seems like the owners of the ski resort do not care about the satisfaction of the skiers, but only about their money.
No comparison with ski resorts in other countries, where, although prices may be high, but the benefits are remarkable, but even with other ski centers in Greece.
There are slow lifts, lack of artificial snow, high prices in the chale of Parnassos ski resort.
The last weekend I have been there, where I met this situation:
most of the tables and the seats were gone, and if someone wanted to sit on a chair (not on the snow) had to pay 5 euro (!) for chair rental.
Not to mention the unpaid employees ...
I hope the time will come to understand that not everyone is stupid.
2012-03-23 |
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