Uludağ Ski Resort Guide (resort name also written as Uludag)
Uludağ is the fabled Mount Olympus of Mysia. It is known in mythology as the place where the gods watched the Trojan war. It is a western extension of the Pontic mountain ranges. Its name means 'Big mountain' - the highest mountain in Western Anatolia, culminating at Kara Tepe (2543m). The ski centre, in the Uludağ National Park, is 36km south of Bursa (a city of 600,000 people) accessible, either along a sealed road, or else by a combined cable-car/bus route that may be preferable when the road is icy. The skiing at Uludağ is mostly intermediate on lightly forested slopes that are usually open from December until late March. Heli-skiing is also available and there are vast off-piste bowls to explore, albeit a threat to conservation within the national park. There are 27 hotels, 15 of which are privately owned, providing over 3000 beds at present. Further development is underway.
Resorts close to Uludağ (Uludag) include:
Kartepe (101 km),
Bozdag (218 km),
Kartalkaya (234 km),
Davraz (301 km),
Mt Keltepe (301 km),
Select Uludağ Location Map Detail:
(Also see our detailed Weather Map around Uludağ, which will give you visual overview of current and future snow conditions)
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Trails (Pistes): 13 |
Halfpipes: - |
| Summit: 2322 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: - Int: - Adv: - |
Terrain Parks: - |
| Vertical Drop: 555 m |
X-Country: 20 km |
| Lifts: 15 (8 chair lifts, 7 surface lifts) |
Snowmaking: Yes |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: - |
Slopeside accommodation: Y |
| Restaurants: 14 |
Acres of ski: - |
| Bars: - |
Nearest Airport: Istanbul |
| Nearest Train: Istanbul |
Tourist Info Phone:: +00902242852111,
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Visitor Reviews of Uludağ
Jay from United Kingdom writes:
Written 5/4/2012 -
Uludag is an okay resort and I'd advise you go as part of your visit to Turkey and cities like Istanbul and Bursa - a ski holiday in Uludag will prove boring and unchallenging for intermediates and pros - unless you can go backmountain and ski on powder comfortably, however, it should be ideal for families and kids who have just started.
Although Uludag is Turkey's oldest and most famous, the piste is not well designed and some lifts were exclusive to some hotels even though I had a full resort pass - 65Lira for 1.5days in March.
The links between lifts and runs were not great and one has to make routes which is good but nothing compared to Europe. On a positive the snow is great, natural and real powder, you'll love the off-piste; but be warned the mountain gradient is not high, there are no black runs, maybe a few red and the runs are generally short; at most spend 3-4 days there.
However, it's not cheap, the hotels are expensive (even the basic ones) and at the weekend they double their prices, so negotiate and ask for an 'inderim'/discount and see where you go. Ski hire was 20lira per day in March for ski/pole and boots and private lessons were 60lira for 50mins.
I hope this helps and personally I'll ski in Turkey again, but at Palandoken in Ezurum in east Turkey which is a new resort and at 3300m high, it should prove more rewarding! We'll see :-)
2012-04-05 |
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Information supplied 15 Oct 2011
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