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Turkey has the potential to be one of the world’s leading ski nations and its rulers know that, like Russia, China and Iran they are developing new ski areas in the more remote and politically sensitive areas – in Turkey’s case the East of the country in particular – with the aim of driving economic growth and employment in the region.

Because although it is best known to British tourists for its sunshine and beaches, Turkey is in fact a largely mountainous country, with some very high peaks in the East. So the country's 20 or so ski areas offer a very diverse mixture – some are close to the sea so you can combine a beach and snow holiday, some are in areas famous from antiquity with 6000 year old archaeological remains to explore in your après ski hours; others are highly fashionable.

Turkey’s original resort, Uludağ, remains its most fashionable and there are plans to upgrade its fragmented lift system.

Featured in British tour operator brochures in the 1980s and ‘90s, it is only 140km from capital Istanbul it is filled by snow fans from the Turkish capital each weekend in the winter.

However the big success story in Turkish skiing of the past decade has been Mt Palandöken to the East above the ancient city of Erzurum. This installed modern chairlifts and a gondola around 2000 and looked set to make it big in the Western European market thanks to low prices and a big vertical with runs up to 17km long. But then Gulf War 2 began and the Western Corporations pulled out. However Mt Palandöken is now enjoying something of a peace dividend and hosted the University Winter Games – a prestigious global winter sports contest, in 2011.
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Turkey: latest snow conditions round-up

Summary of forecast snowfall and ski conditions for resorts in Turkey. Fresh snow is forecast at 17 resorts. Powder is reported at 0 resorts and 0 are reporting good piste conditions.

Recent Eyeball Snow Reports for Turkey

All resorts

Ski resorts of Turkey, alphabetically

Resort
snow depth
top and bottom

on-piste

off-piste

Last Snow

Next 9 Days
0–3 | 3–6 | 6–9
snow (cm)
Next 7 days weather forecast.
Freezing level (m)
Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed

(3060m — 5163m)

snow report 14 days ago

2.0 cm
15 days ago
2.0
2.0
part cloud part cloud light snow light snow clear clear clear
Mid station 4112 m
3100m 3150m 2700m 2700m 2500m 2700m 3250m

(177m — 1676m)

2.0 cm
on 14 Apr
cloud light rain light rain clear clear clear clear
Mid station 926 m
2050m 1500m 1550m 2300m 2700m 3250m 3200m

(1993m — 2524m)

snow report 15 days ago

2.0 cm
15 days ago
cloud part cloud cloud cloud part cloud part cloud clear
Mid station 2258 m
2650m 2600m 2450m 2450m 2450m 2550m 3200m

(1400m — 1699m)

3.0 cm
on 14 Apr
part cloud light rain light rain mod rain clear clear clear
Mid station 1550 m
3000m 2600m 2300m 2150m 2100m 2850m 3550m

(1527m — 2156m)

3.0 cm
on 12 Apr
clear clear clear part cloud part cloud clear clear
Mid station 1842 m
2700m 2900m 2500m 3150m 3250m 3300m 3500m

(1735m — 2150m)

3.0 cm
on 12 Apr
rain showers clear clear clear clear clear part cloud
Mid station 1942 m
2650m 2250m 1800m 2850m 3100m 3350m 3600m

(1809m — 2418m)

5 cm
37 days ago
clear clear clear part cloud clear clear part cloud
Mid station 2114 m
2700m 2750m 2050m 3100m 3150m 3350m 3550m

(1825m — 1980m)

snow report 32 days ago

1.0 cm
33 days ago
1.0
part cloud light snow part cloud clear clear clear part cloud
Mid station 1902 m
2350m 1850m 1650m 2450m 2900m 3250m 3350m

(2001m — 3001m)

snow report 32 days ago

5 cm
32 days ago
22.0
2.0
light snow light snow light snow cloud clear part cloud part cloud
Mid station 2501 m
2600m 2100m 1750m 1700m 2300m 3350m 3500m

(1740m — 2970m)

snow report 31 days ago

11 cm
32 days ago
19.0
8.0
light snow light snow light snow part cloud clear part cloud clear
Mid station 2355 m
2450m 2300m 2350m 2200m 2050m 2900m 3450m

(1899m — 2499m)

3.0 cm
on 14 Apr
4.0
light rain snow showers light snow clear clear part cloud part cloud
Mid station 2199 m
2650m 2050m 1800m 1800m 2800m 3400m 3600m

(1859m — 2225m)

snow report 15 days ago

4 cm
16 days ago
rain showers snow showers clear clear part cloud part cloud part cloud
Mid station 2042 m
2050m 1600m 1400m 2650m 2850m 3150m 3250m

(1300m — 1699m)

snow report 32 days ago

2.0 cm
33 days ago
rain showers snow showers clear part cloud part cloud clear part cloud
Mid station 1500 m
2000m 1650m 1600m 2950m 2950m 3150m 3300m

(1600m — 2034m)

snow report 32 days ago

1.0 cm
33 days ago
1.0
rain showers light snow clear clear clear clear part cloud
Mid station 1817 m
2000m 1650m 1600m 2350m 2600m 3150m 3200m

(2100m — 3100m)

snow report 15 days ago

1.0 cm
15 days ago
8.0
2.0
cloud light snow light snow light snow part cloud clear clear
Mid station 2600 m
2700m 2400m 2350m 2450m 2000m 2250m 3400m

(1050m — 3340m)

snow report 15 days ago

5 cm
15 days ago
5.0
light rain light snow light rain part cloud clear cloud clear
Mid station 2195 m
2500m 2400m 2450m 2550m 2350m 2700m 3300m

(1999m — 2399m)

2.0 cm
on 1 May
part cloud clear clear clear clear clear part cloud
Mid station 2199 m
2700m 2700m 2100m 2950m 3150m 3450m 3600m

(2098m — 2632m)

snow report 14 days ago

1.0 cm
15 days ago
1.0
light rain cloud cloud light rain clear part cloud clear
Mid station 2365 m
2750m 2700m 2400m 2500m 2400m 2550m 3300m

(1399m — 2799m)

snow report 14 days ago

8 cm
15 days ago
light rain cloud cloud part cloud part cloud part cloud clear
Mid station 2099 m
2650m 2400m 2500m 2600m 2550m 2750m 3250m

(1199m — 2699m)

snow report 15 days ago

6 cm
15 days ago
light rain light rain light rain part cloud clear cloud clear
Mid station 1949 m
2600m 2400m 2550m 2550m 2500m 2850m 3300m

(1767m — 2322m)

snow report 15 days ago

1.0 cm
16 days ago
cloud clear clear part cloud part cloud part cloud part cloud
Mid station 2044 m
2250m 2050m 1850m 3000m 3050m 3100m 3250m

(1130m — 2300m)

8 cm
on 11 Apr
4.0
light rain light rain rain showers rain showers clear clear clear
Mid station 1715 m
2700m 2350m 1900m 1950m 2450m 3300m 3550m

(1740m — 2335m)

snow report 32 days ago

7 cm
32 days ago
31.0
light rain light snow light snow cloud clear part cloud part cloud
Mid station 2038 m
2450m 1550m 1400m 2000m 1500m 3200m 3300m

(2051m — 2251m)

snow report 15 days ago

4 cm
15 days ago
4.0
light rain light snow light rain rain showers clear part cloud clear
Mid station 2151 m
2400m 2300m 2300m 2450m 2450m 2900m 3300m