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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 10 days ago

2.0 cm
11 days ago
4.0
clear clear clear part cloud snow showers snow showers clear
Mid station 4112 m
2750m 2800m 3000m 3100m 2250m 2050m 1950m

(177m — 1676m)

2.0 cm
on 14 Apr
clear cloud part cloud part cloud rain showers part cloud cloud
Mid station 926 m
3000m 2900m 3000m 2050m 1950m 1850m 1900m

(1993m — 2524m)

snow report 29 days ago

2.0 cm
29 days ago
8.0
clear clear clear light rain light snow light snow cloud
Mid station 2258 m
2700m 2750m 2950m 2600m 2000m 1700m 1400m

(1400m — 1699m)

3.0 cm
on 14 Apr
clear part cloud part cloud light rain light rain rain showers part cloud
Mid station 1550 m
2900m 3050m 2950m 2700m 2300m 2100m 2000m

(1527m — 2156m)

3.0 cm
on 12 Apr
6.0
1.0
part cloud part cloud mod snow snow showers part cloud cloud clear
Mid station 1842 m
2750m 2550m 2100m 2000m 2000m 2600m 2700m

(1735m — 2150m)

3.0 cm
on 12 Apr
2.0
part cloud clear heavy rain rain showers clear part cloud clear
Mid station 1942 m
2800m 3050m 2400m 1950m 2100m 2500m 2600m

(1809m — 2418m)

5 cm
51 days ago
2.0
clear clear snow showers snow showers clear cloud clear
Mid station 2114 m
2900m 2750m 2150m 2000m 2150m 2650m 2700m

(1825m — 1980m)

1.0 cm
47 days ago
1.0
part cloud clear cloud light rain part cloud clear clear
Mid station 1902 m
2700m 2800m 2500m 2100m 1950m 1800m 2100m

(2001m — 3001m)

snow report 12 days ago

3.0 cm
12 days ago
5.0
part cloud cloud part cloud clear snow showers clear part cloud
Mid station 2501 m
3050m 3150m 3100m 2200m 2050m 1850m 2100m

(1740m — 2970m)

snow report 11 days ago

7 cm
12 days ago
12.0
clear part cloud clear light snow cloud clear cloud
Mid station 2355 m
3050m 3050m 2900m 2150m 1750m 1500m 1500m

(1899m — 2499m)

snow report 2 days ago

9 cm
2 days ago
2.0
part cloud cloud cloud light snow clear clear clear
Mid station 2199 m
3050m 3200m 2750m 2250m 2200m 2200m 2500m

(1859m — 2225m)

snow report 29 days ago

4 cm
30 days ago
2.0
1.0
clear clear light rain part cloud light snow clear clear
Mid station 2042 m
2850m 2750m 2250m 2000m 1650m 1550m 2050m

(1300m — 1699m)

2.0 cm
47 days ago
2.0
clear part cloud mod rain rain showers snow showers part cloud clear
Mid station 1500 m
2800m 2650m 2150m 1850m 1600m 1750m 2300m

(1600m — 2034m)

1.0 cm
47 days ago
part cloud clear cloud cloud snow showers part cloud clear
Mid station 1817 m
2800m 2750m 2550m 2050m 1850m 1700m 1900m

(2100m — 3100m)

snow report 11 days ago

1.0 cm
11 days ago
4.0
clear part cloud clear light snow cloud part cloud cloud
Mid station 2600 m
2750m 2950m 2850m 2450m 1950m 1600m 1450m

(1050m — 3340m)

snow report 11 days ago

1.0 cm
12 days ago
14.0
1.0
clear part cloud clear light rain light snow light snow cloud
Mid station 2195 m
2800m 3100m 3000m 2450m 1950m 1850m 1550m

(1999m — 2399m)

2.0 cm
on 1 May
clear clear rain showers snow showers clear part cloud clear
Mid station 2199 m
3000m 3000m 2500m 2150m 2200m 2700m 2700m

(2098m — 2632m)

snow report 28 days ago

1.0 cm
29 days ago
8.0
clear clear clear part cloud light snow cloud part cloud
Mid station 2365 m
2750m 2750m 2850m 2600m 2000m 1500m 1300m

(1399m — 2799m)

snow report 28 days ago

8 cm
29 days ago
31.0
2.0
clear clear clear light rain mod snow light snow cloud
Mid station 2099 m
2800m 3050m 3050m 2550m 1950m 1650m 1500m

(1199m — 2699m)

snow report 29 days ago

6 cm
29 days ago
10.0
1.0
clear part cloud clear light rain light snow light snow cloud
Mid station 1949 m
2900m 3150m 3100m 2550m 1950m 1800m 1700m

(1767m — 2322m)

snow report 3 days ago

1.0 cm
4 days ago
3.0
4.0
clear part cloud light snow light snow part cloud cloud clear
Mid station 2044 m
2700m 2550m 2050m 1850m 1650m 2000m 2450m

(1130m — 2300m)

snow report 12 days ago

7 cm
12 days ago
clear cloud clear mod rain clear clear part cloud
Mid station 1715 m
3250m 3100m 2950m 2200m 2150m 2250m 2400m

(1740m — 2335m)

snow report 12 days ago

4 cm
12 days ago
4.0
clear cloud part cloud cloud light snow cloud part cloud
Mid station 2038 m
3150m 2900m 3050m 2100m 1950m 1850m 1900m

(2051m — 2251m)

snow report 11 days ago

6 cm
12 days ago
4.0
clear part cloud clear light snow light snow light snow cloud
Mid station 2151 m
3050m 3100m 3050m 2350m 2000m 1800m 1750m