Ski Turkey

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 5 days weather forecast.
Freezing level (m)
Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

(3060m — 5163m)

snow report today

7 cm
yesterday
20.0
14.0
34.0
light snow snow showers light snow light snow light snow
Mid station 4112 m
2250m 1800m 1900m 2300m 1750m

(177m — 1676m)

snow report 10 days ago

1.0 cm
10 days ago
3.0
2.0
part cloud cloud light snow rain showers cloud
Mid station 926 m
1300m 1450m 900m 850m 1150m

(1993m — 2524m)

snow report today

2.0 cm
yesterday
7.0
20.0
6.0
light snow snow showers light snow mod snow snow showers
Mid station 2258 m
1850m 1150m 1050m 1300m 350m

(1400m — 1699m)

snow report 2 days ago

2.0 cm
3 days ago
3.0
20.0
light rain light rain mod rain mod snow light snow
Mid station 1550 m
2200m 2050m 1900m 1650m 1450m

(1527m — 2156m)

snow report 4 days ago

1.0 cm
4 days ago
17.0
cloud snow showers clear cloud mod snow
Mid station 1842 m
2150m 1700m 1400m 1600m 1150m

(1735m — 2150m)

snow report 5 days ago

11 cm
6 days ago
3.0
5.0
2.0
part cloud light snow part cloud cloud light snow
Mid station 1942 m
2050m 2000m 1550m 1250m 1700m

(1809m — 2418m)

snow report 4 days ago

1.0 cm
5 days ago
2.0
12.0
1.0
part cloud light snow clear cloud light snow
Mid station 2114 m
2150m 2100m 1400m 1350m 1350m

(1825m — 1980m)

snow report 5 days ago

6 cm
6 days ago
9.0
4.0
clear cloud light snow cloud part cloud
Mid station 1902 m
1850m 1850m 1100m 750m 1350m

(2001m — 3001m)

snow report today

2.0 cm
yesterday
18.0
12.0
3.0
snow showers cloud mod snow light snow light snow
Mid station 2501 m
1900m 1900m 1800m 1250m 1100m

(1740m — 2970m)

snow report today

5 cm
yesterday
7.0
11.0
8.0
light snow light snow light snow light snow light snow
Mid station 2355 m
1900m 1450m 1750m 1750m 1650m

(1899m — 2499m)

snow report today

2.0 cm
yesterday
9.0
42.0
4.0
snow showers light snow light snow light snow light snow
Mid station 2199 m
2000m 2100m 1750m 1400m 1600m

(1859m — 2225m)

snow report 4 days ago

2.0 cm
4 days ago
12.0
4.0
clear light snow snow showers light snow cloud
Mid station 2042 m
1500m 1400m 800m 600m 1200m

(1300m — 1699m)

snow report 4 days ago

3.0 cm
4 days ago
7.0
7.0
part cloud light snow part cloud light snow cloud
Mid station 1500 m
1700m 950m 950m 1050m 1200m

(1600m — 2034m)

snow report 3 days ago

1.0 cm
3 days ago
11.0
3.0
2.0
part cloud light snow light snow light snow part cloud
Mid station 1817 m
1450m 1600m 900m 500m 1050m

(2100m — 3100m)

snow report today

9 cm
yesterday
12.0
22.0
13.0
light snow light snow light snow mod snow light snow
Mid station 2600 m
2200m 1300m 1500m 1650m 1200m

(1050m — 3340m)

snow report today

1.0 cm
yesterday
12.0
11.0
12.0
light snow light snow light snow light snow snow showers
Mid station 2195 m
1450m 1050m 1350m 1150m 950m

(1999m — 2399m)

snow report yesterday

1.0 cm
yesterday
4.0
39.0
3.0
part cloud light snow clear cloud mod snow
Mid station 2199 m
2200m 2150m 1850m 1600m 1400m

(2098m — 2632m)

snow report today

7 cm
yesterday
9.0
11.0
7.0
light snow light snow light snow light snow light snow
Mid station 2365 m
2100m 1450m 1350m 1900m 1250m

(1399m — 2799m)

snow report today

1.0 cm
yesterday
9.0
13.0
8.0
light snow light snow light snow mod snow snow showers
Mid station 2099 m
1350m 1150m 1400m 1150m 1000m

(1199m — 2699m)

snow report today

1.0 cm
yesterday
11.0
9.0
10.0
light snow light snow light snow light snow light snow
Mid station 1949 m
1250m 1000m 1350m 1050m 900m

(1767m — 2322m)

snow report 4 days ago

5 cm
4 days ago
9.0
6.0
8.0
cloud mod snow part cloud light snow light snow
Mid station 2044 m
1850m 1000m 900m 1200m 1150m

(1130m — 2300m)

snow report yesterday

3.0 cm
yesterday
3.0
26.0
6.0
rain showers light rain light snow light rain light snow
Mid station 1715 m
2100m 2150m 1800m 1800m 1700m

(1740m — 2335m)

snow report 2 days ago

3.0 cm
3 days ago
10.0
11.0
3.0
light snow cloud light snow snow showers light snow
Mid station 2038 m
1500m 1200m 1400m 850m 800m

(2051m — 2251m)

snow report today

1.0 cm
yesterday
9.0
8.0
7.0
light snow light snow light snow light snow light snow
Mid station 2151 m
1350m 1200m 1500m 1000m 950m