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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)
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

(3060m — 5163m)

snow report 10 days ago

1.0 cm
2 days ago
1.0
5.0
part cloud clear light snow light snow clear cloud clear
Mid station 4112 m
1250m 1400m 1400m 850m 0m 0m 550m

(177m — 1676m)

snow report yesterday

2.0 cm
2 days ago
21.0
rain showers light snow light snow part cloud clear clear clear
Mid station 926 m
1500m 600m 0m 0m 0m 0m 0m

(1993m — 2524m)

snow report yesterday

3.0 cm
yesterday
8.0
2.0
1.0
cloud cloud light snow snow showers clear cloud part cloud
Mid station 2258 m
0m 450m 600m 0m 0m 0m 0m

(1400m — 1699m)

snow report yesterday

2.0 cm
yesterday
14.0
15.0
light snow part cloud light snow light snow clear part cloud part cloud
Mid station 1550 m
650m 1150m 1300m 850m 0m 0m 0m

(1527m — 2156m)

snow report today

19 cm
yesterday
38.0
light snow snow showers clear clear clear clear part cloud
Mid station 1842 m
1450m 500m 0m 850m 2500m 2400m 2150m

(1735m — 2150m)

snow report 2 days ago

6 cm
2 days ago
23.0
heavy snow light snow snow showers clear part cloud clear part cloud
Mid station 1942 m
1500m 1100m 400m 250m 1800m 2350m 2100m

(1809m — 2418m)

snow report today

1.0 cm
yesterday
31.0
mod snow light snow part cloud clear clear clear cloud
Mid station 2114 m
1400m 800m 250m 450m 2400m 2450m 2100m

(1825m — 1980m)

snow report 2 days ago

8 cm
3 days ago
19.0
mod snow light snow part cloud part cloud clear clear clear
Mid station 1902 m
1350m 800m 0m 0m 0m 900m 1350m

(2001m — 3001m)

snow report 2 days ago

5 cm
2 days ago
25.0
light snow light snow light snow part cloud clear part cloud clear
Mid station 2501 m
1850m 1500m 0m 0m 250m 1200m 1250m

(1740m — 2970m)

snow report yesterday

19 cm
2 days ago
64.0
snow showers mod snow mod snow clear clear part cloud clear
Mid station 2355 m
650m 1250m 350m 0m 0m 0m 300m

(1899m — 2499m)

snow report 2 days ago

2.0 cm
yesterday
36.0
light snow mod snow snow showers clear clear clear cloud
Mid station 2199 m
1800m 1450m 250m 0m 750m 1750m 1500m

(1859m — 2225m)

snow report today

1.0 cm
yesterday
24.0
1.0
light snow light snow snow showers light snow clear part cloud clear
Mid station 2042 m
1250m 250m 0m 0m 350m 1400m 1750m

(1300m — 1699m)

snow report today

6 cm
yesterday
46.0
light snow light snow snow showers part cloud clear part cloud clear
Mid station 1500 m
600m 400m 0m 0m 900m 2150m 2150m

(1600m — 2034m)

snow report today

1.0 cm
yesterday
18.0
mod snow light snow snow showers snow showers clear clear clear
Mid station 1817 m
1350m 350m 0m 0m 0m 800m 1300m

(2100m — 3100m)

snow report yesterday

1.0 cm
yesterday
9.0
2.0
light snow light snow light snow light snow clear cloud clear
Mid station 2600 m
0m 900m 1000m 0m 0m 0m 0m

(1050m — 3340m)

snow report yesterday

1.0 cm
yesterday
26.0
5.0
1.0
cloud light snow mod snow light snow clear part cloud part cloud
Mid station 2195 m
1000m 1400m 300m 0m 0m 0m 500m

(1999m — 2399m)

snow report 2 days ago

10 cm
3 days ago
11.0
snow showers snow showers clear clear clear clear cloud
Mid station 2199 m
1700m 1300m 550m 1000m 2400m 2400m 2200m

(2098m — 2632m)

snow report yesterday

1.0 cm
yesterday
8.0
1.0
part cloud light snow light snow light snow part cloud cloud clear
Mid station 2365 m
250m 850m 900m 0m 0m 0m 0m

(1399m — 2799m)

snow report yesterday

3.0 cm
yesterday
21.0
9.0
2.0
light snow light snow mod snow light snow clear part cloud light snow
Mid station 2099 m
1100m 1200m 300m 0m 0m 0m 550m

(1199m — 2699m)

snow report yesterday

2.0 cm
yesterday
36.0
17.0
1.0
cloud light snow heavy snow light snow clear part cloud part cloud
Mid station 1949 m
1800m 1250m 450m 0m 0m 500m 750m

(1767m — 2322m)

snow report today

14 cm
yesterday
44.0
light snow light snow cloud part cloud clear cloud cloud
Mid station 2044 m
1000m 400m 0m 0m 1750m 2250m 2200m

(1130m — 2300m)

snow report today

2.0 cm
yesterday
49.0
light snow mod snow light snow clear clear clear part cloud
Mid station 1715 m
1100m 1250m 300m 0m 0m 1450m 1700m

(1740m — 2335m)

snow report yesterday

2.0 cm
2 days ago
39.0
part cloud mod snow light snow part cloud clear clear clear
Mid station 2038 m
300m 800m 0m 0m 0m 0m 0m

(2051m — 2251m)

snow report yesterday

15 cm
2 days ago
41.0
4.0
cloud light snow light snow light snow clear part cloud cloud
Mid station 2151 m
700m 1150m 200m 0m 0m 0m 0m