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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)
Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

(3060m — 5163m)

snow report 9 days ago

1.0 cm
yesterday
1.0
9.0
1.0
snow showers part cloud clear light snow light snow clear part cloud
Mid station 4112 m
1150m 1150m 1450m 1400m 800m 0m 0m

(177m — 1676m)

snow report today

2.0 cm
yesterday
12.0
14.0
cloud light rain light snow light snow clear part cloud cloud
Mid station 926 m
450m 1650m 500m 0m 0m 0m 0m

(1993m — 2524m)

snow report today

8 cm
yesterday
7.0
10.0
3.0
light snow part cloud light snow light snow light snow part cloud part cloud
Mid station 2258 m
0m 0m 350m 500m 0m 0m 0m

(1400m — 1699m)

snow report today

22 cm
yesterday
15.0
21.0
snow showers light snow snow showers light snow mod snow clear part cloud
Mid station 1550 m
650m 650m 1100m 1200m 750m 0m 0m

(1527m — 2156m)

snow report yesterday

3.0 cm
yesterday
34.0
light snow mod snow snow showers clear clear clear clear
Mid station 1842 m
2000m 1450m 450m 0m 600m 2400m 2350m

(1735m — 2150m)

snow report yesterday

6 cm
yesterday
16.0
1.0
cloud heavy snow light snow snow showers clear clear part cloud
Mid station 1942 m
1250m 1450m 1100m 400m 250m 1900m 2300m

(1809m — 2418m)

snow report yesterday

1.0 cm
yesterday
36.0
snow showers heavy snow light snow part cloud clear clear part cloud
Mid station 2114 m
2050m 1350m 700m 0m 0m 2400m 2400m

(1825m — 1980m)

snow report yesterday

8 cm
2 days ago
19.0
light snow mod snow light snow part cloud part cloud clear part cloud
Mid station 1902 m
650m 1350m 750m 0m 0m 0m 1000m

(2001m — 3001m)

snow report yesterday

5 cm
yesterday
25.0
11.0
cloud light snow light snow light snow cloud clear part cloud
Mid station 2501 m
300m 1550m 1500m 0m 0m 0m 1050m

(1740m — 2970m)

snow report today

19 cm
yesterday
38.0
28.0
part cloud snow showers heavy snow light snow part cloud clear part cloud
Mid station 2355 m
200m 600m 1350m 450m 0m 0m 0m

(1899m — 2499m)

snow report yesterday

3.0 cm
yesterday
26.0
6.0
part cloud light snow mod snow snow showers clear clear part cloud
Mid station 2199 m
1000m 1750m 1450m 300m 200m 900m 1700m

(1859m — 2225m)

snow report yesterday

4 cm
yesterday
22.0
5.0
light snow light snow light snow snow showers light snow clear clear
Mid station 2042 m
800m 1100m 200m 0m 0m 350m 1300m

(1300m — 1699m)

snow report yesterday

4 cm
yesterday
46.0
7.0
part cloud heavy snow mod snow snow showers cloud clear clear
Mid station 1500 m
1850m 450m 350m 0m 0m 950m 2100m

(1600m — 2034m)

snow report yesterday

3.0 cm
yesterday
16.0
5.0
light snow light snow light snow snow showers light snow part cloud part cloud
Mid station 1817 m
250m 1300m 250m 0m 0m 0m 700m

(2100m — 3100m)

snow report today

12 cm
yesterday
7.0
14.0
clear light snow light snow light snow light snow clear cloud
Mid station 2600 m
200m 0m 1050m 1000m 0m 0m 0m

(1050m — 3340m)

snow report today

16 cm
yesterday
10.0
27.0
5.0
clear cloud light snow mod snow light snow clear part cloud
Mid station 2195 m
750m 1050m 1450m 350m 0m 0m 0m

(1999m — 2399m)

snow report yesterday

10 cm
2 days ago
9.0
part cloud light snow snow showers clear clear clear part cloud
Mid station 2199 m
1900m 1700m 1250m 500m 800m 2300m 2400m

(2098m — 2632m)

snow report today

5 cm
yesterday
4.0
6.0
1.0
snow showers part cloud light snow light snow cloud clear clear
Mid station 2365 m
0m 0m 750m 950m 0m 0m 0m

(1399m — 2799m)

snow report today

19 cm
yesterday
9.0
28.0
9.0
snow showers light snow light snow mod snow light snow clear cloud
Mid station 2099 m
850m 1150m 1300m 300m 0m 0m 0m

(1199m — 2699m)

snow report today

22 cm
yesterday
8.0
52.0
6.0
clear cloud light snow heavy snow light snow clear cloud
Mid station 1949 m
800m 1950m 1350m 400m 0m 0m 550m

(1767m — 2322m)

snow report yesterday

2.0 cm
yesterday
48.0
6.0
cloud mod snow light snow light snow clear clear clear
Mid station 2044 m
1800m 800m 350m 0m 0m 1650m 2150m

(1130m — 2300m)

snow report today

9 cm
yesterday
46.0
16.0
clear light snow mod snow light snow clear clear part cloud
Mid station 1715 m
550m 1150m 1250m 400m 0m 0m 1350m

(1740m — 2335m)

snow report today

2.0 cm
yesterday
25.0
23.0
cloud cloud mod snow light snow cloud clear part cloud
Mid station 2038 m
0m 250m 800m 0m 0m 0m 0m

(2051m — 2251m)

snow report today

15 cm
yesterday
8.0
33.0
1.0
cloud cloud light snow light snow light snow part cloud cloud
Mid station 2151 m
550m 700m 1200m 300m 0m 0m 0m