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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.

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)
Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu

(3060m — 5163m)

snow report 11 days ago

2.0 cm
12 days ago
7.0
clear clear part cloud light snow snow showers clear part cloud
Mid station 4112 m
2800m 3000m 3000m 2450m 2050m 1900m 1800m

(177m — 1676m)

2.0 cm
on 14 Apr
part cloud part cloud cloud light rain cloud part cloud clear
Mid station 926 m
2950m 3050m 2150m 1850m 1850m 2050m 2250m

(1993m — 2524m)

snow report 30 days ago

2.0 cm
30 days ago
5.0
clear clear light rain light snow light snow part cloud cloud
Mid station 2258 m
2850m 3000m 2600m 2200m 1750m 1550m 1400m

(1400m — 1699m)

3.0 cm
on 14 Apr
clear clear part cloud rain showers clear clear clear
Mid station 1550 m
3150m 3000m 2650m 2300m 2050m 2050m 2250m

(1527m — 2156m)

3.0 cm
on 12 Apr
1.0
4.0
clear heavy rain snow showers clear clear part cloud part cloud
Mid station 1842 m
2550m 2150m 2000m 1950m 2400m 2650m 2500m

(1735m — 2150m)

3.0 cm
on 12 Apr
1.0
clear mod rain rain showers clear clear part cloud cloud
Mid station 1942 m
2950m 2500m 2150m 2050m 2450m 2650m 2600m

(1809m — 2418m)

5 cm
52 days ago
1.0
7.0
clear rain showers snow showers clear clear part cloud part cloud
Mid station 2114 m
2750m 2250m 2150m 2050m 2600m 2700m 2500m

(1825m — 1980m)

1.0 cm
48 days ago
4.0
clear cloud light snow cloud clear cloud clear
Mid station 1902 m
2800m 2700m 2000m 1950m 2050m 2150m 2350m

(2001m — 3001m)

snow report 13 days ago

3.0 cm
13 days ago
9.0
2.0
cloud part cloud light snow light snow part cloud part cloud clear
Mid station 2501 m
3100m 3150m 2150m 1950m 1800m 2050m 2400m

(1740m — 2970m)

snow report 12 days ago

7 cm
13 days ago
5.0
3.0
1.0
clear clear light snow light snow part cloud clear part cloud
Mid station 2355 m
3100m 2850m 2250m 1950m 1700m 1700m 2150m

(1899m — 2499m)

snow report 3 days ago

9 cm
3 days ago
7.0
cloud part cloud light snow snow showers clear part cloud part cloud
Mid station 2199 m
3000m 2750m 2200m 2150m 2100m 2500m 2650m

(1859m — 2225m)

snow report 30 days ago

4 cm
31 days ago
4.0
clear cloud light snow light snow part cloud cloud clear
Mid station 2042 m
2750m 2200m 1950m 1850m 1850m 2100m 2300m

(1300m — 1699m)

2.0 cm
48 days ago
5.0
clear light rain rain showers light snow clear clear part cloud
Mid station 1500 m
2700m 2200m 2000m 1650m 1800m 2250m 2550m

(1600m — 2034m)

1.0 cm
48 days ago
3.0
clear part cloud cloud part cloud light rain cloud clear
Mid station 1817 m
2800m 2650m 1950m 1900m 1800m 2000m 2150m

(2100m — 3100m)

snow report 12 days ago

1.0 cm
12 days ago
2.0
5.0
clear clear light snow light snow clear clear cloud
Mid station 2600 m
3150m 2850m 2500m 2000m 1750m 1450m 1500m

(1050m — 3340m)

snow report 12 days ago

1.0 cm
13 days ago
1.0
19.0
part cloud clear light rain light snow light snow clear cloud
Mid station 2195 m
3150m 3050m 2500m 2050m 1750m 1400m 1700m

(1999m — 2399m)

2.0 cm
on 1 May
1.0
17.0
part cloud mod rain snow showers clear clear part cloud part cloud
Mid station 2199 m
2800m 2550m 2200m 2200m 2600m 2750m 2600m

(2098m — 2632m)

snow report 29 days ago

1.0 cm
30 days ago
1.0
5.0
clear clear light snow light snow cloud clear cloud
Mid station 2365 m
2900m 2900m 2550m 2150m 1800m 1550m 1550m

(1399m — 2799m)

snow report 29 days ago

8 cm
30 days ago
32.0
clear clear light rain light snow light snow part cloud cloud
Mid station 2099 m
3100m 3050m 2600m 2100m 1550m 1450m 1450m

(1199m — 2699m)

snow report 30 days ago

6 cm
30 days ago
19.0
part cloud clear light rain light snow light snow part cloud cloud
Mid station 1949 m
3200m 3100m 2550m 2000m 1850m 1450m 1850m

(1767m — 2322m)

snow report 4 days ago

1.0 cm
5 days ago
6.0
2.0
clear light snow light snow light snow part cloud clear part cloud
Mid station 2044 m
2650m 2100m 2000m 1700m 2000m 2450m 2600m

(1130m — 2300m)

snow report 13 days ago

7 cm
13 days ago
cloud clear light rain rain showers clear clear clear
Mid station 1715 m
2950m 2900m 2200m 2200m 2300m 2450m 2550m

(1740m — 2335m)

snow report 13 days ago

4 cm
13 days ago
7.0
2.0
cloud clear light snow light snow cloud part cloud clear
Mid station 2038 m
3000m 2950m 2000m 1950m 1800m 1950m 2300m

(2051m — 2251m)

snow report 12 days ago

6 cm
13 days ago
2.0
4.0
clear clear light snow light snow light snow clear part cloud
Mid station 2151 m
3200m 2950m 2350m 2000m 1800m 1650m 2200m