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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)
Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue

(3060m — 5163m)

snow report 9 days ago

2.0 cm
10 days ago
2.0
1.0
part cloud clear clear clear part cloud snow showers clear
Mid station 4112 m
2850m 2750m 2900m 3050m 2750m 2200m 2100m

(177m — 1676m)

2.0 cm
on 14 Apr
clear part cloud cloud part cloud part cloud mod rain cloud
Mid station 926 m
2600m 3000m 2950m 3100m 2250m 1750m 1950m

(1993m — 2524m)

snow report 28 days ago

2.0 cm
28 days ago
clear clear clear clear cloud light snow snow showers
Mid station 2258 m
2750m 2600m 2900m 3050m 2500m 2100m 2000m

(1400m — 1699m)

3.0 cm
on 14 Apr
part cloud clear clear part cloud light rain light rain part cloud
Mid station 1550 m
2450m 2600m 3050m 3000m 2350m 2000m 1850m

(1527m — 2156m)

3.0 cm
on 12 Apr
8.0
part cloud part cloud part cloud snow showers snow showers part cloud clear
Mid station 1842 m
2700m 2700m 2600m 1950m 2000m 2100m 2450m

(1735m — 2150m)

3.0 cm
on 12 Apr
1.0
light rain part cloud part cloud light rain light snow clear clear
Mid station 1942 m
2700m 2600m 3050m 2250m 2050m 2150m 2500m

(1809m — 2418m)

5 cm
50 days ago
4.0
clear clear clear light snow light snow clear clear
Mid station 2114 m
2800m 2750m 2750m 2250m 2050m 2250m 2550m

(1825m — 1980m)

1.0 cm
46 days ago
3.0
clear part cloud part cloud part cloud cloud cloud cloud
Mid station 1902 m
2650m 2700m 2800m 2600m 2050m 2050m 2200m

(2001m — 3001m)

snow report 11 days ago

3.0 cm
11 days ago
10.0
clear part cloud cloud clear cloud snow showers part cloud
Mid station 2501 m
2450m 3100m 3200m 2800m 2200m 1950m 1950m

(1740m — 2970m)

snow report 10 days ago

7 cm
11 days ago
3.0
2.0
clear clear part cloud cloud light snow light snow clear
Mid station 2355 m
2300m 2600m 3100m 3000m 2200m 2100m 2000m

(1899m — 2499m)

snow report yesterday

9 cm
yesterday
16.0
clear clear cloud part cloud light snow clear part cloud
Mid station 2199 m
2550m 3100m 3200m 2500m 2200m 2050m 2400m

(1859m — 2225m)

snow report 28 days ago

4 cm
29 days ago
1.0
part cloud part cloud clear light rain cloud clear cloud
Mid station 2042 m
2750m 2750m 2750m 2400m 1950m 1900m 2050m

(1300m — 1699m)

2.0 cm
46 days ago
cloud clear part cloud light rain light rain rain showers clear
Mid station 1500 m
2750m 2750m 2600m 2000m 1950m 1900m 2100m

(1600m — 2034m)

1.0 cm
46 days ago
4.0
clear clear part cloud cloud cloud part cloud part cloud
Mid station 1817 m
2600m 2750m 2700m 2550m 2000m 1850m 1900m

(2100m — 3100m)

snow report 10 days ago

1.0 cm
10 days ago
1.0
1.0
clear clear part cloud part cloud light snow light snow part cloud
Mid station 2600 m
2650m 2600m 3050m 2900m 2350m 2150m 2000m

(1050m — 3340m)

snow report 10 days ago

1.0 cm
11 days ago
1.0
7.0
part cloud clear part cloud part cloud light rain light snow light snow
Mid station 2195 m
2700m 2650m 3200m 3100m 2450m 2150m 2000m

(1999m — 2399m)

2.0 cm
on 1 May
7.0
rain showers rain showers rain showers light snow part cloud clear clear
Mid station 2199 m
2850m 2800m 2900m 2350m 2050m 2400m 2600m

(2098m — 2632m)

snow report 27 days ago

1.0 cm
28 days ago
1.0
clear clear clear clear light snow part cloud part cloud
Mid station 2365 m
2750m 2600m 2900m 2900m 2450m 2200m 2050m

(1399m — 2799m)

snow report 27 days ago

8 cm
28 days ago
7.0
14.0
part cloud clear clear clear light rain light snow light snow
Mid station 2099 m
2700m 2650m 3200m 3100m 2500m 2050m 1900m

(1199m — 2699m)

snow report 28 days ago

6 cm
28 days ago
10.0
clear clear part cloud part cloud light rain light snow snow showers
Mid station 1949 m
2700m 2650m 3200m 3150m 2550m 2150m 1900m

(1767m — 2322m)

snow report 2 days ago

1.0 cm
3 days ago
2.0
light rain clear cloud light snow light snow part cloud clear
Mid station 2044 m
2650m 2700m 2550m 2050m 1950m 2000m 2200m

(1130m — 2300m)

snow report 11 days ago

7 cm
11 days ago
clear clear cloud part cloud cloud clear clear
Mid station 1715 m
2450m 3100m 3150m 2850m 2200m 2150m 2450m

(1740m — 2335m)

snow report 11 days ago

4 cm
11 days ago
6.0
clear clear cloud cloud snow showers light snow part cloud
Mid station 2038 m
2300m 2900m 3000m 3150m 2100m 1900m 1950m

(2051m — 2251m)

snow report 10 days ago

6 cm
11 days ago
1.0
2.0
clear clear part cloud part cloud snow showers light snow light snow
Mid station 2151 m
2500m 2650m 3200m 3150m 2350m 2100m 1850m