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.

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 6 days ago

6 cm
6 days ago
5.0
4.0
clear cloud snow showers clear clear clear clear
Mid station 4112 m
4000m 4300m 2900m 2800m 3100m 3650m 4100m

(177m — 1676m)

2.0 cm
on 14 Apr
clear clear light rain clear clear clear clear
Mid station 926 m
4250m 2700m 2400m 2850m 3800m 4250m 4100m

(1993m — 2524m)

3.0 cm
on 14 May
clear light rain light rain rain showers clear clear clear
Mid station 2258 m
3650m 3450m 2700m 2750m 2850m 3800m 4200m

(1400m — 1699m)

3.0 cm
on 14 Apr
clear part cloud part cloud clear clear clear clear
Mid station 1550 m
4550m 4400m 3200m 3250m 3800m 4200m 4250m

(1527m — 2156m)

3.0 cm
on 12 Apr
clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
Mid station 1842 m
4400m 4100m 4150m 4250m 4250m 4150m 4050m

(1735m — 2150m)

3.0 cm
on 12 Apr
clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
Mid station 1942 m
4500m 4000m 3750m 3950m 4200m 4100m 4100m

(1809m — 2418m)

4 cm
on 12 Apr
clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
Mid station 2114 m
4600m 4350m 4300m 4100m 4150m 4100m 4100m

(1825m — 1980m)

1.0 cm
on 13 Apr
clear part cloud clear clear clear clear clear
Mid station 1902 m
4300m 2900m 2700m 3300m 4100m 4250m 4100m

(2001m — 3001m)

1.0 cm
on 14 May
clear part cloud part cloud clear clear clear clear
Mid station 2501 m
4400m 3300m 2550m 2900m 4000m 4150m 4100m

(1740m — 2970m)

4 cm
on 13 May
clear cloud cloud part cloud clear clear clear
Mid station 2355 m
4250m 3750m 2600m 2950m 3500m 4150m 4150m

(1899m — 2499m)

3.0 cm
on 14 Apr
clear rain showers clear clear clear clear clear
Mid station 2199 m
4650m 3850m 3250m 3700m 4050m 4000m 4100m

(1859m — 2225m)

1.0 cm
on 25 Apr
clear rain showers rain showers clear clear clear clear
Mid station 2042 m
4050m 2550m 2450m 3650m 4050m 4150m 4050m

(1300m — 1699m)

4 cm
on 12 Apr
part cloud rain showers rain showers clear clear clear clear
Mid station 1500 m
3900m 2700m 2750m 3800m 4150m 4200m 4100m

(1600m — 2034m)

4 cm
on 14 May
clear rain showers rain showers clear clear clear clear
Mid station 1817 m
3900m 2500m 2350m 3200m 3950m 4150m 4100m

(2100m — 3100m)

3.0 cm
on 14 May
7.0
clear part cloud light snow part cloud clear clear clear
Mid station 2600 m
4200m 3750m 2600m 2900m 3250m 4000m 4150m

(1050m — 3340m)

2.0 cm
on 14 May
clear thunderstorm light rain light rain part cloud clear clear
Mid station 2195 m
3850m 3200m 2550m 2850m 2900m 4050m 4200m

(1999m — 2399m)

2.0 cm
on 1 May
clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
Mid station 2199 m
4600m 4300m 4050m 3850m 4100m 4050m 4150m

(2098m — 2632m)

2.0 cm
on 14 May
clear cloud mod rain cloud clear clear clear
Mid station 2365 m
4000m 4050m 2750m 2750m 3000m 3800m 4150m

(1399m — 2799m)

1.0 cm
on 15 May
part cloud mod rain light rain light rain part cloud clear clear
Mid station 2099 m
3600m 3050m 2550m 2900m 2950m 4050m 4200m

(1199m — 2699m)

1.0 cm
on 14 May
part cloud mod rain mod rain light rain part cloud clear clear
Mid station 1949 m
3850m 3000m 2450m 2900m 2900m 4150m 4200m

(1767m — 2322m)

5 cm
on 12 Apr
part cloud rain showers clear clear clear clear clear
Mid station 2044 m
4050m 2850m 3150m 3900m 4200m 4200m 4100m

(1130m — 2300m)

8 cm
on 11 Apr
clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
Mid station 1715 m
4500m 4200m 3150m 3750m 4150m 4050m 4050m

(1740m — 2335m)

3.0 cm
on 14 May
clear light rain cloud rain showers clear clear clear
Mid station 2038 m
4150m 2850m 2400m 2850m 3900m 4200m 4100m

(2051m — 2251m)

1.0 cm
on 13 May
part cloud thunderstorm mod rain light rain part cloud clear clear
Mid station 2151 m
3750m 2950m 2400m 2950m 3250m 4200m 4200m