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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)
Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

(3060m — 5163m)

snow report 12 days ago

2.0 cm
13 days ago
2.0
3.0
clear cloud light snow light snow clear clear clear
Mid station 4112 m
3000m 2950m 2400m 2050m 2000m 2000m 1900m

(177m — 1676m)

2.0 cm
on 14 Apr
part cloud rain showers mod rain light rain part cloud clear clear
Mid station 926 m
3100m 2200m 1600m 1700m 2000m 2050m 2400m

(1993m — 2524m)

snow report 31 days ago

2.0 cm
31 days ago
1.0
4.0
clear cloud light snow light snow cloud clear clear
Mid station 2258 m
3000m 2450m 2200m 1900m 1650m 1250m 1200m

(1400m — 1699m)

3.0 cm
on 14 Apr
clear rain showers rain showers rain showers clear clear clear
Mid station 1550 m
3000m 2600m 2300m 2100m 2150m 2200m 2200m

(1527m — 2156m)

3.0 cm
on 12 Apr
rain showers snow showers snow showers clear part cloud part cloud cloud
Mid station 1842 m
2150m 2050m 1900m 2350m 2600m 2550m 2550m

(1735m — 2150m)

3.0 cm
on 12 Apr
31.0
mod rain rain showers clear clear part cloud cloud cloud
Mid station 1942 m
2550m 2200m 2050m 2300m 2700m 2550m 2700m

(1809m — 2418m)

5 cm
53 days ago
1.0
12.0
heavy rain snow showers clear clear cloud part cloud cloud
Mid station 2114 m
2250m 2100m 2050m 2500m 2700m 2600m 2600m

(1825m — 1980m)

1.0 cm
49 days ago
6.0
6.0
part cloud cloud cloud part cloud part cloud clear part cloud
Mid station 1902 m
2700m 1950m 1850m 1900m 2100m 2200m 2500m

(2001m — 3001m)

snow report 14 days ago

3.0 cm
14 days ago
11.0
2.0
part cloud light snow light snow part cloud part cloud part cloud clear
Mid station 2501 m
3150m 2150m 2000m 1900m 2150m 2400m 2450m

(1740m — 2970m)

snow report 13 days ago

7 cm
14 days ago
9.0
4.0
clear light snow snow showers part cloud clear clear clear
Mid station 2355 m
2850m 2200m 1900m 1750m 1650m 1800m 1800m

(1899m — 2499m)

snow report 4 days ago

9 cm
4 days ago
8.0
22.0
clear light snow snow showers clear clear cloud cloud
Mid station 2199 m
2850m 2200m 2150m 2100m 2600m 2600m 2650m

(1859m — 2225m)

snow report 31 days ago

4 cm
32 days ago
12.0
9.0
cloud cloud light snow clear clear clear part cloud
Mid station 2042 m
2150m 2050m 1700m 1700m 2000m 2150m 2500m

(1300m — 1699m)

2.0 cm
49 days ago
4.0
mod rain light rain snow showers clear clear part cloud part cloud
Mid station 1500 m
2300m 2050m 1700m 1900m 2200m 2400m 2650m

(1600m — 2034m)

1.0 cm
49 days ago
2.0
4.0
cloud cloud light snow light snow part cloud clear clear
Mid station 1817 m
2850m 2000m 1900m 1850m 1850m 2000m 2250m

(2100m — 3100m)

snow report 13 days ago

1.0 cm
13 days ago
3.0
1.0
clear light snow light snow part cloud clear clear clear
Mid station 2600 m
2850m 2400m 2150m 1750m 1500m 1550m 1500m

(1050m — 3340m)

snow report 13 days ago

1.0 cm
14 days ago
6.0
12.0
clear light snow light snow light snow part cloud clear clear
Mid station 2195 m
3000m 2450m 2050m 1750m 1550m 1450m 1600m

(1999m — 2399m)

2.0 cm
on 1 May
2.0
61.0
rain showers snow showers clear clear part cloud part cloud cloud
Mid station 2199 m
2550m 2050m 2200m 2450m 2750m 2650m 2550m

(2098m — 2632m)

snow report 30 days ago

1.0 cm
31 days ago
2.0
clear light snow snow showers snow showers clear clear clear
Mid station 2365 m
2900m 2500m 2200m 1900m 1750m 1750m 1500m

(1399m — 2799m)

snow report 30 days ago

8 cm
31 days ago
2.0
42.0
clear light rain light snow mod snow snow showers clear part cloud
Mid station 2099 m
3050m 2500m 2150m 1800m 1350m 1300m 1400m

(1199m — 2699m)

snow report 31 days ago

6 cm
31 days ago
1.0
16.0
clear light rain light snow light snow part cloud clear clear
Mid station 1949 m
3100m 2500m 2050m 1850m 1600m 1500m 2000m

(1767m — 2322m)

snow report 5 days ago

1.0 cm
6 days ago
10.0
7.0
light snow light snow light snow part cloud part cloud part cloud part cloud
Mid station 2044 m
2150m 1900m 1800m 2100m 2350m 2500m 2600m

(1130m — 2300m)

snow report 14 days ago

7 cm
14 days ago
15.0
clear light rain rain showers clear part cloud part cloud clear
Mid station 1715 m
2950m 2200m 2150m 2250m 2550m 2550m 2500m

(1740m — 2335m)

snow report 14 days ago

4 cm
14 days ago
8.0
5.0
1.0
clear cloud light snow part cloud part cloud clear clear
Mid station 2038 m
3050m 2050m 1900m 1650m 1600m 2050m 2150m

(2051m — 2251m)

snow report 13 days ago

6 cm
14 days ago
2.0
2.0
clear light snow light snow light snow part cloud part cloud clear
Mid station 2151 m
3000m 2350m 2050m 1800m 1650m 1850m 2000m