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 5 days weather forecast.
Freezing level (m)
Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

(3060m — 5163m)

snow report 21 days ago

1.0 cm
59 days ago
3.0
part cloud part cloud thunderstorm part cloud cloud
Mid station 4112 m
4650m 4500m 4450m 4650m 4500m

(177m — 1676m)

2.0 cm
on 14 Apr
rain showers part cloud clear thunderstorm clear
Mid station 926 m
3800m 3850m 4350m 4150m 3900m

(1993m — 2524m)

3.0 cm
on 14 May
thunderstorm thunderstorm thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm
Mid station 2258 m
4150m 4250m 4200m 4350m 4100m

(1400m — 1699m)

3.0 cm
on 14 Apr
clear part cloud clear clear clear
Mid station 1550 m
4850m 4650m 4450m 4600m 4550m

(1527m — 2156m)

3.0 cm
on 12 Apr
clear clear rain showers clear part cloud
Mid station 1842 m
4600m 4400m 4200m 4050m 4100m

(1735m — 2150m)

3.0 cm
on 12 Apr
clear clear part cloud cloud part cloud
Mid station 1942 m
4650m 4500m 4400m 4300m 4200m

(1809m — 2418m)

4 cm
on 12 Apr
clear clear cloud part cloud part cloud
Mid station 2114 m
4700m 4450m 4350m 4300m 4150m

(1825m — 1980m)

1.0 cm
on 13 Apr
clear clear clear light rain clear
Mid station 1902 m
4150m 4150m 4200m 4150m 3950m

(2001m — 3001m)

1.0 cm
on 14 May
clear clear clear part cloud light rain
Mid station 2501 m
4450m 4250m 4300m 4450m 4250m

(1740m — 2970m)

4 cm
on 13 May
rain showers rain showers rain showers part cloud rain showers
Mid station 2355 m
4600m 4350m 4450m 4600m 4400m

(1899m — 2499m)

3.0 cm
on 14 Apr
clear clear thunderstorm thunderstorm rain showers
Mid station 2199 m
4650m 4450m 4450m 4600m 4400m

(1859m — 2225m)

1.0 cm
on 25 Apr
clear clear light rain mod rain clear
Mid station 2042 m
4050m 4200m 4250m 4000m 3850m

(1300m — 1699m)

4 cm
on 12 Apr
clear clear clear cloud clear
Mid station 1500 m
4350m 4350m 4200m 4100m 3950m

(1600m — 2034m)

4 cm
on 14 May
clear clear part cloud cloud clear
Mid station 1817 m
3700m 4000m 4250m 4150m 3800m

(2100m — 3100m)

3.0 cm
on 14 May
light rain rain showers cloud part cloud clear
Mid station 2600 m
4500m 4400m 4250m 4600m 4400m

(1050m — 3340m)

2.0 cm
on 14 May
mod rain thunderstorm thunderstorm thunderstorm mod rain
Mid station 2195 m
4300m 4200m 4250m 4350m 4150m

(1999m — 2399m)

2.0 cm
on 1 May
clear clear rain showers rain showers rain showers
Mid station 2199 m
4700m 4500m 4500m 4400m 4200m

(2098m — 2632m)

2.0 cm
on 14 May
mod rain light rain rain showers rain showers cloud
Mid station 2365 m
4300m 4300m 4250m 4550m 4250m

(1399m — 2799m)

1.0 cm
on 15 May
thunderstorm thunderstorm thunderstorm thunderstorm mod rain
Mid station 2099 m
4150m 4200m 4250m 4250m 4000m

(1199m — 2699m)

1.0 cm
on 14 May
thunderstorm thunderstorm thunderstorm thunderstorm thunderstorm
Mid station 1949 m
4200m 4150m 4300m 4350m 4100m

(1767m — 2322m)

5 cm
on 12 Apr
clear part cloud part cloud part cloud clear
Mid station 2044 m
4550m 4400m 4150m 4000m 4000m

(1130m — 2300m)

8 cm
on 11 Apr
rain showers clear clear clear light rain
Mid station 1715 m
4850m 4600m 4550m 4700m 4500m

(1740m — 2335m)

3.0 cm
on 14 May
clear clear clear thunderstorm clear
Mid station 2038 m
4100m 4000m 4300m 4400m 4050m

(2051m — 2251m)

1.0 cm
on 13 May
thunderstorm thunderstorm thunderstorm mod rain thunderstorm
Mid station 2151 m
4200m 4150m 4250m 4350m 4050m