Best Ski Resorts in Romania

Romania has 57 ski areas with 190 km of mapped downhill runs and 154 lifts. That puts it #17 of 73 skiing countries by number of resorts and #24 by kilometres of slopes, with 0.4% of all mapped slopes in the world. The average ski area has about 4.0 km of runs.

Biggest ski resorts in Romania

The largest ski areas are Sinaia (30 km), Poiana Brașov (20 km), Muntele Mic (13 km), Șureanu (11 km) and Semenic (10 km). Together these 5 hold 44% of the country's slopes. By size, 5 mid-sized areas have 10–50 km and 52 smaller ski hills have under 10 km — most skiing here happens on local hills close to towns.

Slopes and difficulty

Across all resorts, 32% of the slopes are beginner or easy, 56% intermediate and 12% advanced or expert.

Where to ski in Romania

The highest skiing is at Sinaia, up to 2,084 m, followed by Balea Lac (2,032 m). The longest vertical drop — 1,061 m — is at Sinaia. Most slopes are in Prahova (3 areas, 37 km), Brasov (3 areas, 27 km) and Caras-Severin (4 areas, 26 km).