Novaci, Gorj · Romania · ski area
Rânca ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Rânca is a ski area in Novaci, Gorj, Romania with 3.5 km of mapped downhill runs and 4 lifts, between 1,537 m and 1,702 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 3.5 km
- Lifts
- 4
- Top elevation
- 1,702 m
- Vertical drop
- 165 m
- Nearest airport
- SBZ · 64 km
Slopes by difficulty
4 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 2 Button lifts
- 2 Chairlifts
Rânca is a ski area in Novaci, Gorj, Romania. Its 4 mapped downhill runs add up to 3.5 km, which ranks it #15 of 57 ski areas in Romania and gives it 1.8% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 875 m long.
Slopes at Rânca
About 100% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 0% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Rânca a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 4 lifts: 2 button lifts, 2 chairlifts. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,537 m up to 1,702 m, a vertical drop of 165 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Rânca
The nearest airport is Sibiu International Airport (SBZ), about 64 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 23 min by car; Craiova International Airport (CRA) is 108 km away. Nearby ski areas include Ski Vidra (7.9 km), Parâng (8.9 km), Șureanu (11.3 km) and Straja (9.2 km), which together add 43 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Rânca
- 1 SBZ64 kmstraight line
- 2 CRA108 kmstraight line
- 3 TGM143 kmstraight line
- 4 GHV150 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Rânca
- 13 kmSki Vidra7.9 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 1,973 m
- 22 kmParâng8.9 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 1,767 m
- 35 kmȘureanu11 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,968 m
- 36 kmStraja9.2 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 1,864 m
- 45 kmTelescaun Păltiniș1.5 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,667 m
- 47 kmArena Platoș3.7 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 1,387 m
- 69 kmRausor - Rau de Mori - Retyezat mountain0.7 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,448 m
- 81 kmBalea Lac1 lift · up to 2,032 m
- 96 kmMuntele Mic13 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 1,792 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.