Best Ski Resorts in Türkiye

Türkiye has 22 ski areas with 198 km of mapped downhill runs and 108 lifts. That puts it #25 of 73 skiing countries by number of resorts and #23 by kilometres of slopes, with 0.4% of all mapped slopes in the world. The average ski area has about 13.2 km of runs.

Biggest ski resorts in Türkiye

The largest ski areas are Kayseri-Erciyes (49 km), Palandöken Kayak Merkezi (29 km), Konaklı Kayak Merkezi (22 km), Uludağ Kayak Merkezi (19 km) and Sarıkamış Cıbıltepe (15 km). Together these 5 hold 68% of the country's slopes. By size, 6 mid-sized areas have 10–50 km and 16 smaller ski hills have under 10 km — most skiing here happens on local hills close to towns.

Slopes and difficulty

Across all resorts, 38% of the slopes are beginner or easy, 33% intermediate and 29% advanced or expert.

Where to ski in Türkiye

The highest skiing is at Kayseri-Erciyes, up to 3,338 m, followed by Palandöken Kayak Merkezi (3,146 m). The longest vertical drop — 1,251 m — is at Kayseri-Erciyes. Most slopes are in Erzurum (2 areas, 52 km), Kayseri (1 areas, 49 km) and Bursa (1 areas, 19 km).