Palandöken Kayak Merkezi ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Palandöken Kayak Merkezi is a ski area in Erzurum, Türkiye. Its 29 mapped downhill runs add up to 29 km, which ranks it #2 of 22 ski areas in Türkiye and gives it 14.9% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 1,016 m long.

Slopes at Palandöken Kayak Merkezi

About 42% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 32% intermediate and 26% advanced or expert, which makes Palandöken Kayak Merkezi a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 14 lifts: 9 chairlifts, 2 gondolas, 2 drag lifts, 1 t-bar. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,145 m up to 3,146 m, a vertical drop of 1,001 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Palandöken Kayak Merkezi

The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (ERZ), about 16 km away in a straight line — roughly 21 minutes by car; Bingöl Airport (BGG) is 125 km away. Nearby ski areas include Konaklı Kayak Merkezi (22.4 km), Sarıkamış Cıbıltepe (14.5 km) and Bingöl Hasarek (2.5 km), which together add 39 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.