AKBULUT SKI CENTER

Bolkar – Erzincan – Turkey

The season runs between December and April, and the snow is at a depth of up to 1 m.

Around 42 km from Erzincan in North Eastern Anatolia, the Bolkar Ski Resort is in the Bolkar Mountains.

From the centre of Erzincan, there are many private and public vehicles to the ski centre. The nearest airport is in Erzurum, around 150 km east.

Hotel
64 beds, restaurant, meeting room

Ski
Season : December – April
Snow Thickness : 0.60 – 1 m
The centre has a ski lodge, T-bar (1050 m long, 1200 persons/hours) and baby-lift (300 m long)
The ski run is around 1.1 km long and 200m wide, with a gradient of 20% and is a medium/hard level.

Ski equipment is available for hire, and there are plans to construct accommodation facilities.

Ski Training
Those who are registered under the Ski Trainers Foundation and having a ski trainer license can teach skiing. Courses taken from unlicensed and unregistered people may be dangerous and such actions are also restricted by laws. Contact with ski teachers can be held via the ski school and registered teachers and also via contact offices within the foundation.

HAZARBABA SKI CENTER

Sivrice – Elazığ – Turkey

Located in the Hazarbaba Mountains in the Elazığ district, this resort was only opened in 1999 and is still being improved.

Elazığ is on the western side of the Eastern Anatolian region, and is well connected by road to all over the country. There are daily flights from Ankara, and three trains a week from Istanbul. The Hazarbaba Ski Centre is 25 km south of Elazığ, and 6 km from Sivrice, and there are private vehicles to the centre.

Hazarbaba Mountain has an altitude of 2347 m and Ski Center has an altitude of 1850 m.

Season : The season runs between December and March

Snow Depth : 1 – 2 m

The resort has a ski lodge and a cafe.

The ski run is around 1.1 km long. The ski run improved to cater for all levels of experience.

Ski equipment is available for hire, and there are plans to construct accommodation facilities.

Mechanical facilities and running tracks
The older T-bar facility was upgraded to 1700 meters in 2000 and the track was improved in order to provide a better skiing environment to beginner and advanced skiers.

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YOLAÇTI SKI CENTER

Yolaçtı – Bingöl – Turkey

The resort is 25 km outside the city centre of Bingol, in Central Eastern Anatolia.

Arrival
Bingöl is well connected to all areas of the country by bus. The nearest airport is at Muş, around 80 km east. Private vehicles go from the city centre to the resort.

Ski Season
The city has a terrestrial climate, and the skiing season runs between December and March.

Facilities
The ski lodge has a 50-bed capacity, and Bingol city centre is generally used for medical and other services.

The ski run is 1 km, with routes for beginners and advanced skiers.

There is a T-bar with a lower station at 1650m, and the upper one at 1890m, with an average gradient of 25%, 925 m long, 499 persons/hour

SAPGOR SKI CENTER

Bitlis – TurkeyThe resort has temperate terrestrial climate and the season runs between December and April. The area of Bitlis gets snow continuously in the winter. The areas for skiing are Dideban (1821 m) and Sapgör mountains east of the city, and Altınkalbur at the west.

Bitlis is in the far east of the country, in Eastern Anatolia around 20 km south-west of Lake Van, and the skiing area is inside the city.The city is 1100 km from Ankara, 1504 km from Istanbul, 1465 km from Izmir and around 200 km south of Erzurum. The nearest airports are at Muş (85 km) and Van (160 km). Bitlis can be reached from anywhere in the country by bus.

Winters here are long ans very snowy. A single surface lift takes skiers up to the top of an impressive treeless bowl. There isn’t a lot of variety of skiing here as yet, just two very steep un-pisted runs down either side of a deep gulley. The open terrain is ideally suited to snowboarding and aggressive off-piste skiing, especially the day after a decent fall of powder.

Season : December – April
Snow Thickness : 1 – 2 m

Accommodation
In addition to the ski lodge inside the resort, there is much more accommodation and other services in the city.

Ski Facilities
Trails (Pistes): 2
Summit: 1699 m
Toplift: 1699 m
Vertical Drop: 300
The resort at Altınkalbur has a T-bar facility 726 m long – 710 persons/hour
The standard of ski runs is between moderate and difficult.
The 800-900 m long track is quite steep.
Lower station at 1510 m, and the upper one at 1700 m