Palandoken
Also known as: Ejder 3200 World Ski Center (Palandoken + Konakli)
Erzurum (Cifte Minareli Medrese, citadel); 2011 Universiade venues
Can the whole group come?
Who in your group gets a good week at Palandoken - the terrain split, the ski school, and what the people not skiing do.
Beg 44 / Int 26 / Adv 30 (Ejder run - steepest in Turkey)
Magic-carpet beginner areas near hotels; tubing run
Erzurum heritage, tubing
- (not documented)
Ski schools on site; rental at base hotels
Steepest piste in Turkey + long high-alpine descents; substantial beginner terrain too
Snow & season
Reliable natural snow into spring (altitude); night skiing
~late-Nov-mid-Apr; daily 09:00-16:30
Jan-Mar (dry powder)
Peak Christmas/New Year, Jan-Feb and weekends; midweek quieter
Long steep groomers + off-piste
High-altitude cold/wind
The mountain
43 km; longest run 12 km (longest in Turkey)
High-alpine off-piste
Moderate
Getting there & lift pass
Adult day ~EUR 19 (TRY ~1,000)
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
Erzurum Airport (ERZ) ~10 km ~15-25 min (est)
Road; transfers
Base ski-hotel restaurants (Dedeman, Polat/Xanadu, Sway)
Base ski-hotels
Erzurum hub
Patrol & safety
- (patrol assumed present)
Some ops fields est (official site JS-rendered)
Erzurum City Hospital / Ataturk Univ. Hospital (~5 km)
This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand ski resort report. Coordinates are approximate.