WINTER TOURISM
ERZURUM-ERZİNCAN-BAYBURT
ERZURUM with its natural and cultural values offers suitable areas for
almost all kinds of tourism activities except for sea-sand-sun tourism.
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TOURISM POTENTIAL
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55 % of Turkey’s floor area takes part in 1500-3000 m height zone.
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Regions Of Winter Tourism In Turkey
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Active Ski Centers-Winter Tourism Centers
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ALTITUDE:
1250 m - 3250 m
SEASON:150 days
SNOW DEPTH: 2-3 m
SKI AREA (ha): 5250 Ha
SKIING TYPE : Nordic
Alpine Skiing, Snowboard
MECHANICAL FACILITIES:
Existing:1
Planned:5
BED CAPACITY:
Planned: 12000
TRANSPORTATION : Distance to the Airport (15 km), Distance to the City Center (20 km)
İstanbul
Ankara
İzmir
Erzincan
ERZİNCAN-YILDIRIM
AKBULUT
ALTITUDE:
2200 m - 2950 m
SEASON:150 days
SNOW DEPTH: 2-3 m
SKIING TYPE: Nordic
Alpine Skiing,
Snowboard
MECHANİCAL
FACILITIES:
Existing: 1
TRANSPORTATION: Distance to the Airport (57 km), Distance to the City Center (42 km)
İstanbul
Ankara
İzmir
Erzincan
ERZİNCAN-YILDIRIM
AKBULUT
İstanbul
Ankara
İzmir
Bayburt
ALTITUDE:
2200 m - 2950 m
SEASON:
150 days
SNOW DEPTH: 2-3 m
SKIING TYPE:
Nordic Alpine Skiing,
Snowboard
MECHANİCAL
FACILITIES:
Existing: 1
BED CAPACITY
Existing: 110
TRANSPORTATION: Distance to the Airport (Erzurum- 70 km), Distance to the City Center (39
km)
BAYBURT-KOP
The region that is the most important and preferential ski area of Turkey in
terms of winter sports, is also an international tourism center.
ERZURUM
PALANDOKEN
SKI CENTER
ALTITUDE : 2150-3100m
SEASON : 150 days
SNOW DEPTH: 2-3 m
SKI AREA (ha): 2390 Ha
SKIING TYPE : Nordic-Alpine Skiing
Snowboard
NUMBER OF RUNS: 27
MECHANICAL FACILITIESExisting:16
8500 Man/Hour
Planned:11
SKIER CAPACITY: 30000 – 35000Man/Day
BED CAPACITYExisting : 2600
Planned: 8850
ERZURUM PALANDOKEN
TRANSPORTATION: Distance to the Airport (16 km), Distance to the City
Center (6 km)
Erzurum
•Palandoken is one of the ski centers that has the long and steep ski runs
(28 km) in the world.
•It is 5 km away from the city center and 10 km away from the airport that
offers the opportunity of skiing in 15 minutes after landing on.
•With artificial snowing system it guarantees the opprotunity of skiing for
6 months.
ERZURUM PALANDOKEN
KONAKLI
SKI CENTER
TRANSPORTATİON: Distance to the Airport (24 km) Distance to the City
Center (17 km)
İstanbul
Ankara
İzmir
Erzurum
ERZURUM-KONAKLI
ALTITUDE: 2000 m - 3250 m
SEASON : 150 gün
SNOW DEPTH: 2-3 m
SKI AREA (ha) : 460 Ha
62 Ha (Artificial Snow)
SKIING TYPE : Slalom, Giant Slalom,
Super G
NUMBER OF RUNS: 11
MECHANICAL FACILITIES
Existing: 6
12.000 (Person/Hour)
BED CAPACITY
Planned: 4500
With very suitable characteristics for skiing, natural ski-runs and
mechanical facilities it is the biggest ski center in Turkey and is one
of the most important ski centers in the world.
ERZURUM-KONAKLI
WINTER SPORTS FACILITIES
WINTER SPORTS
FACILITIES
JUMPING TOWERS
• The only jumping towers ofTURKEY.
• 2 Towers for Races (K125,K95),
• 3 Training Towers (K60, K40,K25),
• 2 Ref Towers,• 25 Sporters’ Maison,• 1 Social Facility (Camping
Center with 100 BedCapacity),
• Fitness Center,• Cafeteria,• Artifiical Snow Pond (7.500
m3 water capacity),• Artificial Snow Systems,,• Funicular Systems,• Watering Systems for
Summer Jumpings,• The facility has all kinds of
infra-structure for summerand winter jumpings.
ICE HOCKEY VENUE
• 2 Ice Hockey Venues; onewith 3000 SpectatorCapacity and the other with500 Spectator Capacity onan area of 192.000 m2
• The field is 30mx60m, inolympic sizes.
• The venues can be used assports center.
• There are dressing andresting rooms for sporters,refrees and trainers,administrative offices,cafeteria, auditorium,meeting room, exercisingrooms, sauna, health careand doping control rooms.
ICE SKATING VENUE
• Capacity: 2.000
• On an area of 7.000 m².
• The field is 60x30m in sizesand can be used forbasketball, voleyball andhentball .
• There is an ice area of 1.800m2, and there are sauna,exercising rooms, meetingrooms and VIP rooms.
CURLING VENUE
• Built on an area of 39.000m2 the curling venue is 58mx 31m and has a SpectatorCapacity of 1.020.
• The venue can be used assports center.
• There are dressing andresting rooms for sporters,refrees and trainers,administrative offices,cafeteria, auditorium,meeting room, exercisingrooms, sauna, health careand doping control rooms.
• The venue is in olympicsizes and offers theopportunity of competitionfor 10 teams at the sametime.
SPEED SKATE VENUE
• The venue is 60m x 30m andhas a spectator capacity of518.
• There are dressing andresting rooms for sporters,refrees and trainers,administrative offices,cafeteria, auditorium,meeting room, exercisingrooms, sauna, health careand doping control rooms.
KANDILLI SKI CENTER
CROSS COUNTRY AND BIATHLON VENUES
• The Camping Center is3.303 meters and has a bedcapacity of 90.
• There are cafeteria,exercising room, offices,health care and serviceunits.
• Shooting Range is 90meters in length and iscomposed of 50 shootingranges.
• Artificial Pond has 50.000m3water capacity.
• The Nordic Discipline andBiathlon Racetrack issnowed by Artificialsnowing systems which is 8km in length.
Biathlon Racetrack Nordic Discipline and Pond
Camping Center Shooting Range
THERMAL TOURISM
Erzurum has a rich potential in terms of geothermal resources and so offer
opportunities for thermal tourism and health tourism. There are more than
150 resources that have a temperature of 50-60 C and these resources are
superior in terms of flow rate, temperature, physical and chemical features.
HISTORY-CULTURE-
RELIGIOUS TOURISM
The historical and religious constructions and civil architecture
such as mosques, madrasahs, churches, khans and bazaars
offer a rich potential for culture and religious tourism.
HISTORY-CULTURE-
RELIGIOUS TOURISM
ECOTOURISM
Non-destroyed, unique and variable natural resources in the region offer
the opportunity of tourism activities of adventure, discovery and natural
sports. White water sports such as rafting, canoe; paragliding, trekking,
speleological tourism, tableland tourism, bird watching, herborization are
some types of alternative tourism.
ECOTOURISM