Mountain Skiing By System All Enabled

Skiing in Turkey is, above all, the youngest and most popular resort of Palandoken . It is located in the province of Erzurum, in the north-east of Turkey. This is a great place for learning the basics of skiing, enjoying the whole family. The winter season starts from the first December numbers and lasts until the end of April, the optimal time for skiing is the period January-March. The thickness of the snow cover on the mountain slopes reaches 3 meters, it does not melt for 150 days, which is very encouraging for fans of active winter time. The average temperature is -5 ....-9 degrees.

In Palandoken, the entertainment industry is quite developed (skating, disco, shopping, fascinating excursions), there are many excellent hotels: 3 - five star, 5 - four star, 3 - three star and one two star. The network of lifts allows athletes to get to the start of the track comfortably from any point of the mountain's skiing area. The location near the mountains provides excellent trails for freeride lovers. Alpine skiing in Turkey is a variety of routes (steep - for professionals, gentle - for beginners and children), which give the opportunity for ski-hikers to enjoy the maximum of skiing, snowboarders - will be charged adrenaline in full.

The volume of investments since the beginning of 2007 totals more than 400 million dollars. The growth of investments has greatly increased, because in 2011 the international Winter Universiade took place at this resort. Over 12 days of this serious for Turkey event in Palandoken came more than 3,000 people: athletes, technical personnel, trainers, journalists and spectators from neighboring and distant states. Holding competitions of this level will bring Palandoken to the list of the most prestigious ski resorts. To date, about 75% of sports facilities designed for competition among athletes from universities all over the world have already been equipped. In the list of these facilities: 6 ski slopes 3,277 meters high, 24,000 square meters of area prepared for various winter games, parks with ramps and springboards, trails for extreme snowboarding and skiing. According to the organizers, work is still under way on biathlon tracks, freestyle jumps, curling fields and a stadium that will accommodate up to 3,500 spectators. Technological modernization of the resort will extend the winter season to 150 days, opening it in the middle of November. Its slopes will be able to "occupy" up to 25,000 spectators.

Currently, the main investor of the project is Dedeman Hotels and Resorts International - the largest company in the hotel industry in Turkey, represented in the ski resort Palandoken by the hotel "DEDEMAN PALANDOKEN" , working on the system "All inclusive." Ski tours to Turkey - a kind of unique and new type of skiing holidays, because hotel guests get not only a round-the-clock food with a choice of restaurants, but also a ski pass (ski pass), included in the price.