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Palandöken Kayak Merkezi, Türkiye

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About Palandöken Kayak Merkezi

Village 2,127 m. Facts: verified.

A ski resort with its village at 2,127 m and its top at 3,153 m. It has 30 km of runs and 14 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 1,007 m, from 3,153 m to 2,146 m. For beginners and families: 42% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 8 km of black, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a public pool, an ice rink, a ski school and childcare. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in March, about 0.6 m at the top (3,153 m). For skiers the best month is usually March, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Palandöken.

The ski area

Runs from 2,146 m to 3,153 m: 1,007 m of vertical. 30 km of runs and 14 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Palandöken Kayak Merkezi.

Runs
Beginner (green)0.5 km
Easy (blue)12 km
Intermediate (red)9.4 km
Advanced (black)7.7 km
Lifts
Gondolas and cable cars2
Chairlifts9
Drag lifts3

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area data © OpenSkiMap.org and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

For families

42% of the km of runs are green or blue.

Within 5 km of the village:

  • a public pool: Erzurum Olimpik Yüzme Havuzu, 2.6 km
  • an ice rink: Lik Buz Pateni, 2.6 km
  • a ski school: Timur Kayak Okulu, 4.3 km
  • childcare: no name given, 2.1 km

The Family filter counts these. Places from the Overture Maps Foundation, from Meta, Microsoft, Foursquare and AllThePlaces. Foursquare data © 2024 Foursquare Labs, Inc., Apache 2.0. Check opening times before you go.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ERZ, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST). About 13 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Palandöken Kayak Merkezi.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire, lessons and lift passes.

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Where it is

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Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

Forecast

The score, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 18Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m4°C
Mon 19Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m2°C
Tue 20Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°C
Wed 21Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m0°C
Thu 22Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m0°C
Fri 23Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°C
Sat 24Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m0°C
Sun 25Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°C
Mon 26Oct00 cm–mid –base –––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to.

Snow by month

MonthBase2,127 mMid2,640 mTop3,153 mColdestat the top
Dec0.1 m0.2 m0.2 m-12°C
Jan0.3 m0.4 m0.4 m-16°C
Feb0.4 m0.5 m0.5 m-17°C
Mar0.4 m0.6 m0.6 m-11°C
Apr0.1 m0.4 m0.4 m-3°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to ERZ, changing at IST, then 40 min by road. About 20h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to ERZ, changing at IST, then 40 min by road. About 20h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,405–£2,505 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ERZ, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£555–£1,155
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Transfershared airport transfer, return£70–£120
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£135–£220
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Lift pass5 days£325–£435
Ski hire5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£130–£220
Total£1,405–£2,505

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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