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A winter sports scene at Sarıkamış ski resort in Eastern Anatolia Turkey featuring a chalet and a ski lift in the background.
A winter sports scene at Sarıkamış ski resort in Eastern Anatolia Turkey featuring a chalet and a ski lift in the background.
A winter sports scene from Sarıkamış in Turkey highlighting a sunlit mountain and its corresponding sports centre. A picturesque chalet is also visible.
Sarıkamış in Turkey - a man and a young boy standing on a ski slope.
Sarıkamış in Turkey - a snow covered road with trees in the background.
Sarıkamış in Turkey - an aerial view of a ski area with trees and snow.
Sarıkamış in Turkey: a painting of a ski resort in the mountains.
Sarıkamış in Turkey: a painting of a ski resort in the mountains.

Sarıkamış Overview

Sarıkamış is a delightful Ski Resort that has consistently exceeded visitor expectations with its remarkable snow quality, convenient lifts, and uncrowded tracks. The resort is primarily known for its crystal snow, which is an exclusive feature found only in Sarıkamış and the Alps, making it a haven for snowboarders and off-piste skiers. The resort succeeds in maintaining clear and sunny weather most of the time and has no issues with icing on the tracks.

Situated in an area of Kars where snow is a common occurrence even when the city center lacks it, Sarıkamış Ski Resort is easily accessible by taxis or hotel shuttles, with no public transportation available to the resort. Several new hotels have been established within a short driving distance from the resort, providing guests with easy transfers to the ski area. These accommodation options, along with the resort and city center, offer rental services for ski equipment.

The skiing experience at Sarıkamış is exceptional, with tracks of varying difficulty levels suitable for all skills. The resort boasts several chair lifts that connect different parts of the resort and lead to the 7-8 tracks. The tracks are not usually crowded, offering skiers a more relaxed and enjoyable skiing experience. Visitors have particularly enjoyed skiing during the week when the resort is less crowded.

Sarıkamış Ski Resort is widely recognized for its natural beauty, traditional local attractions, and welcoming community. Surrounded by pine forests, the resort offers stunning visuals and a unique skiing experience that is difficult to rival. The trails for beginners and intermediates are comfortably long, not very steep, and offer breathtaking views of the surrounding beauty. The resort is also known for its reasonable café prices.

In spite of its many merits, Sarıkamış Ski Resort is often seen as underappreciated and deserving of more promotion. The resort offers a unique night skiing experience on crystal snow towards the city lights, an adventure that many deem priceless. From its crystal snow and convenient lifts to its uncrowded tracks and natural beauty, Sarıkamış offers a memorable skiing experience that many recommend trying at least once.

Key insights

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Skiable Terrain

500
Total area of accessible ski terrain
Max: 12366 ac

Total Run Distance

15.0
A total distance of all the piste runs
Max: 600 km

Number of Lifts

3
Total quantity of operational lifts
Max: 165 total

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Terrain Difficulty

Beginner
39.0%
Intermediate
37.0%
Expert
24.0%
Measured independently from mapped ski runs — figures may differ from resort marketing. Terrain statistics are derived from OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors, via OpenSkiMap.

Features

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Traditional Ski Resort

A classic ski resort with real snow

Frequently asked questions about Sarıkamış

Where is Sarıkamış?

Sarıkamış is a ski resort in İnönü, Hançerli Mevkii, Sarıkamış/Kars, Turkey, at coordinates 40.3200, 42.6200.

How many lifts does Sarıkamış have?

Sarıkamış has 3 lifts, serving 15 km of marked runs and 500 ac of skiable terrain.

How high is Sarıkamış?

Sarıkamış has a peak elevation of 2,631 m, a base elevation of 2,152 m and a vertical drop of 480 m.

How is Sarıkamış rated?

ShredIndex rates Sarıkamış 61.8 out of 100, based on catalogued resort data and 4 skier reviews.

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500 ac

Skiable Terrain

15km

Total Run Distance

3total

Number of Lifts

2631m

Peak Elevation

480m

Vertical Drop

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Best Time to Visit

156.6cm
Annual Snowfall
11 year average
Peak: March (48.3cm)
15.5cm
Nov
21.7cm
Dec
22.6cm
Jan
20.5cm
Feb
48.3cm
Mar
24.4cm
Apr
Snow Season (Nov-Dec-Jan-Feb-Mar-Apr)
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