Bursa: Uludag is a 40 minute drive from Bursa or a 60 minute drive from the airport. The skiing area of Uludag is 1750 2543 m high and covered with forests. The duration of skiing is 120 days a year. The most suitable skiing conditions are between 20 December and 20 March. The average snow fall is 3 m in winter. At the beginning of the season the type of snow is "powdery snow" and at the end of the season the snow characteristic is slightly "slushy."

With an average altitude of 1000 m, the Anatolian peninsula is covered with North Anatolian Mountains (2587-3932 m) in the North and Toros Mountains (3086-4136 m) in the South. The Central and East Anatolian high plateaus are enchanted by extinct volcanic mountains such as Mt. Erciyes (3917 m) and Mt. Agri (5137 m).

During the normal winter conditions, the height of the snow reaches approximately three meters, and, covered with forests, the natural beauty of the mountainous areas is stunning.

This center has suitable conditions for Alpine skiing, ski touring, cross country and heli-skiing. Uludag Ski Center is equipped with I cablecar, 5 chairlifts and 7 T bars. Qualified skiing instructors and equipment for hire are available. The center has first aid facilities and a rural clinic. Accommodations can be booked directly.

Note: In foggy conditions it is essential especially for amateur skiers not to wander outside the marked slopes and areas.

Uludag is the fabled Mount Olympus of Mysia. It is known in mythology as the place where the gods watched the Trojan war. It is a western extension of Pontic mountainous ranges. Its name means “Big mountain” - the highest mountain in Western Anatolia, culminating at Kara Tepe (2543m).

The ski centre in the Uludag National Park is 36 km south of Bursa (a city of 600,000 people) accessible either along a sealed road or else by a combined cable-car/bus route that may be preferable when the road is icy. The skiing is mostly intermediate in a lightly forested slopes that are usually open from December until late March. Heli-skiing is also available and there are vast off-piste bowls to explore, albeit a threat to conservation within the national park. There are 27 hotels, 15 of which are privately owned, providing over 3000 beds at present. with further development underway

Trails (Pistes): 13	Halfpipes: -	Uludag Piste Map
Summit: 2322 m	Toplift: 2322 m
Beg: - Int: - Adv: -	Terrain Parks: -
Vertical Drop: 555 m	X-Country: 20 km
Lifts: 15 (8 chair lifts, 7 surface lifts)	Snowmaking: Soon
Gondolas / Cable Cars: -	Slopeside accom. : Y
Restaurants: 14	Acres of ski: -
Bars: -	Nearest Airport: Bursa-Yenisehir
Nearest Train : Istanbul

Kaynak: www.snow-forecast.com