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Kayseri, Turkey

Kayseri-Erciyes ski resort

A cable car over snowy mountains at sunset at a Turkish ski resort
A ski resort cable car in Turkey. Photo: Osman Arabacı / Pexels.

Good for

  • Snow-sureLifts up to 3,339 m
  • Quick transfer1 h 5 min from Kayseri

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings, our transfer partners’ drive times.

The short answer

Kayseri-Erciyes has about 49 km of mapped runs and 17 lifts, with skiing from about 2,088 m up to 3,339 m (10,955 ft), a vertical drop of 1,251 m. By mapped runs it is number 1 of the 4 Turkey ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kayseri Erkilet (ASR), about 24 km away in a straight line.

Book your trip to Kayseri-Erciyes

Private transfer Kayseri Airport → Erciyes, 36 km by road, about 1 h 5 min. You book with the partner (Kiwitaxi); we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Route details

Where to stay

Hotels in Erciyes

Hotels, apartments and chalets in and around Erciyes, with prices for your dates.

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Bookable ski products for this resort from Viator and Klook.

  • Daily Kayseri Skiing tour from Cappadocia or Kayseri Hotels
    Day trip

    Daily Kayseri Skiing tour from Cappadocia or Kayseri Hotels

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    from €151 (AUD 246)

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Kayseri-Erciyes 7-day mountain forecast

At about 2,714 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 7 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 137°-1°0 mm
  2. Sat 147°1°0 mm
  3. Sun 154°-1°2.4 mm
  4. Mon 162°-4°0.2 mm
  5. Tue 175°-1°0.6 mm
  6. Wed 185°0°0.1 mm
  7. Thu 192°0°7.6 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Kayseri-Erciyes: runs from 2,088 m to 3,339 m, a vertical drop of 1,251 m2,5003,000Top of the highest mapped run: 3,339 m (10,955 ft)Top 3,339 m · 10,955 ftBase 2,088 m · 6,850 ft1,251 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
3,339 m10,955 ft
Vertical drop
1,251 m4,104 ft
Mapped runs
49 km40 runs
Lifts
17mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 0% (0.1 km), Easy 37% (17.9 km), Intermediate 36% (17.3 km), Advanced 27% (12.8 km)Novice: 0.1 km, 1 runs (0%)Easy: 17.9 km, 17 runs (37%)37%EasyIntermediate: 17.3 km, 16 runs (36%)36%IntermediateAdvanced: 12.8 km, 6 runs (27%)27%Advanced

About 37% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 36% intermediate and 27% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice10.1 km
Easy1717.9 km
Intermediate1617.3 km
Advanced612.8 km

Lifts

17 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts12
Gondolas2
T-bars1
Drag lifts1
Magic carpets1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Kayseri Erkilet (ASR)Kayseri24 km
Nevşehir Kapadokya (NAV)Nevşehir87 km
Kahramanmaraş (KCM)Kahramanmaraş170 km

Ski transfers to Kayseri-Erciyes

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Kayseri-Erciyes?

The highest mapped run starts at about 3,339 m (10,955 ft) and the lowest ends at about 2,088 m (6,850 ft), a vertical of 1,251 m (4,104 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Kayseri-Erciyes have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 49 km of downhill runs and 17 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Kayseri-Erciyes?

Kayseri Erkilet (ASR) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 24 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Kayseri-Erciyes piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.

Kayseri → Erciyes

Private transfer from €76