Ski touring in Turkey

Day 1 – Arrival day
Arrival in Adana and 2 hours transfer to Guest House in Cukurbag village.

Day 2

Ski tour Emler (3,723 m)
Short drive (30 min.) to the entrance of the Karayalak Valley. The starting point of the ski tour is around 2,000m depending on the snow conditions.

You go through the Karayalak valley that goes through the Emler and Kizilkaya mountains and then finally the ascent of the Emler.

The ascent takes about 5 hours (1,700 m ascent). The descent takes you through the same valley down to the car (we take off-road vehicles here because the gravel roads are not maintained around the seasons). Overnight stay at Guest House in Cukurbag.

Day 3

Ski tour Körtekli (3.249 m)
About 20 min drive from the guesthouse depending on snow conditions, we drive into the Emli valley. The ascent begins through a juniper forest, then through the valley up in the direction of the Alaca mountain, starting point about 2,000 m. Just before the Alaca mountain there is a steep climb to the Körtekli – mountain. The descent is through the same valley down to the car. The overnight stay in the Guest House.

Day 4

Ski tour Avci Beli (3.165 m)
You go back back into the same valley, but this time to Emli, The climb continues up to the pass (Avci Beli). The descent is then through the same valley. Overnight at the Guest House.

Day 5

Ski Tour Maden Bogazi (3.000 m)
A 45 mins drive in direction of the Emler, along its parallel valley. Starting point is like the other ski tours from about 2,000 m. The ascent will take you up on one of the peaks through the Maden Valley (left or right), possibility to go up to 3,250 m. Descent through the same valley, return journey to Cukurbag to the guest house.

Day 6

Drive to Goreme, culture Cappadocia
1, 5 hours drive to Ihlara or Güzelyurt. After lunch in the village, we visit the gigantic underground city of Derinkuyu. then we take a short walk in the Ihlara Valley, where numerous cave churches from the early Middle Ages are located. Then you continue the drive (1h30) to Göreme in the heart of Cappadocia. Here you will stay in an enchanting cave hotel.

Day 7

Cultural Cappadocia
Early in the morning there is the possibility for a balloon flight which is a “must” for Cappadocia. Next you visit the Göreme Open Air Museum  (Unesco World Heritage) with numerous cave churches as you walk through the Monk valley. Have Lunch, continue to Uchisar Castle and finally Pasabag with its numerous mistycal fairy chimneys, the landmark of Cappadocia. Overnight in Goreme in the cave hotel.

Day 8

Skitour Mt. Hasan (3,250 m)
A slightly longer drive (1, 5 hrs.) to Helvadere and the mountain of the Hasan volcano. The ascent goes in a semicircle to the summit. Descent on the same way down to the car. Drive back to Goreme, overnight.

Day 9

Skitour Mt. Erciyes (3,936 m)
One hour drive to the ski center in Kayseri. To simplify the climb, it is possible to use the ski resort lifts up to 2,500 m (from here it’s about 4, 5 hours to the summit ). Otherwise, the climb takes about 5-6 hours. The mountain is climbed from the north, the descent is also from the north, the last part of the descent is via the ski slope, drive back to Goreme to the hotel.

Day 10 – Departure day

Transfer to the airport, from Goreme we drive 1 hour to the airport, home flight.