They were from the end of December 2023 to the beginning of January 2024. Only two routes 13 and 11 worked - the main one and the one that if you leave the main one immediately to the left. Of the advantages, I will note: 1) the trails for beginners are the best, 2) there are not a lot of people, or rather the queue for the lift was fast. Minuses: 1) it is unclear how to get there 🤦🏻♂️ the site has information about a bus that only goes on weekends, and nothing else 😠 as a result, we took a minibus Away from the cemetery , 2) there is only one ticket office for skipasses (they are here by the number of ascents) and as a result there is a wild queue, 3) there is no main base normal food outlets, perhaps this is the specifics of the place, then we found nice cafes where the 11th highway is, 4) there were about 2 lifts left on the skipass and decided to replenish it by 7 more, but instead the cashier moved, and instead of 9 it became 7 😡 so we also need to monitor this, 5) the way back, there is no stop 🤷🏻♂️, twice we were lucky to be picked up by a Develi minibus, and twice we returned by taxi, as the minibuses were crowded. I removed two stars only because of transport, or rather its absence, perhaps it is assumed that everyone should come in their own or rented cars, or by taxi. Perhaps we haven 't fully explored this topic 🤷🏻♂️
If you used to ski in the Alps, but now you want to see something other than Krasnaya Polyana, then this resort should not be considered as an alternative to them. Everything is pretty sad here in everything from the quality of the lifts to the views. Every year there is less and less snow in Turkey and the beginning of 2024 turned out to be snowless too, so only 2 lower slides worked. Even the locals don't remember the last time they turned on the upper lifts. But, it is worth noting that if 2 slides worked in Erciyes, then other ski resorts in Turkey did not work at all due to the lack of snow.
There are several hotels on the mountain itself and that's it. In the evening, there is nowhere to go at all, and restaurants are very expensive, so I recommend settling in the city. All hotels in the city have a shuttle service to the mountain. It cost 250 lire in ours. In the evening you will be able to walk, shop and eat in different places. And if you decide to go to Cappadocia, it will be clearly closer. It's funny, but the price of a balloon flight in our hotel turned out to be lower than on the Internet.
I also recommend going here on your own, and not on tour, because there are no advantages from the tour. Without a tour, you can rent a car and drive through interesting places
Our new favorite location!!!cheap prices, modern equipment and a very good location for winter sports!!!I'm into it, although I'm not a fan of cold and winter !!!