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The Kartalkaya Skiing Resort is in
the Western Black Sea Region, southeast of Bolu, in
the Koroglu mountains. The mountain has appropriate
conditions for Alpine and cross-country skiing.
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Arrival
The distance from Bolu city centre is 54km, and 28m
to the Ankara highway. It takes around 45 minutes by
road from the city centre and in addition to public
buses and minibuses, most of the hotels organise this
service for visitors.
Geography The ski area
is at an altitude of 1850-2200m, and the region has
semi-temperate climate. Kartalkaya and surroundings
are covered with forests, and has a dominant wind direction
of west/north-west. The best season for skiing is from
late December and late March, with an average 3m snowfall.
The snow at the beginning of the season is powdery,
getting increasingly slushy towards the end.
Facilities There are two
hotels with a total bed capacity of 1005, plus restaurants,
swimming pools, discos and bars. Ski equipment and instruction
is available. There are two chair-lifts, six T-bars
and three baby lifts, with 12 ski runs around 20km long.
* Yesil (green) Lift (Chairlift - 700 m)
* Camcukuru Lift (Chairlift - 650 m)
* Inekcayiri 1-2 (Ski-Lift - 900 m)
* Resuldede 1-2 (Ski-Lift - 600 m)
* Kazankaya (Ski-Lift - 650 m)
* Koroglu Lift (Ski-Lift - 1200 m)
* 2 Baby-Lift
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