Poiana Brașov


Poiana Brașov is a neighborhood of Brașov and a Romanian ski resort.
After the 2010s modernization, the ski area has expanded from to and the slope’s length increased from to. Most slopes now have snow cannons installed. In 2013, Poiana Brașov hosted figure skating, alpine skiing, and short track in the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.
The resort is located at about above sea level near the city of Brașov in Romania and is easily accessible by road. Regular buses operated by Brașov Transit serve the route between Brașov and Poiana Brașov. The resort also runs minibuses that take visitors from hotels to the base of the ski, these cover areas where people can hike or take a cable car to the Cristianu Mare or Postăvaru summits.
Poiana Brașov has a temperate-continental climate. The average temperature in summer is 20 °C and in winter -4 °C. There is a snow cover of about 50–60 cm which lasts from mid-November until mid-March, for about 120 days a year. However, snowfalls can occur from the end of September.
Poiana Brașov is host to several hotels and restaurants, the majority of which cater to foreign tourists. Two of the better known restaurants are Șura Dacilor and Coliba Haiducilor. There is also one nightclub, Capra Neagră.

Main Slopes

There are 7 main ski/snowboard slopes in the resort:
slopelengthwidthtypelift system
Bradul430 m70 mbeginnerski lift
magic cover
Stadion325 me30 mbeginnerski lift
Drumul Roșu4752 m22 mintermediateaerial tramway
ski lift
Sulinar2820 m35 mintermediateski lift
Kanzel297 m50 madvancedski lift
aerial tramway
Subteleferic2200 m35 madvancedski lift
Lupului2605 m28 madvancedski lift
gondola