Poiana Brasov romania
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Poiana Brasov Romania.
Poiana Brasov Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1895 the Romanian ski resort Poiana Brasov lies at 1770 metres altitude in the Transylvania region of the Romanian Carpathian / Karpaty. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Poiana Brasov ski area is not snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial Poiana Brasov snow making covers 2.5km of ski trails, which equates to around 15 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Poiana Brasov (Romania) is Bucharest at a distance of 190km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Poiana Brasov ski season runs from January to March.
SNO-man says
The best known and internationally visited ski resort in Romania, close to Count Dracula's castle. Purpose built in the communist era to bring in hard currency with more pleasant apartment blocks than in many French resorts. 13km from the medieval town of Brasov.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Poiana Brasov Romania
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0.3km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 4 runs 5.23km |
30% |
Advanced Trails
 3 runs 4.52km |
23% |
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km |
23% |
Poiana Brasov Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | ? - ? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Jan 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Mar 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Poiana Brasov Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 14km |
| total length of Poiana Brasov trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 3.8km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N NW |
| direction Poiana Brasov ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1770m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1020m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1020m |
| centre of Poiana Brasov ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 775m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 775m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Poiana Brasov
Skiing Poiana Brasov you'll enjoy 13 pistes and trails and that means approximately 14km of ski runs. Poiana Brasov lifts number 11 with the capacity to uplift 5954 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Romanian ski resort of Poiana Brasov is over 3.8km long.
Poiana Brasov Ski Area
Poiana Brasov ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 30% intermediate, 23% advanced ski slopes and 23% for expert skiers - the most difficult Poiana Brasov piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Poiana Brasov after dark.
Poiana Brasov for skiing gets 5 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Poiana Brasov
If you snowboard Poiana Brasov you'll want to know that, of the 11 ski lifts in total, 8 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Poiana Brasov snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Poiana Brasov snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Poiana Brasov for snowboarding gets 1 stars out of 5 overall
Poiana Brasov Apres Ski
The apres ski Poiana Brasov scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
5 apres ski bars 5 restaurants 1 bowling 2 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 2 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Archery, Bowling, Curling, Games Room, Horse Riding, Luge, Massage, Snowman Racing.
SNO-man says
Off the slopes, the resort has plenty to offer. There are indoor swimming pools with sauna, massage and gyms. For sports there is tennis, minigolf, handball, basketball, bowling, curling, games rooms, archery, luge track and toboganning and horse riding. Excursions to 15th century Bran Castle, reputedly home to the legendary Count Dracula.
Poiana Brasov for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Poiana Brasov Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Poiana Brasov resort - ski Poiana Brasov by any other name
The Romanian ski resort of Poiana Brasov ski resort is also known as Poiana Brasov Postavarul and has the following common misspellings:
Poiana Brasov ski area has ski slopes which face N NW
The direction which the various Poiana Brasov ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Poiana Brasov ski resort has ski slopes facing N NW.
Poiana Brasov for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall