Sinaia romania
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Sinaia Romania.
Sinaia Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Romanian ski resort Sinaia lies at 2000 metres altitude in the Transylvania region of the Romanian Carpathian / Karpaty. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Sinaia ski area is not snow sure. Over 0 snow cannons ensure artificial Sinaia snow making covers 0km of ski trails, which equates to around 0 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Sinaia (Romania) is Bucharest at a distance of 123km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Sinaia ski season runs from December to February.
SNO-man says
The traditional resort of Sinaia has some beautiful buildings including the Palace Hotel and the seventeenth century monastery, King Carol built his summer residence here in 1870. The largest ski area in Romania is also here, with the biggest skiable vertical and abob sleigh run.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Sinaia Romania
Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 4 runs ?km |
33% |
Advanced Trails
 6 runs ?km |
50% |
Expert Trails
 2 runs 2km |
16% |
Sinaia 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 | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Feb 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Sinaia Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 40km |
| total length of Sinaia trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 11km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | NE SE |
| direction Sinaia ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2000m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 850m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 850m |
| centre of Sinaia ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1150m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1150m |
| 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 Sinaia
Skiing Sinaia you'll enjoy 12 pistes and trails and that means approximately 40km of ski runs. Sinaia lifts number 9 with the capacity to uplift 1800 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Romanian ski resort of Sinaia is over 11km long.
Sinaia Ski Area
Sinaia ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 33% intermediate, 50% advanced ski slopes and 16% for expert skiers - the most difficult Sinaia piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Sinaia after dark.
Sinaia for skiing gets 5 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Sinaia
If you snowboard Sinaia you'll want to know that, of the 9 ski lifts in total, 5 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Sinaia snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Sinaia snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Sinaia for snowboarding gets ? stars out of 5 overall
Sinaia Apres Ski
The apres ski Sinaia scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
0 apres ski bars 10 restaurants 1 bowling 0 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Bobsleigh, Bowling, Casino, Games Room, Peles Castle Excursion (Former Royal Residence), Romanian Folk Evening, Thermal Springs.
Sinaia for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Sinaia Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Sinaia resort - ski Sinaia by any other name
The Romanian ski resort of Sinaia ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Sinaia ski area has ski slopes which face NE SE
The direction which the various Sinaia 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. Sinaia ski resort has ski slopes facing NE SE.
Sinaia for snow gets 2 stars out of 5 overall