Erciyes Ski Resort
The four gates of Erciyes
One mountain, four separate entrances. Which gate you use decides how your day goes.
Short answer
Erciyes is entered through the Hacılar, Tekir, Hisarcık and Develi gates. All 41 pistes are distributed across these four, and the runs interconnect — but the gates differ in piste count, starting elevation and the lifts they feed.
Hacılar Gate
- Number of pistes
- 11
- Number of lifts
- 3
- Base elevation
- 2,088 m
Hacılar starts from the lowest point of the ski area, 2,088 m, and hosts the base station of the Lifos gondola. It is one of the two gondola lines that foot passengers — visitors who are not skiing — can use to reach the mountain.
Tekir Gate
- Number of pistes
- 4
- Number of lifts
- 2
- Base elevation
- 2,209 m
Tekir is the classic entrance to Erciyes and the departure point of the resort's second gondola. The Tekir gondola runs from 2,209 m to 2,466 m and is the other line open to foot passengers.
Hisarcık Gate
- Number of pistes
- 15
- Number of lifts
- 6
- Base elevation
- 2,266 m
With fifteen pistes, Hisarcık is the busiest gate on the mountain and six separate lift lines run from it. Ottoman, the highest installation at Erciyes, belongs to this gate: it climbs from 2,922 m to 3,346 m and defines the upper limit of the ski area.
Develi Gate
- Number of pistes
- 11
- Number of lifts
- 3
- Base elevation
- 2,222 m
Develi sits on the southern flank and carries eleven pistes. It runs on the Kaniş, Kartın and Kültepe lines; at 2,173 m Kültepe is the longest of the three and reaches 2,637 m.
Source: Kayseri Erciyes A.Ş. · Last checked:
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