Erciyes gates
Hacılar Gate
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.
Short answer
Hacılar Gate is one of the four gates at Erciyes, with its lowest lift station at 2,088 m. 11 pistes and 3 named lifts belong to it.
- Pistes
- 11
- Named lifts
- 3
- Base elevation
- 2,088 m
- Top elevation
- 2,939 m
Eleven pistes hang off this gate, fed by the Karakulak and Hitit lines. Hitit tops out at 2,939 m, the highest point reachable from the Hacılar side, which makes the gate practical if you want to change altitude through the day.
What this gate has
- Foot access by gondola
- Car park
- Magic carpet (learning area)
Pistes served by this gate
Pistes at Erciyes have no individual names; the official source publishes them by number.
- 1
- 1a
- 1b
- 2
- 2a
- 2b
- 3
- 3a
- 3b
- 4
- 5
Connects on skis to: Hisarcık. Make sure the return line is running before you cross.
Source: Kayseri Erciyes A.Ş. · Last checked:
Lifts running from this gate
Length, base and top elevation, and vertical — from the official lift table.
Lifos Gondola
Gondola2,088 m → 2,636 m · 2,495 m · +548 m
The resort's longest line and one of its two gondolas. It starts from the lowest point of the ski area, so foot passengers can use it too.
Hitit
Chairlift2,429 m → 2,939 m · 2,225 m · +510 m
The highest point reachable from the Hacılar side, and with 510 m of vertical the gate's main workhorse.
Karakulak
Chairlift2,444 m → 2,641 m · 1,589 m · +197 m
On the Hacılar side, the line that effectively continues where the Lifos gondola ends.
The other gates
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.
Related pages
- Tekir GateTekir is the classic entrance to Erciyes and the departure point of the resort's second gondola. The Tekir gondola runs
- Hisarcık GateWith fifteen pistes, Hisarcık is the busiest gate on the mountain and six separate lift lines run from it. Ottoman, the
- Develi GateDeveli sits on the southern flank and carries eleven pistes. It runs on the Kaniş, Kartın and Kültepe lines; at 2,173 m
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