Erciyes gates
Hisarcık Gate
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.
Short answer
Hisarcık Gate is one of the four gates at Erciyes, with its lowest lift station at 2,266 m. 15 pistes and 6 named lifts belong to it.
- Pistes
- 15
- Named lifts
- 6
- Base elevation
- 2,266 m
- Top elevation
- 3,346 m
The Divan line covers 2,736 m in a single stretch, from 2,268 m to 2,931 m — the longest mechanical line at the resort. Chain those two together and you cover almost the whole of the 1,258 m vertical in one sequence.
There is room for beginners too: a 510 m T-bar and two magic carpets keep the learning area immediately above the gate.
What this gate has
- Car park
- Learning area (T-bar + two magic carpets)
- The resort's highest line
Pistes served by this gate
Pistes at Erciyes have no individual names; the official source publishes them by number.
- 6
- 6a
- 7
- 7a
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 10a
- 11
- 11a
- 14
- 14a
- 17
- 18
- 18a
Connects on skis to: Hacılar, Tekir. 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.
Ottoman
Chairlift2,922 m → 3,346 m · 1,613 m · +424 m
The highest line at Erciyes. Its top station sits at 3,346 m and marks the upper limit of the ski area.
Divan
Chairlift2,268 m → 2,931 m · 2,736 m · +663 m
At 2,736 m the longest chairlift at the resort. It takes 663 m of vertical in one go and connects onward to Ottoman.
Keven
Chairlift2,266 m → 2,607 m · 1,853 m · +341 m
Hisarcık's mid-mountain line, carrying circulation between the gate's lower and upper sectors.
Sırt
Chairlift2,270 m → 2,601 m · 1,434 m · +331 m
Starting just above the Hisarcık gate, the line that feeds the intermediate pistes.
Yalçın
Chairlift2,430 m → 2,598 m · 902 m · +168 m
Hisarcık's short, quick line — the one you use to lap a single piste.
Hisarcık T-Bar
T-bar2,270 m → 2,377 m · 510 m · +107 m
The learning area's T-bar — the one line where a first-day skier can practise without boarding a chairlift.
The other gates
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.
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
- Hacılar GateHacılar starts from the lowest point of the ski area, 2,088 m, and hosts the base station of the Lifos gondola. It is on
- Tekir GateTekir is the classic entrance to Erciyes and the departure point of the resort's second gondola. The Tekir gondola runs
- 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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