Poiana Brașov


Poiana Brașov is a neighborhood of Brasov and a Romanian ski resort popular among visitors from many European states. After the 2010s modernization, the ski area has expanded from 50 hectares to 80 hectares and the slopes length was increased from 13.8 km to 23.9 km. most slopes now have snow cannons installed. In 2013, it hosted figure skating, alpine skiing and short track in the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.
It is located at about 1,020 meters above sea level near the city of Brașov in Romania and it is easily accessible by road. There are regular buses operated by Brașov Transit which serve the 12 km route between Brașov and Poiana Brașov. The resort also runs minibuses to take visitors from hotels to the base of the ski runs from where they can hike or take a cable car to Cristianu Mare or Postăvaru summits.
Poiana Brașov has a temperate-continental climate. The average temperature in summer is 20 °C and in winter -4 °C. There is a snow cover of about 50–60 cm which lasts from mid-November until mid-March, for about 120 days a year. However one can expect snowfalls from the end of September.
Poiana Brașov is host to a number of hotels and restaurants, the majority of which cater for foreign tourists. Two of the better known restaurants are Șura Dacilor and Coliba Haiducilor. There is also one nightclub, Capra Neagră, adjacent to a pizza place which plays a mixture of Europop and dance music.
Amongst other attractions in Poiana Brașov visitors can find traditional mulled wine and a pepper spiced alcoholic drink known as țuică as well as other traditional Romanian fare.

Main Slopes

There are 7 main ski/snowboard slopes in the resort:
slopelengthwidthtypelift system
Bradul430 m70 mbeginnerski lift
magic cover
Stadion325 me30 mbeginnerski lift
Drumul Roșu4752 m22 mintermediateaerial tramway
ski lift
Sulinar2820 m35 mintermediateski lift
Kanzel297 m50 madvancedski lift
aerial tramway
Subteleferic2200 m35 madvancedski lift
Lupului2605 m28 madvancedski lift
gondola

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