Ilgaz-2 Yurduntepe Kayak Merkezi
Ilgaz Mountain's long Black Sea piste
Ilgaz-2 Yurduntepe is a real outdoor ski centre on Ilgaz Mountain in Turkey's Kastamonu province, with one of the longest slopes in the Western Black Sea region.
- 1,834 m Base
- 2,326 m Top lift
- 492 m Vertical
- 2 Lifts
Best known for
Après & vibe
A base-area day facility and a mid-mountain cafeteria with mountain views handle food and rest.
The snow centre
Ilgaz-2 Yurduntepe Kayak Merkezi is a genuine mountain ski centre on Ilgaz Mountain in Kastamonu province, part of the forested ranges of Turkey's Western Black Sea region. Terrain runs at a healthy altitude, and the resort is served by a gondola climbing to a mid-mountain cafeteria with sweeping views over the Ilgaz peaks. Its main draw is a long slope, among the longest in the region, offering easy and intermediate pistes well suited to families, learners and improvers. A sizeable day-use building at the base provides dining, rest areas and equipment rental. Popular with skiers from Kastamonu and Çankırı, it works as both a day trip and a short ski break. Its elevation gives a solid mid-winter season.
The slope
Easy pistes and a base area make it welcoming for first-timers.
The long main run is ideal territory for confident intermediates.
Limited genuinely steep terrain; the emphasis is easy and intermediate cruising.
Not primarily an expert mountain.
Gondola to the mid-mountain views
A cable car climbs to a cafeteria high on Ilgaz Mountain, opening up long runs and panoramas over the Western Black Sea ranges.
On the map
Stay near Ilgaz-2 Yurduntepe Kayak Merkezi
Hotels cluster on and around Ilgaz Mountain, with the city of Kastamonu the nearest larger base.
A base in town — the snow centre is a day trip, not a resort stay.
Self-catering flexibility for a family visit or a longer city break.
Handy if the centre is a stopover between flights.
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How to get there
Ankara's Esenboğa Airport is the most practical gateway, with a drive north toward Kastamonu and up onto Ilgaz.
A mountain-road drive from Kastamonu or from the Ankara direction to the ski centre.
Best time: Best from roughly December to March, when Ilgaz Mountain holds its deepest snow.
Nearby resorts
Other resorts within reach.
Faces north-west Kartepe
- Vertical
- 340 m
- Lifts
- 5
Faces north-east Kayseri-Erciyes
- Vertical
- 1251 m
- Pistes (mapped)
- 33
- Lifts
- 17
Faces north Uludağ Kayak Merkezi
- Vertical
- 354 m
- Pistes (mapped)
- 23
- Lifts
- 28
Faces north Davraz Dağı
- Vertical
- 706 m
- Pistes (mapped)
- 11
- Lifts
- 7
Denizli Kayak Merkezi
- Vertical
- 393 m
- Pistes (mapped)
- 1
- Lifts
- 4
Getting to Ilgaz-2 Yurduntepe Kayak Merkezi
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