Poiana Brașov

Poiana Brașov
Poiana Brașov
Location	Postăvarul Massif, Romania
Nearest major city	Braşov
Coordinates	45°35′50″N 25°33′07″E / 45.59722°N 25.55194°E
Top elevation	1,799 m
Base elevation	1,020 m
Runs	12
Longest run	4,752 m (Drumul Roșu)
Lift system	2 aerial tramways; 2 chairlift; 5 ski lifts; 1 gondola; 1 magic carpet
Website	http://starepartii.brasovcity.ro/ro/acasa/

Poiana Brașov (Romanian pronunciation: [poˈjana braˈʃov], German: Schulerau; Hungarian: Brassópojána) is a neighborhood of Brașov 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^[1] (3,379 feet) 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 (RAT Brașov) which serve the 12 km route between Brașov and Poiana Brașov (line 20 and 100). 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 (The Dacians' Barn) and Coliba Haiducilor (The Outlaws' Shack).^{[citation needed]} There is also one nightclub, Capra Neagră (The Chamois), 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:^[2]

slope	length	width	type	lift system
Bradul	430 m	70 m	beginner	ski lift magic cover
Stadion	325 me	30 m	beginner	ski lift
Drumul Roșu	4752 m	22 m	intermediate	aerial tramway ski lift
Sulinar	2820 m	35 m	intermediate	ski lift
Kanzel	297 m	50 m	advanced	ski lift aerial tramway
Subteleferic	2200 m	35 m		ski lift
Lupului	2605 m	28 m		ski lift gondola