Our Terrain:

Gito , Rize, Türkiye.

Gito Yaylasi is in the Black Sea region of Türkiye. The village of Gito is on a high plateau (2000m) in the Kaçkar Mountain Range that receives an incredible amount of light powder snow from storms coming off of the Black Sea. On the drive in from the coast you will pass the famous Zilkale, The Black Sea regions most famous castle. With regular storms between December and April (snow history ) that produce between 50 and 150 cm of snow we have a stable and deep snowpack. March is usually our snowiest month, averaging 50cm of snow per week.

We have moderate and steep slopes with complex terrain that will impress any level of skier or snowboarder. We have great terrain both above and below treeline ensuring we can enjoy storm days as well. When the weather is clear we can climb above treeline to local peaks (up to 2800m) boasting incredible alpine bowls up high and beautiful glades of mixed evergreen and deciduous trees on their lower slopes. Accomodation is at Vadi Tas Konak, a brand new hotel just 1 km away from our forest road. We start our day with a 45 minute snowcat ride to treeline where we will begin our tour.

Handuzu, Rize, Türkiye.

Handuzu is in the Black Sea region of Türkiye. Handuzu is a high plateau, whose name translates to “Kings Plateau”, in the Kaçkar Mountain Range that receives an incredible amount of light powder snow from storms coming off of the Black Sea. We accomodate at Flora Handuzu, a luxurious village of Cabins resting at 1850m. This puts us right on the doorstep of incredible tre riding terrain.

Handuzu has moderate and steep treed slopes with complex terrain that will impress any level of skier or snowboarder. The mixed hardwood forests lose their leaves in the winter creating incredibly open glades for tree skiing. When the weather is clear we can climb above treeline to the local peak of Kirtil. We have the option for machine assisted trips at handuzu but to get the most out of our terrain we encourage you to bring touring equipment as most of our favorite lines are not accessible by snowcat/snowmobile.

Erciyes, Kayseri, Türkiye.

Erciyes is an extinct volcanic peak in Central Turkiye. Just an hour from the famed Cappadocia, it hosts a ski resort on its lower slopes but the real adventure awaits on the slopes descending from the ridge and summit. Erciyes is prominent and bare a true alpine destination with large steep faces and couloirs peppered with volcanic spires.

We will use the gondolas at the ski resort to get to the base of our climb. From there we tour the ridge above slopes ranging from 300m to 800m of descent. There are many options for accomodation at erciyes making it a customisable package.