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| Poiana Brașov | |
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| Location | Postăvarul Massif,Romania |
| Nearest major city | Brașov |
| Coordinates | 45°35′50″N25°33′07″E / 45.59722°N 25.55194°E /45.59722; 25.55194 |
| Top elevation | 1,799 m (5,902 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,020 m (3,350 ft)[1] |
| Trails | 12 |
| Longest run | 4,752 m (15,591 ft) (Drumul Roșu) |
| Lift system | 2aerial tramways 2chairlift 5ski lifts 1gondola |
| Website | www |
Poiana Brașov (Romanian pronunciation:[poˈjanabraˈʃov],German:Schulerau;Hungarian:Brassópojána) is a neighborhood ofBrașov and a Romanianski resort.
After the 2010s modernization, the ski area has expanded from 50 hectares (120 acres) to 80 hectares (200 acres) and the slope’s length increased from 13.8 km (8.6 mi) to 23.9 km (14.9 mi). Most slopes now havesnow cannons installed. In 2013, Poiana Brașov hosted figure skating, alpine skiing, and short track in theEuropean Youth Olympic Winter Festival.
The resort is located at about 1,020 metres (3,350 feet)[1] above sea level near the city of Brașov inRomania and is easily accessible by road. Regular buses operated by Brașov Transit (RATBV) serve the 12 km (7.5 mi) route between Brașov and Poiana Brașov (lines 20 and 100). The resort also runs minibuses that take visitors from hotels to the base of the ski, these cover areas where people can hike or take a cable car to the Cristianu Mare orPostăvaru 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, snowfalls can occur from the end of September.
Poiana Brașov is host to several hotels and restaurants, the majority of which cater to foreign tourists. Two of the better known restaurants areȘura Dacilor (TheDacians' Barn) andColibaHaiducilor (The Outlaws' Shack).[citation needed] There is also one nightclub,Capra Neagră (TheChamois).
There are 7 mainski/snowboard slopes in the resort:[2]
| slope | length | width | type | lift system |
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| Bradul | 430 m | 70 m | beginner | ski lift magic cover |
| Stadion | 325 me | 30 m | ski lift | |
| Drumul Roșu | 4752 m | 22 m | intermediate | aerial tramway ski lift |
| Sulinar | 2820 m | 35 m | 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 |
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