Poiana Brasov reviews

I was there two days in January 2012. Completely OK with snow but as a Swedish I would not recommend anyone to go to Romania for skiing alone. I personally think that the ride due to the rather high fall height, about 700 meters, was more fun than Sälen, but not even in the vicinity of Åre. But if you are still in the area, it may be a good idea to take a couple of days. I would recommend not to go here for a holiday. I went Sunday and Monday. Sex to the cable cars and gondolas was at least half an hour (may have been longer) on Sunday. Monday was okay, no queues at all. Ski hire was cheap, about $ 100 a day, the equipment was quite modern but did not look at the ski (I promise you stay happier if you only accept and unload as nothing). The lift pass was not great, a day ticket 125 Rent, type 280 kr. They also have systems with points that you buy, difficult to think of, I think, but it's safe if there are a lot of queues and you do not have as many yokes in one day. A little annoying might be that they if there are some people in the lifts stop selling for example. two and four-hour cards because they earn more on selling points if people go for a long time. Very annoying.

As far as the food on the slope is concerned, it is under all criticism, but you may have an earning because it only costs type 30-40 kr. Go here to stay cheap at shady hotels, eat cheap, laugh at the sadly pissed slopes, ignore the conditions of the ski, do not mind the buyers and drink a lot of beer with the very nice Romanian locals who usually speak excellent English. I had some amazing days, although this is not a paradise for skiing.

Was there around 1976 and then it was the cheapest trip you could find. Glad in the hollow, I and two friends went there. The liquor was almost free ... So it became as it became. We switched black which was very forbidden. The tour leader pointed out that the black switch often ended up in jail. On the way between the hotel and the ski slope, there was very much a prison that aired prisoners 0700-1900 every day in the outer prison regardless of the weather.

The hotel had a communal sauna, but it was the most decent russian shoes that frequented this oasis of snow. During the trip a visit was made to a hook up the hill, where wild boar was served. You got a whole tube of vodka per skull. When everyone was good at the gas, they released the wild boar cultures, which resulted in mangrant jumps on the tables. To this accordion music and a d-a hello ....
 
The captain of the hotel chatted one day with us guys so we rented skis to him. On the slope he went on his job, ie frack. Unforgettable. Girls, black change and vodka were his mantra. He was never sober.

The journey home would be taken from the capital, but we rented a car and drove to Vlad Dracula's city instead. Interesting guy. The soup ran out and when we asked for the road everyone shot away like rabbits. Staying with foreigners was very prohibited at that time. In any case, we arrived at the hotel around 0200 in the morning, left the car keys at the front desk (they "knew" when we left the car, that part of information worked well in Romania) and fell asleep.

Home travel was undertaken in a somewhat outright Russian plane where the chairs could not lock properly. When the jaw was served we got cucumber and pork. The pilots got the fat edges on the pork ... Unbelievable but true.

For the money and the experience, I give this place approval, the skiing was about the same as in Vemdalen.

But this trip never falls into oblivion, it is for sure.

If you go to Poiana Brasov you have to think through some things.
Do you want to sit down and drink cheap beer and maybe take a ride or are you going to ski seriously?
Do you just want to drink beer is all good, but if you want to go skiing, you have to be prepared to actually be in Romania.

At first, forget about the pistachio. The back is good, the snow is there but unfortunately the slopes are full of rock, the snow cannons are untapped and the ski resorts are at the footsteps. It could be a top place but Romanian organization total inconvenience for improvements makes the shooting usually the most unpleasant.

The offpiste, on the other hand, can be really good, the snow is light and nice and it's easy to find nice areas to go on. If there is a proper dump during the week, you can expect to have the entire system for itself. In the weekends it is usually splendid until lunch when it starts to fill. With a little local knowledge, it's no problem to go untracked all day long.

The price level on ski passes starts approaching the Alps and given what one gets is a ripoff. Assume that the colors depend on people in the weeks and that the management can easily turn off some lifts. If you want to buy a lift card, it's best, but the cheapest is to pay the lift directly. Do it nicely and you'll get a lift for almost half the price.

Well, that's a good mountain. 700 fall height meter at the left cabin a little more. Mountains here are not the largest / highest in Romanian carpathians but they are very aggressive compared to Sweden and the Alps. But Poiana is 1800m high and is wooded mountains that lean on well enough fine here and there, however, it's a bit of a slope there in between. A good mountain for good skiing and the slopes I do not test (as usual) but as it looked, it's often the downside of the continent is a very bad pistachio. All snow falling here is dry dry powder on Sami "Galmma Muohta" in Swedish dry cold loose snow. So then it's very common with bad bottom. When I was there in the winter 05-06 it was good with snow on top of the bottomless bottomless pillows (over 1 meter) but the last third of the mountain did not go in the woods but you had to go to the so-called piste, they have no snow cannons so the piste the last piece consisted of about 2-3 dm pads without the bottom that they had pissed once, picked up some soil so to speak. It's nice that it was open. One thing to keep in mind is that it's very easy to just drop the line and end up in a completely wrong valley because the mountains are so pointed it's impossible to recline so it's just and wondering where you snagged when you're down.

Interesting ride! Not at all, cushions went, but to go home "where my parents are coming, and skiing with relatives is full! Vodkan I do not know if the beer, but much more fun on the piste than in Sweden. As I said, sometimes snowy snow last year, they did not get any snow at all. We were on another mountain, as I do not remember the name but located in Romania, not far from. It was not sinaia but nevertheless it seemed to be an offpiste paradise in my eyes (do not know do not go offpizzzd). peace out.

Yes!! Everything is positive !!
Cheap and good place that can easily compete with other destinations. I was there several times and I will travel there again. During the weekend there may be long queues at the cabin (last year) but of course there are many tourists in January. Otherwise everything is perfect. Just as cheap as before. Good standard.

Retain with previous writers (where -94) but also want to tip about the town of sinaia which is about an hour's drive from Poiana Brasov, you are in Poiana Brasov so talk to the ski school manager and if not he can arrange a trip to Hisia, everything. take a taxi ... not too expensive ... high mountain with a huge pot where you go ... 2 lifts and 5-6 runs and everything outside is all for yourself ... (very fun gorges)

I was in Poiana Brasov in 1997 and I have to say that it was one of the funniest trips I have ever made. The skiing is very varied. We got there the first day and then the snow turned down, good skiing in the woods. The next day there were 50 cm pillows and clean the dream. Not a Romani outside the piste and you could go to powder 1 meter from the piste. For 3 days there was a cannon breeze, then it was unfortunately heat wave (15+) and the lifts closed for 2 days. Uncertain snowfall wants to say. The place has been in Powder because the snowfall here is much easier than in the Alps, more like the North American.

However, the country of Romania is the largest part of the experience. Vodka on tetrapak - 5 kr / liter, dinner at the most expensive hotel - 20 kr for a juicy bean steak, and the rest is as cheap. The lift card for one week 300 kr. Certainly 5 years ago, but the price level is certainly still acceptable. The hotel was fully capable and night life too. Can recommend to go here for the experience, and if it is snow, even skiing. Do not miss Ceaucescus Palace in Bucharest.

Poiana Brasov is one of Romania's largest ski resorts and the best as well. There is a system with a cabway, and various other lifts, total fall height about 900 meters. The system is good and efficient and it is never queued. All pillows get you for yourself, and the woods are absolutely superb when it's snowing. Sometimes snow can be a pain, but when the snow is coming, it's cloudy. The resort has been in powdermag as a powder paradise, and it may be when the weather is wild. One plus is that everything is so cheap that you think prices are wrong .... 5kr = 1 liter vodka 1kr = 1 beer. And one-week lift pass = 300 kr. Keep in mind that Poiana Brasov is one of the most luxurious destinations in Romania.