Poiana Brașov
Poiana Brașov: the back story
The back story
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Poiana Brașov sits in a high clearing on the slopes of Postăvarul, among spruce and fir, with the medieval city of Brașov just below. It is a favourite place to learn to ski, and its hotels, cable cars and slopes make it the country’s best-known winter resort.
The mountain
Above the resort rises Postăvarul, whose frosted limestone crown is the backdrop to every run. The cable-car operator, Ana Teleferic, lists twelve slopes of every grade, with snow cover four to five months a year, reached by the Postăvarul Express gondola, the Capra Neagră and Kanzel cable cars, the Lupului and Ruia chairlifts and a handful of drag lifts.
The runs
Beginners start on the gentle Bradul and Stadion slopes by the resort; Bradul is floodlit for night skiing. Confident skiers head for Lupului, the Wolf, a difficult run dropping 728 metres over 2.6 kilometres, or Subteleferic beneath the cable car, while Drumul Roșu, the Red Road, winds 4.75 kilometres down the mountain on easier gradients.
A forest clearing in the Carpathians, with a medieval city at the bottom of the hill.
Brașov below
Just below, Brașov is one of Transylvania’s great medieval cities, with the Tâmpa cable car, whose Panoramic Restaurant, a city landmark since the 1970s, reopened in October 2025. Many skiers stay in town and ride city bus 20 up to the slopes.
Every budget
In 2025/26 an adult day pass cost 240 lei and six days 900 lei, and a points card lets occasional skiers pay by the ride. Hotels run from the long-established Ana and Alpin resorts to the Teleferic Grand Hotel, with pools, spas and nightlife.
Our advice: learn on Bradul and Stadion, book lessons with the Ana Ski & Snowboard School, and on a clear day ride the gondola for the view across the Carpathians. Leave an evening for Brașov’s old town.
Why it's on our list
- Twelve slopes on Postăvarul
- Drumul Roșu, 4.7 km long
- Gondola and two cable cars
- Night skiing on Bradul
- Medieval Brașov below
Poiana Brașov’s slopes
From Ana Teleferic’s slope table on discoverpoiana.ro (October 2026). Length · drop · grade.
Slopes · 7
Drumul Roșu: 4,752 m · 715 m · medium-easy, Sulinar: 2,820 m · 635 m · medium, Lupului (upper): 2,605 m · 728 m · difficult, Subteleferic: 2,200 m · 650 m · difficult, Stadion: 612 m · 30 m · easy, Bradul: 430 m · 71 m · easy, floodlit, Kanzel: 297 m · 109 m · difficult
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Poiana Brașov: the back story before you go.