Advantages
- Best ski slope in Romania according to skiresort.info.
- Due to the difficulty of getting here, the ski slope is not crowded
- You can ski without the long cues
- Just get your skiing jacket and skiing trousers and the rest you can rent at the top of the resort.
- Best financial value deal
Disadvantages
- Road infrastructure is not the best.
- You can’t compare to some countries that have skiing in their DNA (the facilities might not be top-notch)
- It’s difficult to bring your own equipment (unless you rent or use one of the driving services there)
A quaint mountain resort located next to the Straja peak, it is situated above 1400 m and has beautiful views of the surrounding mountains.
Location: Google Maps - 3 hours away from Craiova or Sibiu by car. A bit too complicated by other means.
Pro tips: use local drivers (your accommodation will help you out) or the gondola from the bottom of the resort. Finding parking at the top is going to be a hassle, and it will also involve quite a bit of walking)
Where to get the information that you need:
Quality of the ski slopes:
- To find out the state of the ski slopes, this is the official site (use translation from the browser): https://www.freecam.ro/partii-de-schi/partia-de-schi-straja
- Or you can watch the ski slopes live: https://www.freecam.ro/partii-de-schi/partia-de-schi-straja (not the best angles, unfortunately…)
- Official Facebook group of the ski slope: https://www.facebook.com/p/Statiunea-Straja-Pro-Straja-100064507039686/
- Pricing: 160 lei/day ( 33 euros)
- There are more pricing options for the amount of hours, credit, and multiple days here.
Pro tip: If you are staying in Lupeni and have access to the gondola, the price of the ski lifts per day includes the gondola up to Straja.
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