# Beginner and kids' ski slopes in Romania: where to learn to ski, ski schools and slope colours

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Published on 3 November 2026 · Facts checked on 3 November 2026

For your first days on skis you need a green or blue slope, short, with a drag lift or a magic carpet at the bottom, and a ski area with a ski school. In Romania you find them, among others, at **[Poiana Brașov](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/poiana-brasov)** (Bradul and Stadion), **[Straja](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/straja)** (the Baloo school slope and three floodlit blue slopes), **[Parâng Ski Resort](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/statiunea-parang)** (Pârtia A, with a conveyor and a baby ski lift), **[Păltiniș](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/paltinis)** (Arena Platoș) and **[Harghita Mădăraș Ski Area](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/harghita-madaras)** (a 300 m school slope). The colours are set by the homologation rules: green means a very easy slope, blue easy, red intermediate, black difficult.

Below you will find the colours explained, a table of ski areas with easy slopes, then, area by area, where they are, what they offer children and which areas have a ski school. All the resorts, with kilometres of slopes and altitudes, are in the [guide to ski slopes in Romania](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/guides/partii-de-schi-romania).

## In short

- Ski slope colours in Romania come from the homologation rules (Order No. 491/2001): green = very easy (average gradient of at most 10%), blue = easy (at most 20%), red = intermediate (30%), black = difficult (40%).
- In Poiana Brașov beginners have the Bradul (430 m, floodlit) and Stadion (612 m) slopes, both rated “easy” by the operator, plus a magic carpet at the snowpark for children under 12 (November 2026).
- At Straja the Baloo slope, 100 m long, green, with a magic carpet, is used only for ski school lessons; Platoul Soarelui, Sf. Gheorghe and Constantinescu are blue and floodlit in the evening.
- According to their own pages, Poiana Brașov, Straja, Parâng, Arena Platoș, Toplița, Cavnic, Șuior, Pârtia Bucovina, Izvoare, Azuga and Muntele Băișorii have a magic carpet or a baby ski lift for children.
- Ski areas with a ski school or instructors on site include Poiana Brașov, Straja, Rânca, Păltiniș, Muntele Mic, Mădăraș, Arieșeni, Gărâna, Râușor, Izvoare and Borșa; by law, ski schools on the slopes may only be run by certified ski instructors.
- Luna Șes, Rarău and Piatra Grăitoare have no blue or green slope to ski down: they are not for first steps, although Piatra Grăitoare has a short beginners' drag lift at the top.

## Ski slope colours: green, blue, red and black

The difficulty grade of a homologated slope in Romania is set when it is homologated, according to the criteria in the Ministry of Tourism rules (Order No. 491/2001), and is shown on the sign at the top of the slope and on the markers:

- **green**: very easy slope, with an average gradient of at most 10% and a width of at least 30 m;
- **blue**: easy slope, average gradient of at most 20%, width of at least 30 m;
- **red**: intermediate slope, average gradient of at most 30%, width of at least 20 m;
- **black**: difficult slope, average gradient of at most 40%, width of at least 20 m.

The markers along the edge of the slope are 45 cm discs painted in the colour of the grade, with the name of the slope in the middle. Besides the colour, the sign at the top shows the length, the vertical drop, the minimum width and the average gradient. Link runs between slopes have orange, diamond-shaped markers.

The gradient is an average: a red slope can start gently and then have a steep wall, like the red slope at [Mărișel Ski Slopes](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/partia-marisel). Some operators also give intermediate grades: Drumul Roșu in Poiana Brașov is “easy-intermediate”, and Mutu, at Straja, is marked red and blue. The black slopes and the hardest ones in the country are in the [records guide](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/guides/cea-mai-lunga-partie-din-romania).

## Beginner ski slopes in Romania: table by ski area

The table includes only the ski areas on the site that have an easy slope or a separate beginners' area, based on their pages and the operators' websites. “Night skiing” refers to the ski area, not necessarily to the easy slope, unless stated. Where a piece of information is not published, the cell has a dash.

| Ski area | Easy slopes | Beginners' drag lift / carpet | Ski school | Night skiing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Poiana Brașov | Bradul (430 m), Stadion (612 m) | Bradul drag lift; magic carpet at the snowpark, under 12s | yes | yes, on Bradul |
| Predeal | Clăbucet Sosire (easy); Clăbucet Superior and Variantă (intermediate) | drag lift | — | yes, on Subteleferic (difficult) |
| Azuga | Sorica Sud, La Stână; the beginners' slope at the Cazacu base | baby ski lift, carpet | — | yes, on Sorica |
| Bușteni (Kalinderu) | easy variants, beginners' area | chairlift | — | — |
| Cheile Grădiștei Fundata | Pârtia 2 (450 m, easy), Pârtia 1 (267 m, easy-intermediate) | drag lift on each slope | — | — |
| Zănoaga Ski Slope (Brava Park) | Junior (300 m) | its own drag lift | — | — |
| Straja | Baloo (100 m, green); Platoul Soarelui (405 m), Sf. Gheorghe (700 m), Constantinescu (1,100 m), blue | magic carpet on Baloo | yes | yes, on the three blue slopes |
| Parâng Ski Resort | Pârtia A | drag lift, carpet, baby ski lift | instructors | — |
| Vulcan Pass | short slopes, lowest difficulty grade | drag lifts | — | — |
| Rânca | beginners' slopes | drag lifts | yes | yes |
| Transalpina Ski Resort | easy slopes on the upper meadows | chairlift, drag lifts | — | — |
| Muntele Mic | Felix, Borlova (blue) | Felix and Borlova drag lifts | yes | yes, on Vâlsanu and Nordica |
| Casa Baraj Ski Slope | Casa Baraj (~800 m) | chairlift | instructors | yes |
| Gărâna | two slopes of 500–700 m | drag lift | yes | — |
| Râușor Ski Area | the easy variant | drag lifts | yes | yes |
| Păltiniș (Arena Platoș) | gentle beginners' slopes | magic carpet, drag lifts | yes | yes, Wednesday and Saturday |
| Mărișel Ski Slopes | the blue slope | drag lift, gentle slope for children | — | yes |
| Muntele Băișorii (Buscat) | the green slope; short beginners' slope | baby lift | instructors | — |
| Feleacu Ski Slope | separate beginners' slope | drag lift | — | yes |
| Arieșeni | Vârtop II | drag lift | yes | yes |
| Harghita Mădăraș Ski Area | school slope (300 m); Súgó, at the start | drag lifts | yes | yes, on Súgó |
| Toplița Ski Slope | Bradul (1,200 m); the learners' slope (220 m) | conveyor | — | yes, on Bradul |
| Bucin Pass Ski Slopes | gentle slopes (Havas Bucsin); the Bogdan beginners' slope | drag lifts | instructors; club for ages 3–7 | — |
| Șoimul Ski Slope | Șoimul II (~550 m) | drag lift | — | yes, on Șoimul I |
| Bucovina Ski Slope | runs of 400–500 m | drag lift, carpet for children | lessons for children | yes |
| Cavnic | Roata 2, Icoana 2, Icoana 3 | magic carpet in the park at Icoana | — | yes |
| Șuior | beginners' slope; 130 m at Cota 1000 | conveyor | instructors | yes |
| Izvoare Mountain Resort | Poiana Soarelui (350 m); the school slope (~150 m) | drag lift, carpet | yes | — |
| Borșa Resort | the blue slope (~3 km) | gondola | lessons | yes |
| SkiGyimes | the blue slope (800 m) | drag lift with a “button” seat | instructors | yes |

*From the attraction pages and the operators' websites (discoverpoiana.ro, teleferic.ro, skistraja.ro, weski.ro, arenaplatos.ro, skiranca.ro), 3 November 2026. “—” = not published on the ski area's page; it does not mean it is missing. Slopes open only with enough snow; the daily status is on each operator's website.*

## Easy slopes in the Prahova Valley and near Brașov

In [Poiana Brașov](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/poiana-brasov) the operator rates two of the resort's slopes “easy”: **Bradul**, 430 m long, 70 m wide on average and floodlit in the evening, and **Stadion**, 612 m long, with a vertical drop of only 30 m. For children under 12 there is a magic carpet at the snowpark, and the resort has a ski school.

At [Predeal](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/predeal) the operator's status table (November 2026) lists Clăbucet Sosire as easy; Clăbucet Superior and Clăbucet Variantă are intermediate, and Subteleferic, the only one with night skiing, is difficult. In [Azuga](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/azuga) beginners have a slope with a baby ski lift at the Cazacu base and, higher up, the easy Sorica Sud and La Stână slopes. At [Bușteni](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/busteni), Kalinderu has a beginners' area and easy variants.

Near Brașov, [Cheile Grădiștei Fundata Ski Area](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/cheile-gradistei-fundata) has three short slopes, all with a drag lift, of which Pârtia 2, 450 m long, is easy. At Bran, [Zănoaga Ski Slope (Brava Park)](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/partia-zanoaga-bran) has the 300 m Junior slope, with its own drag lift.

- [Poiana Brașov](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/poiana-brasov) — Ski slopes · Brașov, BV · Free · 5½ – 6 hours
  Romania's best-known ski resort, above 1,000 m beneath Postăvaru: 12 slopes, among them Bradul, Lupului and Drumul Roșu, cable cars almost to the summit and summer trails.
- [Predeal](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/predeal) — Ski slopes · Predeal, BV · Free · 3½ – 4 hours
  Romania's highest town, at 1,030–1,110 m: in winter the Clăbucet, Cocoșului and Subteleferic ski runs, and hiking and a summer toboggan the rest of the year.
- [Azuga](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/azuga) — Ski slopes · Azuga, PH · Free · 4½ – 5 hours
  A resort town in the Prahova Valley with a ski area on the Sorica and Cazacu ridges: a gondola from the resort up to 1,539 m, intermediate and beginner slopes, and mountain bike trails in summer.
- [Cheile Grădiștei Fundata Ski Area](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/cheile-gradistei-fundata-ski-area) — Ski slopes · Fundata, BV · 70 lei · 3½ – 4 hours
  A mountain sports complex at 1,300 m in Fundata, with three slopes for beginners and intermediates (two at Fundata, one towards Moieciu), drag lifts, tubing and a biathlon arena; in summer, an alpine coaster and an adventure park.
- [Zănoaga Ski Slope (Brava Park)](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/zanoaga-ski-slope) — Ski slopes · Bran, BV · 3½ – 4 hours
  The ski area on the edge of Bran, known as Zănoaga and now open as Brava Park: three slopes with drag lifts, a sledging and tubing lane, and a bike park in summer.

## Beginner slopes at Straja, Parâng, Rânca and in the Banat

[Straja](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/straja) publishes the most detail about what it has for beginners: the **Baloo** slope, 100 m long, green, with a magic carpet, reserved for ski and snowboard school lessons, then three blue slopes, all floodlit and with artificial snow: Platoul Soarelui (405 m), Sf. Gheorghe (700 m) and Constantinescu (1,100 m).

At [Parâng Ski Resort](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/statiunea-parang), **Pârtia A** has a drag lift, a conveyor and a baby ski lift, and there are instructors in the ski area. [Vulcan Pass](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/pasul-valcan) has only short slopes with the lowest difficulty grade, served by drag lifts. [Rânca](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/ranca), with slopes between 1,600 and 1,900 m, describes itself as a destination for families and beginners and has a ski school. At [Transalpina Ski Resort](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/domeniul-schiabil-transalpina) the easy slopes are at the top, on the alpine meadows, while a red slope, with a black variant, runs down to the base.

In the Banat, at [Muntele Mic](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/muntele-mic), Felix and Borlova are blue slopes with their own drag lifts. At [Casa Baraj Ski Slope](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/partia-casa-baraj), by Lake Gozna, the easy slope of about 800 m has a chairlift and night skiing, and at [Gărâna](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/garana) the slopes are 500–700 m long and there is a ski school. Further north, [Râușor Ski Area](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/partia-rausor), near the Retezat, has an easy variant and a ski school at the base.

- [Straja](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/straja) — Ski slopes · Lupeni, HD · Free · 4½ – 5 hours
  A mountain resort at 1,445 m in the Vâlcan Mountains, above Lupeni: floodlit slopes, the 8.1 km Straja slope, a gondola from the town and summer trails to Mutu and Straja.
- [Parâng Ski Resort](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/parang-ski-resort) — Ski slopes · Petroșani, HD · Free · 4½ – 5 hours
  Petroșani's ski area in the Parâng Mountains: two chairlifts climb from the edge of town to the chalets below Parângul Mic, with slopes for beginners and for advanced skiers.
- [Vulcan Pass](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/vulcan-pass) — Ski slopes · Vulcan, HD · Free · 3½ – 4 hours
  A small mountain resort above the town of Vulcan, in the Jiu Valley: a gondola from the town, short easy slopes with drag lifts, sledging on the road closed in winter and, in summer, the climb to the 1,621 m pass.
- [Muntele Mic](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/muntele-mic) — Ski slopes · Turnu Ruieni, CS · Free · 4½ – 5 hours
  A mountain resort at about 1,600 m above Caransebeș: slopes such as Vâlsanu, Felix and Borlova, two chairlifts, night skiing at weekends and summer hikes to Țarcu.
- [Casa Baraj Ski Slope](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/casa-baraj-ski-slope) — Ski slopes · Văliug, CS · Free · 3½ – 4 hours
  A small ski area at Văliug, on the shore of Lake Gozna, at the foot of the Semenic: an easy slope with a chairlift and a short, difficult one with a drag lift, both floodlit for night skiing.
- [Râușor Ski Area](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/rausor-ski-area) — Ski slopes · Râu de Mori, HD · Free · 4½ – 5 hours
  A ski area at the foot of the Retezat Mountains, at about 1,200 m: a chairlift and two drag lifts, three runs of different difficulty, night skiing and, in summer, a mountain cart.

## Easy slopes near Sibiu and Cluj, in the Apuseni and Harghita

At [Păltiniș](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/paltinis) beginners go to **Arena Platoș**, about 1 km before the resort: gentle slopes, a magic carpet, drag lifts and a ski school, with night skiing on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The slopes of the resort itself, Oncești (red) and Dăneasa (black), are not for first steps.

Near Cluj, [Feleacu Ski Slope](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/partia-feleacu), about 10 km from the city, has a separate beginners' slope, which is often the first to open, on artificial snow. [Mărișel Ski Slopes](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/partia-marisel) has a long, wide blue slope and a gentle slope for children, and at [Muntele Băișorii](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/muntele-baisorii) the Buscat ski area has a green slope, its longest, plus a short slope with a baby lift. In the Apuseni, at [Arieșeni](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/arieseni), Vârtop II is the short beginners' slope, with artificial snow and a ski school.

In Harghita, [Harghita Mădăraș Ski Area](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/harghita-madaras) has a 300 m school slope, and children under 6 ski for free with a Baby ski pass. [Toplița Ski Slope](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/partia-toplita) has the Bradul slope, 1,200 m long and easy, and a 220 m learners' slope with a conveyor. [Bucin Pass Ski Slopes](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/partiile-de-la-pasul-bucin) are designed for families, with instructors and a ski club for children aged 3–7. [Harghita-Băi](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/harghita-bai), [Sovata](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/sovata) and [Băile Homorod](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/baile-homorod) have small beginners' slopes.

- [Păltiniș](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/paltinis) — Ski slopes · Păltiniș, SB · Free · 4½ – 5 hours
  Considered Romania's oldest mountain resort, from 1894, in the Cindrel Mountains: a chairlift towards Oncești Peak, the Oncești and Dăneasa slopes, Arena Platoș and Noica's grave.
- [Feleacu Ski Slope](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/feleacu-ski-slope) — Ski slopes · Feleacu, CJ · 2 – 2½ hours
  A ski slope ~10 km from Cluj-Napoca, on Feleacu hill: a floodlit run with a drag lift, a beginners' slope, snow cannons and tubing.
- [Muntele Băișorii](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/muntele-baisorii) — Ski slopes · Băișoara, CJ · Free · 4½ – 5 hours
  A mountain resort in the Gilău Mountains, about 55 km from Cluj-Napoca: in winter, the slopes of Buscat Ski Resort, with a chairlift, sledging and tubing; in summer, waymarked trails to Scărița-Belioara and Muntele Mare.
- [Arieșeni](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/arieseni) — Ski slopes · Arieșeni, AB · Free · 4½ – 5 hours
  A tourist resort in the Apuseni Mountains, at the source of the Arieș: the Vârtop I and Vârtop II slopes, with drag lifts and floodlit skiing, below the Vârtop Pass, plus trails to Piatra Grăitoare and Bihor Peak.
- [Harghita Mădăraș Ski Area](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/harghita-madaras-ski-area) — Ski slopes · Căpâlnița, HR · Free · 4½ – 5 hours
  A ski area below Harghita Mădăraș, the highest peak of the Harghita Mountains: 4.5 km of runs through spruce forest, evening skiing and, in summer, hikes to the summit and a via ferrata.
- [Toplița Ski Slope](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/toplita-ski-slope) — Ski slopes · Toplița, HR · 130 lei · 2½ – 3 hours
  A ski area on the edge of the town of Toplița, at the foot of the Gurghiu Mountains: three slopes with drag lifts and a conveyor belt, floodlights, a sledging slope, tubing and a year-round rail bobsled.

## Beginner ski slopes in Maramureș and Bucovina

In [Cavnic](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/cavnic), in the Icoana ski area, the Icoana 2 and Icoana 3 slopes suit beginners, and the park next to them has an area with a magic carpet; at Roata, Roata 2 is easy. Near Baia Mare, [Șuior](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/suior) has a beginners' slope at the base and, at Cota 1000, a 130 m slope with a conveyor. [Izvoare Mountain Resort](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/statiunea-izvoare) has the 350 m Poiana Soarelui slope and the ski school slope, about 150 m long, with an artificial surface also used without snow. At [Borșa Resort](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/statiunea-borsa) a blue slope of about 3 km comes down from the top, with night skiing.

In Bucovina, [Bucovina Ski Slope](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/partia-bucovina), in Câmpulung Moldovenesc, was designed for beginners and children: short runs of 400–500 m, a drag lift and a carpet for the little ones. At Gura Humorului, [Șoimul Ski Slope](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/partia-soimul) has Șoimul II, about 550 m long, with a drag lift, for first steps. In the Ghimeș Valley, [SkiGyimes](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/skigyimes) has an 800 m blue slope and instructors at the base.

- [Cavnic](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/cavnic) — Ski slopes · Cavnic, MM · Free · 4½ – 5 hours
  A small resort town in Maramureș, at the foot of the Gutâi Mountains, with two neighbouring ski areas, Roata and Icoana: chairlift-served slopes with floodlit night skiing, a sledging park, tubing and a snowpark, and a summer bobsleigh track reached by chairlift.
- [Șuior](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/suior) — Ski slopes · Baia Sprie, MM · Free · 4½ – 5 hours
  A mountain resort in the Gutâi Mountains near Baia Sprie and Lake Mogoșa, 18 km from Baia Mare: forest slopes between 668 and 1,000 m, a chairlift, floodlit skiing and a summer bike park.
- [Izvoare Mountain Resort](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/izvoare-mountain-resort) — Ski slopes · Desești, MM · Free · 3½ – 4 hours
  A small mountain resort in the Igniș Mountains, at about 900 m, close to Baia Mare: short slopes with a chairlift and a drag lift, an artificial slope used all year, tubing and outdoor activities.
- [Bucovina Ski Slope](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/bucovina-ski-slope) — Ski slopes · Câmpulung Moldovenesc, SV · 2½ – 3 hours
  A small beginners' ski slope at the entrance to Câmpulung Moldovenesc from Gura Humorului, on Strada Valea Caselor: short runs with a drag lift, a conveyor belt for children, sledging and floodlit skiing.
- [Șoimul Ski Slope](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/soimul-ski-slope) — Ski slopes · Gura Humorului, SV · Free · 3½ – 4 hours
  The ski area of the town of Gura Humorului, right above the Ariniș leisure complex: a long run through the forest with a chairlift and floodlights, a beginners' slope and a viewing tower at the top.
- [SkiGyimes](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/skigyimes) — Ski slopes · Lunca de Sus, HR · 110 lei · 3½ – 4 hours
  A ski area and rail bobsled track in the Ghimeș valley at Lunca de Sus: two slopes of 800 and 700 m with drag lifts, evening skiing and an alpine coaster open all year.

## Ski slopes for kids: magic carpets, baby lifts and rules

For a child who is learning, what matters is going up without a drag lift: according to their own pages, Poiana Brașov (under 12s, at the snowpark), Straja (on Baloo), Parâng, Arena Platoș, Toplița, Cavnic, Șuior, Pârtia Bucovina, Izvoare, Azuga and Buscat have a magic carpet or a baby ski lift.

A few rules published by the operators:

- at Predeal, children under 12 ride the chairlift only if accompanied, on every chair, by an adult or an instructor;
- at Buscat and at Parâng, small children ride the chairlift only with an adult;
- at Izvoare, skiing on the artificial slope is recommended from about age 6, with an instructor for beginners;
- at Bucin Pass, the ski club at the Bogdan slopes takes children aged 3 to 7;
- at Semenic, children ski with a helmet.

Many operators let small children ride for free (the age varies: under 4, 5 or 6); the exact prices are on each ski area's page. For children who only want a sledge or tubing, see the [guide to sledding slopes](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/guides/partii-de-sanius).

## Ski schools: which ski areas have a school or instructors

The rules for operating ski slopes say that on recreational slopes ski schools may be organised and run only by certified ski instructors. This guide does not name companies: the ski area pages only say whether there is a school or instructors at the slope.

**A ski (and snowboard) school** in the ski area: [Poiana Brașov](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/poiana-brasov), [Straja](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/straja), [Rânca](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/ranca), [Păltiniș](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/paltinis) (Arena Platoș), [Muntele Mic](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/muntele-mic), [Rarău Ski Slope](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/partia-rarau), [Râușor Ski Area](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/partia-rausor), [Gărâna](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/garana), [Harghita Mădăraș Ski Area](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/harghita-madaras), [Izvoare Mountain Resort](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/statiunea-izvoare) and [Arieșeni](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/arieseni); [Borșa Resort](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/statiunea-borsa) has ski and snowboard lessons, and [Bucovina Ski Slope](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/partia-bucovina) lessons for children.

**Instructors at the slope**: [Muntele Băișorii](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/muntele-baisorii), [Casa Baraj Ski Slope](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/partia-casa-baraj), [Bucin Pass Ski Slopes](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/partiile-de-la-pasul-bucin), [Parâng Ski Resort](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/statiunea-parang), [SkiGyimes](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/skigyimes), [Șugaș Băi](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/sugas-bai) and [Șuior](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/suior).

At Rarău and Șugaș Băi the slopes are of intermediate difficulty, so the school there is for those who are past their first runs. The price of a lesson is not published on the ski area pages: ask the school directly, via the ski area's website.

## Ski slopes that are not for beginners

Some small ski areas look right for a first day, but have no green or blue slope:

- [Luna Șes](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/luna-ses), the only ski slope in Satu Mare County, is homologated red, for skiers with some experience;
- [Rarău Ski Slope](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/partia-rarau) has a single run, 2.84 km long, of intermediate difficulty, with a gondola and no drag lift;
- [Piatra Grăitoare Ski Slope](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/partia-piatra-graitoare) has a red and a black variant; beginners only have a short drag lift at the top, and the easy slopes are at Arieșeni, a few hundred metres away;
- at [Șugaș Băi](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/sugas-bai) both slopes are of intermediate difficulty.

The ski slope at Piatra Neamț, on [Mount Cozla and the Gondola](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/cozla-piatra-neamt), no longer operates: the last ski season there was the winter of 2018–2019. How to choose a resort by criteria other than level is in the [pillar guide](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/guides/partii-de-schi-romania#cum-alegi-statiunea), and evening skiing in the section on [night skiing](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/guides/partii-de-schi-romania#schi-nocturn).

## Frequently asked questions

**What do ski slope colours mean?**

Under Romania's homologation rules, green means a very easy slope (average gradient of at most 10%), blue easy (at most 20%), red intermediate (at most 30%) and black difficult (at most 40%). The colour is on the sign at the top of the slope and on the markers along the edge.

**What is a red ski slope?**

A red slope is of intermediate difficulty, with an average gradient of up to 30% and a width of at least 20 m. It is for skiers who already come down the blue slopes under control, not for the first days.

**What are the best ski slopes for beginners in Romania?**

There is no official ranking. The ski areas that, according to their pages, have a separate easy slope, a magic carpet or baby ski lift and a ski school are Poiana Brașov, Straja, Arena Platoș (Păltiniș), Izvoare and, with instructors, Parâng.

**Where are the beginner slopes in the Prahova Valley?**

At Azuga, the slope with a baby ski lift at the Cazacu base and the easy Sorica Sud and La Stână slopes; at Predeal, Clăbucet Sosire, rated easy by the operator; at Bușteni, the beginners' area at Kalinderu. The closest to Brașov are Bradul and Stadion, in Poiana Brașov.

**Where can I find a ski school for kids in Romania?**

On the website of the ski area you choose: Poiana Brașov, Straja, Rânca, Arena Platoș, Muntele Mic, Mădăraș, Izvoare, Arieșeni, Gărâna and Râușor have a school in the ski area, and Pârtia Bucovina has lessons for children. By law, ski schools on the slopes may only be run by certified ski instructors.

**When is the ski holiday in Romania in 2027?**

The one-week February school holiday, known as the “ski holiday”, is set by each county school inspectorate between 15 February and 7 March 2027, under Ministry of Education Order No. 3194/2026.

## Sources

- [Rules on the homologation, development, maintenance and operation of recreational ski slopes and trails (Order of the Minister of Tourism No. 491/2001)](https://legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocument/32274)
- [Government Decision No. 263/2001 on recreational ski slopes and trails (republished)](https://legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocument/97316)
- [Ministry of Education Order No. 3194/2026 on the structure of the 2026–2027 school year](https://legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocument/307408)
- [Discover Poiana Brașov: ski slopes](https://www.discoverpoiana.ro/ro/partii)
- [Teleferic Prahova (Predeal): slope status](https://www.teleferic.ro/starea-partiilor/)
- [Ski Straja: ski area, map and slope details](https://skistraja.ro/domeniul-schiabil-straja/)
- [weSKI Muntele Mic: slopes](https://weski.ro/)
- [Păltiniș Arena (Arena Platoș)](https://arenaplatos.ro/)
- [Rânca Ski Area](https://skiranca.ro/)

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