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Pensiune Artarul in Poiana Marului
Poiana Marului, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Stadtigel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Muntele Mic

Ski resort · Romania

Is it worth the trip?

Every day scores the same

Muntele Mic is closed for the season on these dates.

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
2 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
0°C
Wind
5 kn

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
2 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
1°C
Wind
4 kn

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-1°C
Wind
4 kn

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-1°C
Wind
4 kn

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-4°C
Wind
6 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-2°C
Wind
2 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
0°C
Wind
6 kn

Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 8 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 40, poor
  5. Thu 50, poor
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 80, poor

The resort in two facts

  • Top 1,793 mvillage 1,506 m
  • Open December–Aprilusually

Full forecast

every day, every number

Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check ANM.

Forecast and score for each day at Muntele Mic
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 1Nov0, poor2 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°Cwind, 10 knots
Mon 2Nov0, poor2 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m0°Cwind, 5 knots
Tue 3Nov0, poor2 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°Cwind, 4 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°Cwind, 4 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°Cwind, 4 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 6 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-2°Cwind, 2 knots
Sun 8Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m0°Cwind, 6 knots

Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best Jan–Feb

Good ski days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase1,506 mMid1,650 mTop1,793 mColdestat the top
Dec0.2 m0.2 m0.2 m-5°C
Jan0.5 m0.5 m0.5 m-8°C
Feb0.6 m0.6 m0.6 m-5°C
Mar0.4 m0.4 m0.4 m-3°C
Apr0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m1°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Map

the resort and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Muntele Mic

Village 1,506 m, top 1,793 m.

A ski resort with its village at 1,506 m and its top at 1,793 m. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in February, about 0.6 m at the top (1,793 m). For skiers the best months are usually January and February, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Poiana Marului.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,550–US$2,690 each

about US$1,550–US$2,690 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BEG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$543–US$1,120
Transfershared airport transfer, returnabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$141–US$228
Food7 days eating outabout US$161–US$308
Lift pass5 days at about US$102 a day, average of the resorts we priceabout US$435–US$583
Ski hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$174–US$295
Totalabout US$1,550–US$2,690

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Poiana Marului

Closest

Poiana Marului

13 min by car · 21 places to stay

about US$54/nightcountry average

See 21 places to stay in Poiana Marului · Booking.com

About Poiana Marului its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$54 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 19h 05m

About 19h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BEG, direct, then 4h 30m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.