Sinaia
Ski resort · Romania
Is it worth the trip?
Every day scores the same
Sinaia is closed for the season on these dates.
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 3 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -3°C
- Wind
- 6 kn
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 3 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -4°C
- Wind
- 6 kn
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -5°C
- Wind
- 4 kn
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -7°C
- Wind
- 6 kn
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -5°C
- Wind
- 4 kn
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -4°C
- Wind
- 4 kn
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 7 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
The resort in three facts
- Top 2,087 mvillage 818 m
- 30 km of runsevery grade
- 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.
| Day | Score | Fresh72 h | Depthtop, mid, base | Coldestat top | Windat top |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | 3 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -3°C | wind, 4 knots |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | 3 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -3°C | wind, 6 knots |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | 3 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -4°C | wind, 6 knots |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -5°C | wind, 4 knots |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -7°C | wind, 6 knots |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -5°C | wind, 4 knots |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -4°C | wind, 4 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
snow by month
Snow by month
| Month | Base818 m | Mid1,453 m | Top2,087 m | Coldestat the top |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | 0.1 m | 0.1 m | 0.1 m | -8°C |
| Jan | 0.1 m | 0.3 m | 0.3 m | -11°C |
| Feb | 0.1 m | 0.3 m | 0.3 m | -9°C |
| Mar | none | 0.2 m | 0.2 m | -6°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
Sinaia on Google Maps · Directions
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 Sinaia
Village 818 m.
A ski resort with its village at 818 m and its top at 2,087 m. It has 30 km of runs and 10 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 1,063 m, from 2,087 m to 1,024 m. For beginners and families: 10% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 4 km of black, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a public pool, an ice rink, a ski school and childcare. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in January, about 0.3 m at the top (2,087 m). The town to stay in is Sinaia. Within 5 km we also list 1 climbing area.
Sinaia is a town and a mountain resort in Prahova County, Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia. The town was named after the Sinaia Monastery of 1695, around which it was built. The monastery, in turn, is named after the Biblical Mount Sinai. King Carol I of Romania also built his summer residence, Peleș Castle, in Sinaia in the late nineteenth century.
Sinaia is about 65 kilometres (40 miles) northwest of Ploiești and 48 kilometres (30 miles) south of Brașov, in a mountainous area on the Prahova River valley, just east of the Bucegi Mountains. The town's altitude varies between 767 to 860 metres (2,516 to 2,822 feet) above sea level.
From the Wikipedia article Sinaia by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
The ski area
Runs from 1,024 m to 2,087 m: 1,063 m of vertical. 30 km of runs and 10 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Sinaia.
| Beginner (green) | 0.1 km |
|---|---|
| Easy (blue) | 2.9 km |
| Intermediate (red) | 21 km |
| Advanced (black) | 3.5 km |
| Not graded | 2.3 km |
| Gondolas and cable cars | 4 |
|---|---|
| Chairlifts | 3 |
| Drag lifts | 2 |
| Magic carpets | 1 |
Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.
For families
10% of the km of runs are green or blue.
Within 5 km of the village:
- a public pool: Cascada urlatoare, Busteni (1125 m), 5 km
- an ice rink: Patinoar Sinaia, 0.3 km
- a ski school: Winter Sports Instructors Sinaia, 1.3 km
- childcare: Kindergarten George Enescu, 0.3 km
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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$1,560–US$2,730 each
about US$1,560–US$2,730 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to OTP, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$556–US$1,160 |
| Transfer | shared airport transfer, return | about US$94–US$161 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$141–US$228 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$161–US$308 |
| Lift pass | 5 days at about US$102 a day, average of the resorts we price | about US$435–US$583 |
| Ski hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$174–US$295 |
| Total | about US$1,560–US$2,730 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
about 5 min by car · 167 places to stay
about US$54/nightcountry average
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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 20h 55m
About 20h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → OTP, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 2h 35m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.