Predeal: Skiing, Mountain Hiking and History

Skiing has been practiced in various forms in Predeal for more than 110 years. The first organized ski course in Predeal took place in 1920. The long winter sports tradition is one of the town’s notable historical facts, and its skiing history is associated with a specific course year.

Culture and History

At the northern edge of Predeal stands the Mihail Săulescu Monument. Its location is the place where the first attacks in the Battle of Predeal took place. The monument is therefore situated at a site directly connected with the first fighting in this battle.

Climate

Predeal has a mountain climate with cool summers and cold winters. The average July temperature is 15 °C. The average January temperature is below -5 °C. In Predeal, the snow cover lasts for more than 100 days each year. The seasonal information ranges from the cool summer months to the cold winter months and provides specific average values for July and January.

Other places: Viștișoara, Victoria, Predeluț, Săcele, Fundata, Făgăraş, Rupea, Honigberg.

Activities

Tobogganing is part of Predeal’s winter visitor offerings. The Clăbucet Sosire ski slope is rated easy and is 800 meters long. Its facilities include artificial snowmaking and lighting. The Predeal and Pârâul Rece ski areas together comprise eight alpine ski slopes. The difficulty levels of these ski slopes range from easy to difficult.

Predeal’s cable car facilities provide access to mountain panoramas. They also enable walks at higher elevations. The cable car facilities can likewise be used for skiing. The mountain panoramas mentioned are therefore located within the area served by the facilities, as are the walks at higher elevations.

Predeal’s summer visitor offerings include mountain hikes on trails in the Bucegi Mountains. The trails are located in the Bucegi Mountains and therefore form part of the town’s explicitly named summer offering. Route 05MN09 begins at Predeal railway station. It ascends via Hotel Belvedere/Cioplea. From Predeal, Route 05MN09 leads to Pasul Predeluș.

The route continues to Cabana Susai. It then climbs further along the Pietricica ridge. The described route therefore extends from Predeal railway station via Hotel Belvedere/Cioplea and Pasul Predeluș to Cabana Susai. The ascent then continues along the Pietricica ridge.

The Predeal Mountain Coaster has a 822-meter-long track. The coaster is equipped with 22 two-seater sleds. Each of these sleds is designed for one adult and one child. The seating arrangement thus expressly specifies one adult and one child per two-seater sled.

The winter offerings combine several forms of recreation: tobogganing complements skiing, while the ski slopes cover different difficulty levels. Artificial snowmaking and lighting are explicitly part of the facilities of the 800-meter-long Clăbucet-Sosire slope.

Route 05MN09 is also characterized by a sequence of named waypoints. Its ascent begins at the railway station, leads via Hotel Belvedere/Cioplea and Pasul Predeluș to Cabana Susai, and continues along the Pietricica ridge. The Mountain Coaster complements these local offerings with its own 822-meter-long track and 22 two-seater sleds.

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