Tschepelare
Ski resort · Smolyan, Bulgaria
Tschepelare is a ski resort in Smolyan (Bulgaria) with 12 km of runs and 1 lifts. You can ski between 1,157 m and 1,872 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 715 m. Its longest run is Мечи Чал 5 (3.2 km) and the steepest, Мечи Чал 1, reaches ≈ 57% on its toughest stretch.
See Tschepelare on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 12 km
- Lifts
- 1
- Elevation
- 1,157–1,872 m
- Vertical drop
- 715 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue6.9 km
- Red5.4 km
The steepest runs at Tschepelare
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Мечи Чал 1 Red≈ 57% · 30°
- Мечи Чал 4 Red≈ 44% · 24°
- Мечи Чал 5 Blue≈ 43% · 23°
- Мечи Чал 1b Blue≈ 40% · 22°
- Мечи Чал 2 Blue≈ 34% · 19°
The longest runs
- Мечи Чал 5 Blue3.2 km
- Мечи Чал 1 Red2.9 km
- Мечи Чал 2 Blue1.9 km
- Мечи Чал 4 Red1.0 km
- Мечи Чал 1а Blue0.5 km
Lifts
1 chairlift.
When to go to Tschepelare
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is March.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,520 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,514 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Tschepelare
- Pamporovo6 km · 24 km of runs
- Bansko101 km · 34 km of runs
- Borovets107 km · 43 km of runs
- Vitosha150 km · 16 km of runs
- Stara planina252 km · 12 km of runs
- Kaimaktsalan255 km · 8.8 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tschepelare?
- In Smolyan, Bulgaria. The nearest resort is Pamporovo, 6 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Tschepelare have?
- 12 km: 6.9 km of blue runs, 5.4 km of red runs.
- What is the elevation of Tschepelare?
- You can ski between 1,157 m and 1,872 m: a vertical drop of 715 m.
- How many lifts does Tschepelare have?
- 1: 1 chairlift.
- What is the steepest run at Tschepelare?
- Мечи Чал 1 (red), at ≈ 57% (30°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Tschepelare?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is March. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Tschepelare?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.