Karpenissi Ski Center - Velouchi
Last Update: Jan 2012
Tel.: +30 22370 22002
Mobile: +30 6979-727467, 6977-559840
Altitude: 1840 m up to 2220 m.
Karpenissi Ski Center is located on Tymfristos mountain, in Diavolotopos site.
Slopes
11 slopes, of various levels of difficulty, in a total length of 8400 m, out of which:
- 3 black
- Heraklis 1, 800 m in length.
- Heraklis 2, 800 m in length.
- Anemos 2, 300 m in length.
- 3 red
- Anemos 1A, 1000 m in length.
- Anemos 2-Heraklis, 1500 m in length.
- Heraklis 3, 1200 m in length.
- 3 blue
- Anemos 1B, 1100 m in length.
- Anemos 2, 600 m in length.
- Takis Flengas, 400 m in length.
- 2 green
- Thisseas, 600 m in length.
- Beginners’, 200 m in length. Is used primarily for ski courses from ski school.
There are also various interesting ski runs outside the slopes.
Lifts
Karpenissi Ski Center has seven lifts, with a total capacity of 5150 persons/hour. Specifically:
- 4 aerial:
- Anemos 1 (aerial double seat), 889 m in length - altitude difference 183 m.
- Anemos 2 (aerial double seat), 757 m in length - altitude difference 78 m.
- Takis Flengas (aerial double seat), 376 m in length - altitude difference 52 m.
- Heraklis 1 (aerial triple seat), 750 m in length - altitude difference 237 m.
- 2 sliding one seat:
- Thisseas, 540 m in length - altitude difference 80 m.
- Heraklis 2, 400 m in length - altitude difference 160 m.
- 1 baby-lift, 100-200 m in length - altitude difference 15 m.
Other facilities/services
Accessibility/Road network
Asphalt road network links Karpenissi to Ski Center (11 km. distance).
Karpenissi Ski Center has 3 snowploughs and 2 machines for slopes formation and covering with snow.
Operation period
Karpenissi Ski Center operates December till April, daily from 9 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.
Useful notes
Karpenissi Ski Center is the first ski center that was established by businessmen, in 1974.
Sights/activities in the surrounding area
Evrytania, a region with unique alpine environment and rich cultural and historic heritage, constitutes one of the clearest ecosystem regions worldwide, as UNESCO has declared it, in 1991.
Karpenissi, a capital town, a junction and the core of economic development of Evrytania Prefecture, was founded in later Ottoman years and, today, is the only urban center of the prefecture with an approximate population of 8000 inhabitants.
Executives & Departments
- Information office, Tel.: 22370 21112
Slopes
Related Locations
- Distances:
- 111 Kilometers the provincial capital AGRINIO, ETOLOAKARNANIA, GREECE
- 368 Kilometers the capital of the country: ATHENS, GREECE
- 272 Kilometers the prefectural capital IOANNINA, EPIRUS, GREECE
- 11 Kilometers the prefectural capital KARPENISSI, EVRYTANIA, GREECE
- 506 Kilometers the prefectural capital KAVALA, GREECE
- 78 Kilometers the prefectural capital LAMIA, FTHIOTIDA, GREECE
- 107 Kilometers the prefectural capital LARISSA, THESSALIA, GREECE
- 187 Kilometers the prefectural capital PATRA, ACHAIA, GREECE
- 306 Kilometers the prefectural capital THESSALONIKI, MAKEDONIA CENTRAL, GREECE
Principals / HQ / participations...
- Auxiliary information by:
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- Monasteries of interest:
- Museums of interest:
- Agia Triada Folklore Museum, AGIA TRIADA, GREECE
- Domnista Folklore and History Museum, DOMNISTA, GREECE
- Granitsa Folklore Museum, GRANITSA, GREECE
- Korishades National Resistance Museum, KORYSCHADES, GREECE
- Megalo Horio Folklore Museum, MEGALO CHORIO, GREECE
- Palio Mikro Horio Museum, MIKRO CHORIO, GREECE
- Viniani Museum, VINIANI, GREECE
- Selected accommodation:
- Services:
- Evrytania Police Headquarters, KARPENISSI, GREECE
- Fidakia Medical Centre, FIDAKIA, GREECE
- Karpenissi Fire Brigade, KARPENISSI, GREECE
- Police Department of Karpenissi, KARPENISSI, GREECE
- Stenoma Medical Centre, STENOMA, GREECE
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