Pelion Ski Centre
Pelion Ski Centre lies in the municipality of Zagora - Mouresi (regional unit Magnesia, Thessaly). OpenStreetMap maps 5 lifts and 11 pistes, with 5.6 km of piste measured on OpenStreetMap's lines (not the centre's official figure). Part of the mapped lifts or pistes lies inside the Natura 2000 sites Oros Pilio Kai Paraktia Thalassia Zoni (GR1430001) and Oros Pilio (GR1430008). The nearest village with a page is Strofilos, 5.9 km away in a straight line.
What it is
What the map and open data show, with the source of each row. The page name is based on the name OpenStreetMap gives the winter-sports area (landuse=winter_sports) and the label of Wikidata item Q12886106.
| Item | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Ski centre: the lifts and pistes of one area | OpenStreetMap; lifts and pistes inside the winter-sports area or within 2,000 m of it, or within 2,000 m of each other, belong to one centre |
| Lifts | 5 | OpenStreetMap, aerialway tag |
| Pistes | 11 | OpenStreetMap, piste:type tag |
| Piste length | 5.6 km | measured on OpenStreetMap's lines (downhill, cross-country and sled); not the centre's official figure |
| Operator | – | not recorded |
| Website | pelionskicentre.gr | website tag in OpenStreetMap; a link only, we do not read it |
| Wikidata item | Q12886106 | Wikidata, CC0; it is a ski resort |
Opening times and season, prices and snow conditions change and we do not know them; this page does not state them. Ask the operator before a visit.
Lifts by kind
The lifts are lines tagged aerialway in OpenStreetMap. Each length was measured along the lift's mapped line; it is not the lift's official length or vertical rise. 2.4 km in all.
| Kind | Number | Named | Mapped length |
|---|---|---|---|
| chair lifts | 3 | 3 | 1.9 km |
| drag lifts and T-bars | 2 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Name | Kind | Mapped length |
|---|---|---|
| P2 | chair lift | 0.5 km |
| P1 | chair lift | 0.5 km |
| P3 | chair lift | 0.9 km |
| P4 | drag lift | 0.4 km |
| P5 | drag lift | 0.2 km |
Pistes by difficulty
The pistes are lines tagged piste:type in OpenStreetMap and the difficulty is what the mappers wrote (piste:difficulty), not the centre's own grading. The length was measured on OpenStreetMap's lines: a piste mapped twice is counted twice, and a piste mapped as an area (no line) is not counted.
| Difficulty | Pistes | Mapped length |
|---|---|---|
| novice | 1 | 1.8 km |
| intermediate | 6 | 1.8 km |
| advanced | 3 | 0.7 km |
Cross-country: 1 track, 1.2 km. Pistes mapped as areas, with no length: 1.
| Name | Kind | Difficulty | Mapped length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Θέτις | downhill | intermediate | 0.4 km |
| Ιάσων | downhill | intermediate | 0.3 km |
| Πανόραμα | downhill | intermediate | 0.4 km |
| Φαλκονέρα | downhill | intermediate | 0.4 km |
| Πανόραμα | downhill | advanced | 0.4 km |
Where it lies and which settlements are near
The municipality comes from the municipal boundaries of OpenStreetMap. Distances are in a straight line, not driving distances; on a mountain the road is usually much longer.
The page's point is in the municipality of Zagora - Mouresi; lifts and pistes also lie in the municipalities of Volos and Zagora - Mouresi.
Nearest villages and towns
| Place | Kind | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Strofilos | settlement | 5.9 km |
| Zagora | town | 6.1 km |
| Mouresi | village | 6.8 km |
| Vrochia | settlement | 7.3 km |
| Ano Lechonia | village | 7.6 km |
OpenStreetMap gives no height for these settlements, so no height difference is worked out.
Mountain huts and trails nearby
From OpenStreetMap. Every distance is in a straight line. This page does not describe routes, difficulty or conditions.
Mountain huts and shelters
| Name | Kind | Operator | Distance | Height | Beds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Καταφύγιο Κυνηγών Μακρυράχης | wilderness hut | – | 1.2 km | 900 m | – |
| Καταφύγιο Πάνα | alpine hut | Φυσιολατρικός Όμιλος Βόλου "Ο Παν" | 3.0 km | 1,250 m | 40 |
| St. George Refuge | wilderness hut | – | 4.4 km | 1,121 m | – |
| Western Hut | alpine hut | – | 7.1 km | 1,392 m | – |
A hut on the map does not mean it is open, staffed or available; ask its operator about opening times, bookings and condition.
What is protected
Natura 2000 sites that cover part of the mapped lifts and pistes (checked at points along the lines). Each page describes the habitats and species of the site.
- Oros Pilio Kai Paraktia Thalassia ZoniGR1430001
- Oros PilioGR1430008
Lying in a Natura 2000 site means special assessment procedures apply to projects and activities; this page does not judge what is permitted on a particular plot.
Nearest airport
In a straight line from the centre's point, not a driving distance or a journey time. This page does not describe roads, snow chains or transfers.
| Airport | IATA code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nea Anchialos National Airport | VOL | 31.4 km |
Places nearby
Pages of this site, in a straight line and on the same side of the water, nearest first.
Sights
- Methone, VolosArchaeological site, 7.0 km
- Pelion railwayMuseum, 7.7 km
- Makrinitissa MonasteryMonastery, 8.3 km
Peaks
- Pelionpeak 1,543 m, 5.7 km
Daylight
Sunrise and sunset at the point the map shows, for the 15th of each month, in Greek time (Europe/Athens). Calculated with the standard solar-geometry formula for a flat horizon; terrain and cloud are not taken into account. On north-facing slopes or under a summit the shade comes earlier.
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7 h | 07:45 | 17:26 |
| February | 10.7 h | 07:20 | 18:02 |
| March | 11.9 h | 06:40 | 18:33 |
| April | 13.2 h | 06:51 | 20:03 |
| May | 14.3 h | 06:14 | 20:32 |
| June | 14.9 h | 05:59 | 20:55 |
| July | 14.7 h | 06:12 | 20:54 |
| August | 13.8 h | 06:39 | 20:25 |
| September | 12.5 h | 07:07 | 19:38 |
| October | 11.2 h | 07:36 | 18:50 |
| November | 10.1 h | 07:10 | 17:14 |
| December | 9.4 h | 07:40 | 17:05 |
Climate of the nearest settlement
This section is about Strofilos, the nearest settlement with a page, not about the pistes, which lie higher. It says nothing about snow.
| Month | Mean temperature (°C) | Rain (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 9.2 | 53 |
| February | 9.7 | 45 |
| March | 11.7 | 53 |
| April | 14.4 | 33 |
| May | 19.1 | 35 |
| June | 23.8 | 31 |
| July | 26.4 | 28 |
| August | 26.6 | 19 |
| September | 23.0 | 47 |
| October | 18.6 | 52 |
| November | 14.6 | 48 |
| December | 10.7 | 64 |
NASA POWER (MERRA-2), period 2001–2020, model cell about 19 km from the settlement (a grid of about 50 km). Monthly averages from a regional model, not station readings and not a forecast.
Mountain safety
In an emergency call 112, the European emergency number. For information, training and the mountaineering clubs, the federation is the Hellenic Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (ΕΟΟΑ).
What this page does not say
This page states no opening dates, hours, prices, tickets, snow conditions or season. These change every year and only the operator knows them. The lifts and pistes shown are those volunteers have mapped in OpenStreetMap: some may be missing, removed or not running this season.
How the facts were put together
The lifts and pistes are OpenStreetMap lines (ODbL, Geofabrik snapshot 24 Sep 2026, processed 10 Oct 2026): lifts tagged aerialway (chair, drag, T-bar, platter, gondola, cable car, magic carpet, rope tow) and pistes tagged piste:type (downhill, cross-country, sled). A centre groups those inside the winter-sports area (landuse=winter_sports) or within 2,000 m of it; those that belong to no area are grouped when a point of one line lies within 2,000 m of a point of another. A centre has a page when it has a name that a source supports (the map or Wikidata), a point in a Greek municipality and at least 2 lifts or 2 km of mapped piste.
The length of each lift and piste is the length of its line on the map, worked out on the original OpenStreetMap nodes; it is neither the official length nor the vertical drop. The difficulty is the mappers' piste:difficulty tag. A height appears only where a station or lift end carries an ele tag, or a Wikidata item has an elevation. The operator and website appear only where OpenStreetMap writes them; we never open an operator's website.
Wikidata (Q12886106, CC0, 10 Oct 2026) gives labels, Wikipedia links and an elevation where there is one; we copy no text from it.
The towns, mountains, trails and airports are pages of this site; distances are in a straight line, not road kilometres. The mountain is the nearest peak with a page within 10 km of the centre's point, huts are within 10 km and a trail appears when its line passes within 4 km. The page's point is the mapped lift end or piste start nearest the middle of the centre.
See also
- Volos Municipalitymunicipality
- Zagora - Mouresi Municipalitymunicipality
- Magnesiaregional unit
- Thessalyregion
- All ski centreslist
- Mountains and peakslist
- Hiking trailslist
- Natura 2000 siteslist
- Regions of Greecelist
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from the sources below, with the date each was updated.
- OpenStreetMap: ski lifts, pistes and winter-sports areasOpenStreetMap contributors, via a Geofabrik snapshot · Geofabrik snapshot of 24 September 2026 · Date:
- Wikidata: ski resorts, labels and elevationsWikidata contributors · Live SPARQL query snapshot, taken 10 October 2026 · Date:
- OpenStreetMap: peak elevations, mountain huts and hiking routesOpenStreetMap contributors, via a Geofabrik snapshot · Geofabrik snapshot of 24 September 2026 · Date:
- Monthly climate normalsNASA POWER, MERRA-2 meteorological model · 2001–2020 climatology period returned by NASA POWER · Date:
- Natura 2000 protected sitesMinistry for Environment and Energy: YPEN geoportal · Current national Natura 2000 network · Date:
- Everyday places, tourism, transport and natureOpenStreetMap contributors, via the Overpass API · Live database at the time of the query · Date:
- Item Q12886106 in Wikidata (link only)Wikidata contributors, CC0
- The main point or area in OpenStreetMap (link only)OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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