November 2010: Sinaia in FIS competition calendar for 2011! Sinaia enters the International Ski Federation (FIS) competition calendar for 2011.

In March 2011 the resort will organize both downhill ski and snowboard competitions. The events will take place in Dorului Valley. This puts even more emphasis on the finalization of the new express chairlift which has to be available at the time of the events.

05.03.2011 1237 Sinaia ROU Slalom M FIS
05.03.2011 6160 Sinaia ROU Slalom L FIS
06.03.2011 1238 Sinaia ROU Giant Slalom M FIS
06.03.2011 6161 Sinaia ROU Giant Slalom L FIS

08.03.2011 7212 Sinaia ROU Slalom L NC
08.03.2011 7213 Sinaia ROU Slalom M NC
09.03.2011 7214 Sinaia ROU Snowboardcross L NC
09.03.2011 7215 Sinaia ROU Snowboardcross M NC
10.03.2011 7216 Sinaia ROU Slalom L FIS
10.03.2011 7217 Sinaia ROU Slalom M FIS
11.03.2011 7218 Sinaia ROU Snowboardcross L FIS
11.03.2011 7219 Sinaia ROU Snowboardcross M FIS

October 2008 New Mountain Rescue Hut. A new mountain rescue hut is under construction on Bucegi mountain plateau. Situated at 2300m altitude and having about 100 square meters, this place will help in a better coordination of the rescue missions in Babele area and beyond. The area has a high number of tourists in the summer, due to the easy access by cable car from Busteni and also due to the main attraction points like Babele, Sfinx and The Cross. The activity of the mountain rescue teams has been difficult in the past, lacking this key hut in a rather difficult area to access when, for example, the cable car is not operating. With this new construction, mountain rescue teams will have a permanent base and hence an increased efficiency in their rescue efforts. The hut will have medical facilities and few sleeping places. The construction has been started in august 2008, by the mountain rescue team members. It is desired that the inauguration is as soon as possible, however the weather at high altitude starts to deteriorate, first snow came at the end of September.

Septembrie 2008, 12 bears relocated. At the end of August, 12 bears have been relocated from Sinaia area. Their new home is in the forests of Arges county. In recent months the bear situation became dangerous. Bears started to come in the center of Sinaia resort, early in the evenings. Locals and tourists safety was at risk, as the animals were searching for food, sometime entering on properties and searching for the garbage places. The bears staying on way to Cota 1400 were notorious. Several bears were staying on the side of the road, all day long, waiting for passing by cars to stop and their occupants to give them food. There was no shortage of people doing so, not realizing that this behavior is harming the animals and puts their life in danger. One german tourist has been attacked in Padina area, during the night, while he was camping with two of his friends. Fortunately the incident was minor, and prompted the authorities to take measures. Now the area is 'bear free', or we think so... Bears from Busteni and Predeal resorts had the same faith. Unfortunately, human life style won against these animals, which at the end of the day have no fault, as we entered and destroyed their habitat. It is worth mentioning that Romania has the biggest bear population in Europe, according to official sources.

January 2008 New Gondola open!

The new gondola is open for public!Even if there is some landscaping work to do at the bottom station, the new gondola is open for public every day from 9 to 16, except on Tuesday when there is maintenance schedule in the first part of the day. The new gondola is a good alternative (to the already existing cable car) to reach Cota 1400. If it is not handy to find the bottom station you can reach the place by taking the minibus which goes from the resort center, passing through Furnica district and having the final station right at the gondola station. The price for the minibus is 1 RON, while the gondola costs 10 RON one way.

The new gondola has a capacity of 1700 persons per hour, while the travel time is estimated at about 5 minutes, with a speed of approximately 6 m/s. The line has 35 gondolas, each having a capacity of 8 persons.

Predeal got a new Poma ski lift! The two previous anchor ski lifts have been replaced by a new lift which will become operational in December. The new line is a detachable ski lift, has a capacity of 900 persons per hour with a speed of 3.5m/s.

August 2007 Invitation. Sinaia city hall is organizing every Saturday, until 15th of September, concerts in open air, in "Dimitrie Ghica" park. The events start at 18:00. The main performer is " Fanfara Consiliului Judetean Prahova", led by Alexandru Cazan. Welcome!

August 2007 International Festival "Enescu si Muzica Lumii". In the period 15-19 of August, takes place the VIII-th edition of the international festival "Enescu and the music of the world". During five days, more than 20 artists will master the piano, violin, trumpet, vocals. They will play Romanian and international pieces as well as pieces from the work of the great composer Enescu.The events will take place in the atmosphere of Peles Castle music hall, the main stage of the Casino, as well as in "Dimitrie Ghica" park. Program: shows start at 19:00, the show on Saturday starts at 17:00.

August 2007 Gondola Sinaia Cota 998 - Cota 1400. The constuction work on the new gondola is going forward, even that it's difficult to say if we will enjoy it in the begining of the next season. According to the information panel at the bottom station, the work has to end in June 2009. However, there are signs that there is a strong desire to "turn on" the new gondola by the end of 2007. The attached photos were made in the beginning of August 2007.

June 2007 New lifts are planned for Sinaia! Some of them are in planning stage, others in execution stage. A new gondola is planed to start operating at the end of the year, hopefully before the first snow. This will link the upper part of the city (at 998 m altitude) with Cota 1400. The gondola is an alternative to the existing cable car, however in order to access the bottom station one has to go the edge of the resort. This might not be so convenient for tourists staying in the center, but there are more alternatives.

New lifts are in planning stage and if these would come to reality, the skiable domain will be extended with some great additions! It is envisioned to build a new express chairlift, on Soarelui Valley (~1900m altitude). The new installation has a capacity of 1800 persons per hour and has a speed of 5 mps. The length is of 1450m. A new skilift is also on the planning board, this will be constructed in the same area as the new chairlift, will have a capacity of 1000 persons per hour. The length is of 1050m. The ride in either of the two new lifts will take about 5 minutes. It is also in planning stage a new artificial snow-making system. This means that a water tank will be constructed at the bottom of the new chairlift station. Two snow making machines are on the buying list as well. The total cost of the investment is of 21 million EUR.

Source: www.ziarulprahova.ro, translation in english by www.montania.ro

January 2007 The ice ring in Ghica park is open for the public. The place is open until 22:00, with some breaks for taking care of the ice surface. Prices: 10 RON for 1,5 hours, renting skates 10 RON. The ice ring closed in March.

December 2006 The prices for the ski magnetic cards, for the ski season 2006-2007, are available. [More details ..]

November 2006: As February 2007 is getting closer, the Local Council of Busteni, is preparing for hosting in excellent conditions the final of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2007. The climbing structure will be improved, and it will be prepared with few months in advance. In this respect, Clubul Alpin Roman has proposed that the structure will be ready as early as December. We will keep you updated...

August 2006 In an interview given to Prahova Valley's newspaper ( Ziarul Prahova), Viorel Carjan, fauna specialist at the Forest County Agency, has mentioned: "In Sinaia, where the bear is a protected species, we have identified: 4 males, 5 females, 2 young bears, 7 cubs. We have also identified 44 red deers (Cervus elaphus), 70 deers (Cervus elaphus), 50 chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), 68 wild boar (Sus scrofa), 10 capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), and a number of european badgers (Meles Meles), foxes (Vulpes Vulpes), wolves (Canis Lupus), squirrels, lynx and wild cats. In Azuga area, there are: 15 male bears, 11 female bears, 1 young bear, 2 cubs. We have also identified 79 red deers (Cervus elaphus), 87 deers (Cervus elaphus), 166 chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), 50 wild boar (Sus scrofa), 32 capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)" This confirms the rich fauna that exists on Prahova Valley and also gives us the responsibility to protect it!

Source: www.ziarulprahova.ro, translation in english by www.montania.ro

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