Poiana Brasov is the most famous winter sports resort in Romania and also an important international tourist center. It has 12 ski slopes with different degrees of difficulty, sports fields, a lake, discos, bars and restaurants. Accommodation is provided mainly in luxury hotels, guesthouses, villas and chalets.

The resort lies at the foot draper at an altitude of 1,030 m and the highest mountain peak at an altitude of 1799 m, which means a difference in altitude of about 800 m.